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Legal Cheek’s most read stories of 2025
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Merger madness: Why are so many law firms joining forces?
The Legal Cheek team discusses Big Law tie-ups -- listen now 🎙️
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Freshfields offers Gen Z students ‘resilience’ training to manage pressures of City law careers
Working with top Russell Group unis
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The Big Legal Cheek News Quiz 2025
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