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BSB chair to leave this summer
Follows SRA and LSB bosses quitting roles
Trump targets vac schemes with new executive order
US President attacks BigLaw diversity initiatives as 'discriminatory'
Gibson Dunn to boost London trainee numbers by 50%
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Top banking lawyer who referred to colleagues as ‘Jabba the Hutt’ and ‘The idiot’ fined £15k
Breached SRA principles
Women leaders in law: Inspiring advice for the next generation of lawyers
Legal Cheek asks those at the top of the profession for their words of advice ahead of tomorrow's International Women’s Day
Super-regulator pushes for more ethics training for students and lawyers
Standards slipping
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Barrister warns of risks as litigants-in-person turn to ChatGPT
AI legal advice gone wrong
Chair of legal super-regulator steps down with immediate effect
Personal considerations
SQE: Regulator issues new guidance on mitigating circumstances
Candidates have five days to make a claim and taking a holiday doesn’t count
Simmons & Simmons unveils new managing partner
Emily Monastiriotis will take over the top role on 1 May
Junior lawyers will be ‘significantly replaced’ by technologists and data scientists, Paul Weiss boss predicts
Top lawyer foresees shifting roles in new tech-driven legal world
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend