Follows independent reviewer’s recommendation A spell-check tool is to be trialled in SQE2 written assessments for the first time, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced. The tool, which will be available on the Pearson assessment platform, is set to…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Top City law firm ends ‘bring your dog to work’ perk [The Times] (£) Lord Hermer: ‘No Doubt’ Referring Rape Sentences to Court of Appeal [BBC News] Cambridge…
Serious investment US law firm Kirkland & Ellis has set aside an eye-watering $500 million (£370 million) to build its own AI platform. Firm chair Jon Ballis said that while widely available AI tools are raising standards across the legal…
Targeting high value litigation US law firms are securing an outsized grip on the highest-value disputes before the English courts, new data suggests. Research from legal analytics firm Solomonic found that US firms handled cases with a median claim value…
Exclusive: New sector focused pathway to run alongside firm’s standard TC Gowling WLG has become the latest major law firm to launch a training contract geared toward aspiring lawyers seeking to qualify in a specific practice area. The international law…
Further shake-up for top bench Lord Stephens (credit: Supreme Court Lord Stephens has announced he will retire from the Supreme Court next year. Lord Stephens has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court since 1st October 2020, having previously…
Here’s what you can do to get a headstart Whether you’re a sixth-former aiming for a top university or a graduate considering a career change into law, this episode of The Legal Cheek Podcast offers a clear and realistic guide…
Cited law that didn’t exist Pinsent Masons has been criticised by a High Court judge after AI-hallucinated legal authorities, produced during a junior lawyer’s research, were relied upon during insolvency proceedings. According to the judgment, the firm cited an insolvency…
Suspended suspension and restrictions on social media activity A solicitor who posted antisemitic content and conspiracy theories on Twitter/X has been handed a suspended suspension after a tribunal ruled his conduct fell short of the standards expected of the profession….
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend US law firms grab 20% slice of high-worth City litigation [The Times] (£) Why ‘boomerang lawyers’ are making a comeback [Financial News] (£) Rape victim, 15, criticises judge who spared…