‘Looming generational crisis,’ study finds A lack of funding support for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) is turning aspiring lawyers away from criminal law, a study has warned. The research, led by Dr Susan Rockey from the University of Exeter…
Lord Sales to succeed retiring Lord Hodge Lord Sales Lord Sales has been appointed as the next deputy president of the Supreme Court and will succeed Lord Hodge in January 2026. Lord Hodge announced his retirement last year, having served…
Achieving higher scores and pass rates than non-apprentice candidates Solicitor apprentices are outperforming their non-apprentice peers in the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), new data reveals. The SRA report analyses results from more than 24,000 SQE1 candidates and almost 12,000 SQE2…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Awaab’s law: Social landlords in England now forced to fix emergencies within 24 hours [The Guardian] Times letters: Political attacks on judges and safety fears [The Times] (£)…
Alice Stephenson criticises liquidators after £666k director’s loan leads to bankruptcy A legal influencer has revealed that she has been declared bankrupt due to a “mountain of personal debt,” just a day after announcing the sale of her now-liquidated law…
Who triumphed? Trainee solicitor Charlotte Jacques meets herself in AI (Credit Channel 4) This week on Channel 4, an AI law firm went up against a human trainee solicitor. The goal? To find out which jobs could be next in…
The biggest TC blunders — and how to avoid them Application season is well underway, and thousands of training contract hopefuls are gunning for coveted spots at top firms. Writing applications can be stressful and tedious, and it’s easy to…
Chancellor reportedly set to target LLPs Law firm partners could be hit with a new tax under plans reportedly being considered by the government. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is said to be preparing a £2 billion “tax raid” on lawyers, doctors…
Another big legal player plants flag in Kingdom Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Reed Smith has opened an office in Riyadh, having received its licence to operate in Saudi Arabia from the country’s Ministry of Justice. The new base marks the firm’s…
But humans continue to outperform when issues require deeper nuance Lawyers struggle to compete with artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to legal research, a new study has suggested. A new benchmarking report by Vals AI has compared the performance…