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Regulator to pilot SQE in Welsh
Will pay eligible students £250

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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

‘How did you find the SQE?’
Aspiring solicitor seeks students' experiences of new assessment

Largest law firm in the world selects new City home
Dentons signs lease on Liverpool Street office

Defendants swearing a secular oath more likely to be found guilty
New study looks at juror bias

Ban for Irwin Mitchell call handler purporting to act as lawyer
Rachel Saunyama changed her email signature, removing all references to her proper job title

TikTok gains its first big law firm
Will others follow?

Ramadan: Manchester lawyers fast in solidarity with Muslim colleagues
Experience built ‘sense of camaraderie’

Magic Circle firms reveal gender pay gap results
Clifford Chance and Freshfields analyse employee data, including socio-economic background

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

Football club seeks student for ‘Head of Legal’ role
On voluntary basis

‘I haven’t done a traditional TC. Do I stand a chance of securing a City NQ role?’
A Legal Cheek reader questions whether big firms will be put off by their unconventional route to qualification

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Cab rank rule a ‘myth peddled by the bar’, says retired judge
Debate continues

10 ‘LawToks’ that accurately capture life as a wannabe lawyer
Justice never sleeps -- now neither do you

Lawyer eco group which sparked cab rank rule row pushes ahead with ‘declaration of conscience’
Projects message on High Court

51% of students pass latest SQE
Lowest success rate yet

Sidley lawyer analyses Succession’s billion-dollar business deals
Video clip featuring partner Holly Gregory resurfaces as season four hits TV screens

Junior barrister goes viral after bumping into dad at court
Appeared in separate cases