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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
HSF tie-up with US firm Kramer Levin gets green light
Combine 1 June
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Simmons to relocate City HQ in 2030
Moving around the corner to Finsbury Circus
Latest SQE1 sitting sees 56% pass
Up from a record low of 44%
Skadden removes diversity content from UK grad rec site as firm comes under fire over $100 million Trump deal
Exclusive: Reference to D&I networks taken down
Shoosmiths offers £1 million bonus pot to encourage AI use among staff
Cash rewards for reaching one million prompts on Microsoft Copilot
Another BigLaw firm strikes deal with Trump
Willkie follows Paul Weiss and Skadden
Super-regulator demands SQE provider pass rate transparency by Autumn 2025
SRA delay draws criticism
UK legal profession launches new Balicitor category
Is this the end of the road for solicitors and barristers?
Making the leap: How to navigate the trainee-to-NQ transition — with or without an offer
Magic Circle lawyer turned career guru Husnara Begum offers her top tips
BigLaw lawyer resigns over firm’s $100 million Trump deal in scathing LinkedIn post
Another Skadden lawyer goes viral
Departing Skadden associate urges boycott of trainee recruitment at firms silent on Trump attacks
Rachel Cohen’s message comes as her own firm strikes $100 million deal with US President
Hogan Lovells brews up a new venture with public café
From contracts to coffee beans ☕
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
WilmerHale pulled into Trump’s escalating war on BigLaw
New exec order cites firm's ties to ex-US special counsel in Trump-Russia probe
Winston & Strawn raises London NQ pay to £160,000
Trainee pay bumped up too
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
