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Judge receives formal advice for ‘ill-judged’ humour
Left court staff member "uncomfortable"

Monday morning round-up
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The best social media posts of the week
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Top judge to step down from presidency role after reprimand over love letter to colleague
Justice Marcus Smith reprimanded in August

Competition: Win an SQE scholarship by explaining the must-have skill for lawyers
Half-price SQE1 course courtesy of BARBRI

Davis Polk sets new £70k salary record for trainee solicitors in London
Market topping year two pay 💷

Reed Smith goes all in with College of Legal Practice for the SQE
Barbri loses out as firm relaunches training programme

Osborne Clarke retains 38 out of 44 qualifying trainees
86% score includes firm's first solicitor apprentices

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

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

Senior solicitor reprimanded for inappropriate comments to probation officer
Showed her pic of naked woman

Former DWF partner struck off for trying to communicate sexually with minor
Targeted in "sting operation"

SQE1 pass rate drops to just 44%
Lowest success rate so far

Disgraced human rights lawyer admits fraud charges connected to claims against Iraqi war veterans
Philip Shiner received £3 million under legal aid contract

Training contract, apprenticeship, self-fund SQE or paralegal – which route into the profession should I take?
Aspiring solicitor seeks help

Super regulator rubber-stamps 200% hike in compensation fund contributions for solicitors
Plug funding gap following closure of Axion Ince

Over one million law firm passwords found on dark web
Hackers increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities

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

A&O Shearman partner resigns following drink-driving conviction
Only joined Magic Circle firm earlier this year

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