Double deal Weightmans has merged with law firms based in London and Leeds, bolstering its presence in two cities where it already has a foothold. The Liverpool-headquartered firm, which operates across 10 offices nationwide and boasts over 1,500 lawyers across…
53% Just over half of candidates sitting the first part of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) passed in the latest sitting, new figures show. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s statistical report, published yesterday, 53% of candidates achieved a passing…
Mens ReAI can pronounce EU case law, update your LinkedIn and even attend assessment centres A new AI tool promises to free law students from tedious tasks, with its creators going one step further by developing an AI-powered hologram that…
Relief for law firms The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that had sent shockwaves through the legal profession by finding that paralegals, trainees and legal executives could not conduct litigation, even under the supervision of a…
Law training experts join influencers and academics at Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference From top left to bottom right: Tara Davis, Early Careers Recruitment Lead at Macfarlanes; Tanya Dolan, Senior Legal Counsel at AstraZeneca; Kanika Kitchlu-Connolly, Coach and Mentor at…
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…