Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend How top Wall Street law firms became a pipeline for insider trading [Financial Times] (£) New laws expected to be in the King’s Speech [BBC News] Judges to…
Law firm launches AI tool that translates legal jargon into Gen Z-friendly English
Boomer and ‘sassy’ translations too A high-street law firm has launched a new AI tool that translates legal jargon into layman’s terms — or even Gen Z, Boomer, sassy and corporate speak. The ‘Legalese Translator’ allows users to upload legal…
A&O Shearman to cut business services roles in London
Follows major tech investment A&O Shearman has become the latest major law firm to cut roles in its business services team, with investment in technology as of the reasons behind the decision. The international giant confirmed the job cuts following…
New speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2026 as one week countdown begins
Must-attend conference for grad rec professionals takes place Thursday 14 May Clockwise from top left: Beth Black, Director of Education and Training at the SRA; Eleanor Beattie, Senior Early Careers Manager at Baker McKenzie; George McNeilly, Early Talent Partner at…
Top US lawyers among 30 charged over alleged insider trading scheme
Burner phones, coded messages and kickbacks Lawyers from some of the US’s most elite law firms are among 30 individuals charged in connection with an alleged decade-long insider trading scheme that prosecutors claim generated tens of millions of dollars in…
Junior lawyer saves partner’s life with kidney donation after firm-wide email plea
The pair had never spoken before Bernie Citron and Hope Watson (Credit: Hope Watson) A junior lawyer at a US firm has saved a partner’s life after donating her kidney following a firm-wide email appeal. Bernie Citron, a partner at…
Supreme Court appoints new justice
Lord Justice Snowden joins top bench Lord Justice Snowden The Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Lord Justice Snowden as its newest justice. Lord Justice Snowden first joined the bench as a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2006,…
Norton Rose Fulbright ups London NQ salary to 140k
Extra 5k Norton Rose Fulbright has bumped up its newly qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries in London to £140,000, a rise of just under 4% on the previous rate of £135,000. The Legal Cheek Firms Most List 2026 shows the pay…
Bar Council faces legal challenge over Black internship scheme
GB News commentator Sophie Corcoran claims programme is discriminatory Sophie Corcoran The Bar Council is facing an employment tribunal discrimination claim brought by a white journalist and GB News commentator who says her application to its 10,000 Black Interns programme…
‘Should I do a law degree, or should I just convert later?’
Are LLBs overrated nowadays? With the SQE ushering in alternate pathways to qualification, and the non-law graduate to solicitor pipeline becoming increasingly common, there is no longer a single standard route into the legal profession. On this week’s Legal Cheek…