Solicitor-hopeful seeks guidance In our latest Career Conundrums submission, an aspiring solicitor is seeking guidance from those who chose to self-study for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). “Dear Editorial Team. I am about to start my SQE journey and I’ve…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Lawyers sue robot namesakes [The Telegraph] (£) Apollo, BlackRock deny pressuring law firm Kirkland in Optimum lawsuit [Reuters] Meta and Google liable for social media harm to children’s…
On-campus teaching University of Leicester- credit: WikiCommons/NotFromUtrecht The University of Law has struck a deal with the University of Leicester to deliver its SQE-ready LLM from September. The partnership means aspiring lawyers will be able to study ULaw’s LLM Legal…
The Legal Cheek Podcast crunches the (big!) numbers The numbers don’t lie, and when you’re earning more in two days than most people make in a year, there’s no reason they would. This week on The Legal Cheek Podcast, Julia…
Firm says it will ‘vigorously’ defend ‘baseless’ claims A White & Case employee has brought a legal claim against the global law firm alleging he was “stripped naked” and photographed by his supervisor while unconscious at a firm retreat. The…
Strict guidelines Aspiring judges can now use artificial intelligence (AI) tools when applying to join the bench, after the Judicial Appointments Commission published guidance setting out what is and is not permitted. The JAC confirmed this week that judge hopefuls…
For over a year A senior solicitor has been removed from the roll after spending more than a year deceiving clients about the progress of their cases. Rachel Parker worked in estate administration at national firm Buckles after qualifying in…
From TC recruitment in the AI age to trainee burnout to media training for early talent teams: we’ve got all the bases covered in new breakout session format The schedule for the 2026 edition of Legal Cheek‘s education and training…
Benito Mottoh A law grad has gone viral after running to all five Magic Circle law firm headquarters in central London. Benito Mottoh documented his challenge on Instagram, running 8km from Clifford Chance in Canary Wharf, to A&O Shearman, Slaughter…
Formal advice Winston Churchill – Image via Wikicommons A magistrate has received formal advice for misconduct after a member of the public complained that a comment he made in a private WhatsApp group was “racially prejudiced”. The Judicial Conduct Investigations…