Drafting and research skills appear to lag under new regime, according to exclusive Legal Cheek research ahead of today’s LegalEdCon 2025

New research by Legal Cheek has found that trainees who have completed the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) appear to be falling short in core legal skills — such as drafting and legal research —…

Delegates will gather in London tomorrow for Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference
From top left to bottom right: Professor Joanna Ballard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic at The University of Law; Roy Morgan, Training & Design Specialist at BARBRI; Ellis Johnstone, Early Talent Development Lead at Clifford Chance; Sue Elabor, Organisational Psychologist at Blueprint For All; Danielle…

All’s Fair airs this Autumn

Kim Kardashian is set to lead an all-female law firm in a new legal drama — while continuing her real-life journey to qualify as a lawyer.
Celebrity law student Kim K is set to feature as suave attorney Allura Grant, heading up the fictional divorce boutique in the upcoming legal…

The Legal Cheek team explore conflicting advice on AI in the legal profession — listen now

The Legal Cheek podcast returns this week as writers Lydia Fontes and Angus Simpson dig into the issue of AI and lawyers — covering the excitement from tech enthusiasts as well as the growing number of horror stories and…

‘Onwards and upwards’

A TikToking bar student has drawn praise on social media for her “raw” account of the challenges aspiring barristers face in securing pupillage.
On 9 May, dubbed pupillage offer day, aspiring barristers were informed whether they had been successful in securing a coveted training spot within chambers. After documenting her experience in…

Currently serving eight-year prison sentence

A former law firm partner has been struck off the roll following his conviction for rape.
At the time of the 2020 incident, Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib was a manager and partner at the Birmingham-based firm Syeds Solicitors. He was convicted in February 2024 at Nottingham Crown Court, according…

‘Hot-headed’ misconduct

A former employee of City law firm Eversheds Sutherland has been barred from working in the legal profession after he created invoices for pro bono work.
According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Thomas Elliott was a non-legally qualified project coordinator at the firm and also served as club secretary for a local…