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Legal Lullabies: You can now drift off to sleep courtesy of TikTok’s T&Cs
Once upon a time, there was a global social media giant…

The world’s largest law firm just got smaller
Dentons parts ways with China’s Dacheng citing security laws

Switching firms pays off – quite literally, research finds
Lawyers who moved firms last year earned more than those who stayed loyal

Government launches taskforce against ‘crooked’ immigration lawyers
Announcement draws criticism from profession

Will ‘Blackout Fridays’ catch on in the City?
Kingsley Napley introduces new scheme that sees it close some of its floors on Fridays

BSB mulls removing caps on exam resits
Trials move with BPP

Reed Smith posts 62% autumn trainee retention rate
8 out of 13 NQs take on permanent roles

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

ULaw tutor on course to become Law Society president
Lawyer-turned-lecturer Mark Evans will take the top spot in 2025 after being appointed deputy-vice president

Why the legal community are losing their minds over Barbie
Christianah Omobosola Babajide explains why the movie and the profession have more in common than meets the eye *CONTAINS SPOILERS*

Government launches free legal advice scheme for homeowners and renters at risk of eviction
Law Society highlights concerns over effectiveness

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

BPP targeted in cyber attack
Law school giant liaising with experts following 'incident'

Ropes & Gray tells lawyers to attend office four days a week
Monday to Thursday

Retention scores: Macfarlanes keeps 25 of 26 NQ lawyers
All permanent deals 🤝

Mayer Brown boosts NQ lawyer pay to £120k
£12.5k increase

Study reveals law as one of the most jargon-filled professions
Do you know your mens rea from your actus reus?

Would you let strangers ‘roast’ your CV?
An increasing number aspiring lawyers are posting their achievements online for others to critique 🔥