News

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

SRA seeks SQE feedback from students
Focus on functioning legal knowledge 🔎

Pupil barrister suspended over skeleton argument with ‘striking similarities’ to supervisor’s own work
18 months suspension and pupillage terminated

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

CMS launches fresh round of redundancies
15 lawyer roles in real estate practice

Budding barristers barred from using AI in pupillage applications
ChatGPT not an option

Cambridge graduate sues uni over missed barrister role
Claims discrimination during his PhD

The truth about junior lawyers’ crazy hours
The Legal Cheek team discuss junior lawyers' worst working days — listen now 🎙️

Junior solicitor struck off for misleading clients on case progression
'Serious' and 'persisting' misconduct

Simmons sets regional record with £96k salary for Bristol NQ solicitors
Whopping 25% increase 😲

Rosenblatt founder mulls buying firm amid temporary truce
War of words on hold, for now

Milbank launches training contract for future leveraged finance lawyers as it ups trainee pay
Runs alongside US outfit's traditional pathway

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Legal influencer faces probe over liquidated law firm
Questions surround £666k director’s loan

The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of 2025 — legal edition
What students and lawyers need to know to succeed this year

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Listed legal business and majority shareholder clash in astonishing war of words
Firm accuses Ian Rosenblatt of 'offensive behaviour'; he fires back, calling the claims 'untrue and defamatory'

Paralegal barred for attempting to cover up missed emails
Isolated incident

Big Four player KPMG eyes US law firm launch
Targets $400 billion US legal market