New report Student confidence in the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) has fallen sharply, despite growing firm support for the new pathway to qualification, according to fresh research commissioned by the…
Big Law just got bigger Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have announced plans to combine in a deal that would create the largest law firm combination in history…
Originally due 2023 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has conceded that a flaw in how it collects data has left it unable to publish pass rates by SQE training provider,…
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Cash rewards for reaching one million inputs on Microsoft Copilot Shoosmiths has handed its staff a £1 million bonus boost after hitting an ambitious internal AI target, becoming one of…
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