The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend The real winners of Trump’s global tariff war: law firms, hedge funds and AI [The Guardian] For stories about Andrew, the law says no comment [The Times] (£)…
Scam crackdown OpenAI has banned a number of ChatGPT accounts it says were tied to bogus law firms and fake lawyers running so-called “scam recovery” schemes. The activity features in OpenAI’s latest threat update, which outlines an operation it dubbed…
Over £180 million in 2025 The UK’s legal tech sector pulled in a record £188.8 million in investment last year, marking a hefty 35% jump on the previous year, according to a new report. The figures, published in LawtechUK’s second…
‘Blitz’ courts, AI transcription and prison vans in bus lanes among Deputy PM’s sweeping reforms David Lammy The Justice Secretary has a plan to drag the criminal court system into the 21st century, and it involves a lot of artificial…
Traded a six-figure salary for backpacking A popular legal influencer has swapped billables for backpacking, announcing her departure from BigLaw just months after qualifying at a Magic Circle law firm. Liberty Miles, who has racked up millions of views documenting…
Boost your chances The graduate recruitment market is more competitive than ever, with record numbers of students studying law and increasing numbers of non-law graduates choosing to convert. And it’s easy to see why. Promising progression, attractive pay and the…
As Freshfields reportedly adopts an approach favoured by leading US firms, Legal Cheek explores the key differences behind this model and the motivations driving firms to embrace it Magic Circle law firm Freshfields has reportedly added a non-equity partner tier,…
1,342 candidates sat latest assessment The latest Solicitors Qualifying Examination 2 (SQE2) results are in, with the overall pass rate climbing to 78% in the October 2025 sitting. A total of 1,342 candidates sat the assessment between 30 October and…
SRA makes changes The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has updated its candidate confidentiality policy for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), narrowing the scope of what students are required to keep under wraps following feedback that the previous rules were too…
38 out of 50 Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance has unveiled its latest spring retention figures, with 38 out of 50 of its final-seat trainees staying on. The firm confirmed that out of 50 trainees, it received 47 applications…