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Law Society condemns Trump’s attack on lawyers as top firms quietly remove DEI content from their websites
Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins among those to make online tweaks
Ex-Cooley lawyer handed six-month suspension for stalking former girlfriend
Sent her 'unsolicited items' including flowers and Haribo sweets
One in three criminal barristers ‘actively seeking to leave the bar’
New research spotlights profession in crisis
Trump’s D&I crackdown expands: A&O Shearman, Freshfields and Hogan Lovells among latest law firm targets
20 major outfits face probe
Kirkland cements BigLaw dominance with record $8.8 billion revenue
Average partner profits soar to $9.25 million
YouTuber shares life as a Magic Circle trainee — in and out of the office
Liberty Miles has racked up 80k+ subscribers
Appeal launched to support stranded trainees following RBG collapse
Seven seek support
‘Give them some leeway’: Lawfluencer urges firms to stand by trainees who fail SQE
Appeal follows latest exam results
UK sentencing shake-up slammed by US TV star Judge Judy
Unforeseen critic
Mishcon de Reya pursues pardon for the last woman hanged in the UK
Ruth Ellis was executed in 1955
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Oxford law student convicted of modern slavery offences
Human rights specialist awaits sentencing
Law firm earnings up, but it’s taking longer for clients to pay
Law Society research
‘Failed SQE1 and lost my training contract — what now?’
SQE student seeks advice
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Business Secretary ‘corrects record’ on Addleshaw solicitor claim
Addresses House of Commons
SQE results day reactions are taking over TikTok — and it’s emotional chaos
'POV: you just opened your SQE1 results and…'
Why AI probably won’t disrupt law firms any time soon
25 year-olds earning nearly £200k look safe for now
US lawyer jailed for faking Kirkland & Ellis experience to land six-figure legal roles
Also posed as a former footballer and ex-Marine
SRA to fund disadvantaged SQE students using fines imposed on Kaplan
£360k accumulated so far
Latham joins Kirkland in $7 billion revenue club
Very (very!) strong financials 💰