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My experience of the SQE so far
A law grad and training contract offer holder details their journey through SQE1

‘Is it common for law firms to deduct the cost of your practising certificate from your final pay cheque?’
Departing associate questions deduction

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Barristers warned against risks of ChatGPT
But Bar Council says AI use not 'inherently improper'

High Court: Law Society secures win in legal aid row with government
Chancery Lane took action over failure to implement recommended fee rises

Freshfields records 84% trainee retention rate
31 of 37 staying on

Nearly 60% of pupil barristers are women, new data shows
BSB's diversity report shows number of rookie barristers on the rise

Train strikes: SQE exams will go ahead as planned
SRA tells students to plan ahead

Clifford Chance to monitor lawyers’ office attendance
Follows Slaughter and May

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

Chambers boost pupillage awards in hunt for top grad talent
Increases of as much as 40%

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Top law firms join forces with UWE to launch diversity work experience programme
Osborne Clarke, Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons among outfits involved

Regulator dishes out £13,836 fine to drink-driving solicitor
New approach of linking sanction to salary

New fund aims to cover salaries of social welfare trainees
Support up to 20 rookie solicitors