Jones Day confirms cyber attack after hackers access client files – Legal Cheek
Breach linked to known group Jones Day has become the latest high-profile law firm to fall victim to a cyber attack, after hackers accessed files linked to a number of…
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Greenberg Traurig boosts London training contract numbers by 50% – Legal Cheek
Exclusive: 8 to 12 Greenberg Traurig is upping the number of trainees it will recruit into its growing London office, Legal Cheek can reveal. The US firm, which opened its…
Why you should care about trainee retention rates – Legal Cheek
The Legal Cheek Podcast explains why this often overlooked stat matters for aspiring lawyers Should aspiring lawyers pay more attention to trainee retention rates? This week on The Legal Cheek…
Bank Holiday round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend Jones Day Law Firm Says Hackers Accessed Some Clients’ Data (£) Will disputes on the rise as families fight over…
Fancy being the next President of the Supreme Court? – Legal Cheek
Search begins following news of Lord Reed’s planned retirement next year The search is on for the next President of the UK Supreme Court, after the country’s top judicial body…
Weightmans scoops up two firms in London and Leeds – Legal Cheek
Double deal Weightmans has merged with law firms based in London and Leeds, bolstering its presence in two cities where it already has a foothold. The Liverpool-headquartered firm, which operates…
Just over half of students pass latest SQE1 sitting – Legal Cheek
53% Just over half of candidates sitting the first part of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) passed in the latest sitting, new figures show. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s…
Exclusive: AI tool promises to ‘streamline’ law student experience – Legal Cheek
Mens ReAI can pronounce EU case law, update your LinkedIn and even attend assessment centres A new AI tool promises to free law students from tedious tasks, with its creators…
Appeal Court saves litigation rights of trainees and legal execs in major ruling – Legal Cheek
Relief for law firms The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that had sent shockwaves through the legal profession by finding that paralegals, trainees and legal executives…
LegalEdCon 2026: First batch of speakers announced – Legal Cheek
Law training experts join influencers and academics at Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference From top left to bottom right: Tara Davis, Early Careers Recruitment Lead at Macfarlanes; Tanya Dolan, Senior…
‘I’m self-studying SQE1. Any advice?’ – Legal Cheek
Solicitor-hopeful seeks guidance In our latest Career Conundrums submission, an aspiring solicitor is seeking guidance from those who chose to self-study for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). “Dear Editorial Team.…
Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Lawyers sue robot namesakes (£) Apollo, BlackRock deny pressuring law firm Kirkland in Optimum lawsuit Meta and Google…
ULaw strikes SQE partnership with Leicester Uni – Legal Cheek
On-campus teaching University of Leicester- credit: WikiCommons/NotFromUtrecht The University of Law has struck a deal with the University of Leicester to deliver its SQE-ready LLM from September. The partnership means…
Money talks: Inside City law’s eye-watering partner pay – Legal Cheek
The Legal Cheek Podcast crunches the (big!) numbers The numbers don’t lie, and when you’re earning more in two days than most people make in a year, there’s no reason…
White & Case employee claims he was photographed naked while unconscious at firm retreat – Legal Cheek
Firm says it will ‘vigorously’ defend ‘baseless’ claims A White & Case employee has brought a legal claim against the global law firm alleging he was “stripped naked” and photographed…