Author: Legal Cheek

It’s a haunted house but it’s just … (law student edition)
SQE, TC rejections and more 😱

Solicitor fined for sending ‘threatening’ letters to nearly 250 schools about Covid measures
Not 'friendly warnings', tribunal finds

Research: Poor lawyer wellbeing costing big law firms £65 million a year
Staff working with mental health struggles

Autumn budget: Further cuts to justice ‘untenable’, Law Society warns
The Chancery Lane body says MoJ needs essential funding to address courts backlog

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

‘The low SQE pass rate has me stressing’
One aspiring lawyer is eager to know what the most challenging part is and why

Lawyers serving clients’ interests has its limits, says top UCL boffin, amid Harvey Weinstein and Post Office scandals
Legal professionals owe a duty to society too

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

SRA report: Over half of lawyers hold positive views on SRA
Quarter have negative opinion

Travers launches ‘AI Academy’
New training initiative follows similar move by Linklaters

Judge given formal advice over 17-month judgment delay
Cited additional judicial responsibilities as a contributing factor to the delay

SRA still unable to confirm timeline for revealing SQE provider pass rates
Crucial comparison data was due by the end of 2023

Top UK law firms hike hourly rates by 40% in five years
Inflation busting

Law firms lead the way in latest social mobility index
Charity behind powerlist urges government to mandate class background reporting for big firms

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Who is claiming the biggest slice of the SQE prep market pie?
As a major law firm overhauls its SQE partnership, Legal Cheek assesses the battle for law school dominance

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Former London US law firm lawyer guilty of stalking neighbours
Convicted alongside mother