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Shoosmiths distances itself as Angela Rayner tax row escalates

National law firm confirms it did not advise deputy PM on £800k flat stamp duty error

Sep 4 2025 10:59am
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Lawyers using AI to boost billable hours, report finds

Prioritising additional chargeable work over potential work–life balance benefits

Sep 2 2025 7:53am
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Research reveals jump in junior lawyers quitting firms

Work-life balance and lack of career progression among key drivers

Sep 1 2025 8:07am
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Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Sep 1 2025 8:03am

DLA Piper trainee shares her extraordinary journey from cleaning offices in London to starting City TC

Inês Pinheiro has launched TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn pages to tell her story

Aug 29 2025 10:12am
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SQE2 pass rate hits record 82%

2,753 students sat latest assessment

Aug 28 2025 8:54am
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Former Irwin Mitchell associate billed 23 hours in just one day

'Inflated' timesheets leads to strike off

Aug 26 2025 9:58am
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Law students aren’t as sleep-deprived as you might think

Well-reseted compared to future doctors and nurses

Aug 26 2025 8:12am
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Bank Holiday round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

Aug 26 2025 8:11am
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In-house lawyers turn on SQE

Loughborough Uni general counsel and AstraZeneca senior lawyer among those to publicly criticise new assessment regime

Aug 22 2025 12:27pm
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