Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend LLM vs LLB: the case for junior lawyers is undermined by AI [Financial Times] (£) UK Lawyers for Israel condemned over claim war may reduce obesity in Gaza…
UCL law school takes on ‘AI slop’ with assessment overhaul
University College London will ensure most law assessments are artificial intelligence-proof Photo by Surya Prasad on Unsplash UCL law school has stated its intention to “secure” assessments against artificial intelligence (AI), declaring the shift a “response to the future” in…
NRF hands junior lawyers £500 to schmooze clients
Drinks are on Norton Rose Fulbright Photo by Al Elmes on Unsplash Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has launched a Client Relationship Associate programme which will hand associates a £500 business development budget as it gives them responsibility for managing client…
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers [Legal Cheek on Instagram] View this post on Instagram A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) Liam Payne’s intestacy and the importance of…
Judge fury after ‘fake’ cases cited by rookie barrister in High Court
“I consider that it would have been negligent for this barrister, if she used AI and did not check it, to put that text into her pleading,” says Mr Justice Ritchie A High Court judge has issued a scathing ruling…
Book review: Susskind’s ‘How To Think About AI’
Polly Botsford delves into Professor Richard Susskind’s ‘darker’ latest book and wonders: ‘Where has Reassuring Richard gone?’ Professor Richard Susskind Richard Susskind has always been an optimist, thinking and writing about tech and the law without being a doomsayer, never…
Do supermarkets make partners from the law firms they instruct work on their tills?
Because the partners are certainly keen Lawyers from leading firms have chipped in following a LinkedIn post sharing the rumour that a supermarket client makes partners work a shift on the shop floor. Chris Lee, a real estate lawyer who…
Oxford law student jailed for modern slavery offences
PhD candidate and UN judge faces over six years behind bars A former University of Oxford law student and judge has been handed a lengthy prison sentence following conviction for modern slavery offences. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was a top judge…
India remains closed for business to UK law firms despite mega trade deal
What about the lawyers? The Law Society has expressed disappointment at the exclusion of legal services from the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) announced by the government today. The participation of foreign firms in India’s legal market has been under…
SRA approves ‘AI-driven’ law firm
A ‘landmark moment’ for legal services The first law firm to provide legal services exclusively through artificial intelligence (AI) has been authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Garfield.Law, co-founded by ex-Baker McKenzie associate Philip Young and quantum physicist Daniel…