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Newly qualified London lawyer goes public with working hours as she warns of burnout risks
Refreshingly honest Insta post follows Legal Cheek research revealing some juniors are regularly clocking-up 12 hour days

Clifford Chance comes top in Stonewall LGBTQ+ rankings
100-strong list features 11 law firms

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

Legal Cheek Awards: Ex-Supreme Lord Sumption, Attorney General Victoria Prentis MP and Man City super silk Lord Pannick join The Apprentice’s Marnie Swindells in star-studded judging line-up
Plus Law Society President and top lawfluencers 🤩

Francis Taylor Building barrister hits back at Jeremy Clarkson after TV star told him to ‘learn to spell’ during tense council meeting
Planning specialist Charles Streeten reveals dyslexia battle in open letter to presenter

Mishcon de Reya is hiring an ‘engineer’ to explore how its lawyers can use ChatGPT
Hot new lawtech role 🔥

A&O hires ‘Harvey’ chatbot to help lawyers
ChatGPT-style tool can tackle contract analysis, due diligence and more

‘Unmanageable caseloads’ top source of stress among lawyers
Over 60% have suffered burnout, new research finds

100% spring trainee retention score for Macfarlanes
All six stay on

Future barrister helps bar students select Inn by ‘scientifically’ ranking their animal badges
Gray’s griffin scores five stars for mystique

9 heart-breaking moments as a law student
It’s not all chocolates and roses on Valentine's Day; especially for aspiring lawyers

TLT posts 100% trainee retention score
All 11 spring qualifiers stay on

Plagiarism detector Turnitin is developing a system to spot ChatGPT
Law students beware!

Man City fans display huge banner in honour of Lord Pannick
Blackstone barrister's star status among Sky Blues fans hits new highs

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

Want to write a good judgment? You’re best avoiding Wikipedia, judges warned
Research suggests assigning experts to correct misinformation and double-check claims

Mishcon to host ‘in conversation’ with Matt Hancock
No appearance fee for former health sec, London firm confirms

Vinson & Elkins bumps UK trainee pay to £60-£65k
NQ pay sits at nearly £174k

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

Firm admits ousted CEO used racist phrase over dinner
Details of incident involving former Rosenblatt chief emerge in employment ruling