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Legal pic of the day

Chris Grayling poses awkwardly with Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan and US attorney general Eric Holder in very random photo

Feb 23 2015 6:18pm

The bar ‘will die out’ and solicitors be replaced by paralegals, predicts top criminal barrister at Global Law Summit

As protests rage in Westminster, Tony Cross QC forecasts the end of the legal profession as we know it

Feb 23 2015 5:29pm

Slaughter and May is targeting Ivy League law students to fill London positions

Magic circle giant resurrects policy of attending top US recruitment fairs

Feb 23 2015 1:00pm

The BPTC could be chopped up into lots of little courses

Bar regulator pledges to "build flexibility" into Bar Professional Training Course in bid to reduce cost

Feb 23 2015 12:15pm

Judge refuses to let law student observe bail hearing because he was dressed too scruffily

Wannabe lawyer booted out of immigration hearing in London's Taylor House

Feb 23 2015 11:14am

London Fashion Week hits Middle Temple

But not an Ede & Ravenscroft in sight

Feb 23 2015 9:45am

Criminal bar chief vows to speak up for legal aid as Global Law Summit opens amid heavy security

Tony Cross QC hits back at critics who say he should boycott Chris Grayling's law schmooze-fest

Feb 23 2015 8:47am

Legal pic of the day

Legally Blonde: first came the musical, then the beer

Feb 20 2015 4:04pm

6 ways candidates who don’t fit the mould can boost their chances of landing a training contract or pupillage

Advice for rough diamonds from Norton Rose Fulbright, Hardwicke and BPP Law School

Feb 20 2015 11:06am

Berwin Leighton Paisner hit by claim that it doctored trainee retention rate

City law firm says three unaccounted for trainees "didn't get to the offer stage"

Feb 20 2015 10:21am

The 10 stages of failing to get a vac scheme

It wasn't meant to be like this

Feb 18 2015 9:35am

Training contract numbers take another tumble

Newly-released figures show that there were 205 fewer training contracts registered in latest recruitment round

Feb 17 2015 9:11am

Legal pic of the day

Wigs and tights

Feb 16 2015 3:27pm

Classic Fleet Street legal bookshop to become an Itsu

Hammicks closes as lawyers buy their books online

Feb 16 2015 11:33am

Baroness Hale bemoans 11 years of women judges being overlooked for promotion to the highest court

Comments by UK's top female judge follow Supreme Court president's call for pro-women culture change

Feb 16 2015 10:08am

Student ‘got a pupillage interview at Chancery set’ by legally analysing Shaggy rap on application form

But wannabe barrister's subsequent gloating on Twitter was probably not a great idea

Feb 12 2015 9:59am

5 out of 42 of Slaughter and May’s qualifying trainees leave firm

Retention rate at elite firm falls to lowest since 2013

Feb 10 2015 10:59am

Full letter: Lawyer for ‘Left Shark’ replica designer responds to Katy Perry’s cease & desist threat

What could pop star "possibly stand to gain from declaring war on an Internet meme"?

Feb 9 2015 5:53pm

Freshfields to open Manchester office for ‘repetitive legal work’

Second member of the magic circle to try "northshoring", with junior lawyer positions likely to be up for grabs

Feb 9 2015 2:57pm

Barrister’s ‘gagging for it’ blog about rape goes viral for all the wrong reasons

Weekend newspapers tear into veteran criminal brief, who stands by shocking blog post

Feb 9 2015 9:09am