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Inside London’s legal scene: A student’s guide to studying, socialising and succeeding

Ross Nelson, a law conversion student at ULaw, shares his London student life highlights, top City tips, and how he balances study and life

Jul 9 2025 10:04am

Will AI really replace paralegals?

The Legal Cheek team discuss AI and the future of legal jobs — listen now 🎙️

Jul 9 2025 8:42am
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Regulator unveils changes to SQE appeals and complaints process

Aims to improve fairness, says SRA

Jul 8 2025 7:40am
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City law firm partner moves surge to record levels

US outfits driving hiring spree

Jul 7 2025 11:03am
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Tulip Trading v the Twelve Tables: Where Roman ownership meets blockchain chaos

A-level student Ishaan Modi explores how property law needs to adapt to function in the modern age

Jul 7 2025 7:50am
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Ex-Jones Day partner to face tribunal over ‘burn it’ order

Found in contempt of court in 2022

Jul 7 2025 7:48am

Monday morning round-up

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

Jul 7 2025 7:42am

HFW bumps NQ solicitor pay to £103.5k

3.5% rise sees firm join summer salary scramble

Jul 4 2025 8:44am
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My journey from chartered legal exec to law firm partner

CILEX president Yanthé Richardson discusses her varied career, diversity in the law and the introduction of chartered paralegals

Jul 3 2025 7:20am
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ULaw strikes SQE training deal with Oxford Brookes 

Partnership will expand to include bar training from September 2026 

Jul 3 2025 7:20am
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Freshfields to ‘turbocharge’ future trainees with free tech-focused LLM

KCL masters comes with £20k maintenance grant

Jul 3 2025 7:19am
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How to survive the SQE — and why regional firms could be your best career move

Programme and student lead at ULaw, Laura Duffy, discusses the challenges facing lawyers-to-be and the opportunities in the North

Jul 2 2025 11:07am

Paul Weiss completes refit of Twitter’s former West End office

The vibe is Mayfair hedge fund club privé

Jul 2 2025 8:31am
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Which SQE subjects do candidates find the hardest? — with BPP

Tuesday 15 July, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually

In the fast-paced world of legal AI, aspiring lawyers should focus on the basics

ULaw graduate and teaching assistant Callum Gee talks legal tech, careers support and his journey through law

Jul 1 2025 7:45am

‘I don’t do optimism’: Lord Sumption on why democracy is more fragile than we think

Ex-Supreme issues stark warning at sun-soaked festival

Jul 1 2025 7:43am
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