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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
CMS boosts NQ solicitor pay in London to £120k
Rises in regions too
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Top personal injury lawyer puts £20 million mansion on the market
12 bedrooms, cocktail bars, a home-gym, cinema room and more!
‘LPC grads are getting left behind in the SQE switch — and no one’s talking about it’
Aspiring lawyer voices frustration over transitional arrangements
Solicitor who juggled jobs at three law firms struck off
'Misleading timesheets'
Quiet in court: rethinking legal confidence
University of Exeter law student Sajanthiya Siridaran challenges pre-conceptions around the type of students that make great lawyers
HSF-Kramer merger goes live
TC seekers, take note: there’s a new name in City law
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Eversheds reboots Irish presence after abandoning William Fry tie-up
New setup from September 2025
Ex-Dechert lawyer loses PI claim over head injury from office door handle
Claim hinges on whether door counts as ‘equipment’ under Employer’s Liability Act
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Super-regulator hits SRA with ‘binding directions’ over Axiom Ince handling
Avoid repeat regulatory failures, says LSB
How Gen Z lawyers are transforming the legal profession from within
S.K. Amir, University of London LLM graduate, examines how Gen Z is influencing change within law
SQE2 pass rate hits 75% in latest results
Sat by 1,134 students
Judge destroys Trump’s attack on top law firm in ruling with 27 exclamation points (and a stew recipe)
Unprecedented situations call for unprecedented punctuation — and gumbo
Bar regulator abandons plans to introduce barrister equality duty
Controversial BSB rule dropped after backlash
Government backs solicitor apprenticeships with continued funding
Concerns allayed over school-leaver route into legal profession