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‘What is the proper etiquette for an open-plan office?’
One junior solicitor has reached their limit
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Russian court fines Google $20 decillion — more than world’s GDP
$20,000,000,000,000 (deep breath) 000,000,000,000,000,000,000
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
Super-regulator hammers SRA’s handling of Axiom Ince saga
LSB triggers unprecedented enforcement action against solicitors' regulator
Top tax barrister prosecuted for tax evasion
Old Square Tax Chambers’ Robert Venables KC denies the charges
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
Burges Salmon boosts Bristol NQ solicitor salaries to £72,000
Rises in Edinburgh and trainees too
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