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Research: Majority of law grads now become paralegals before doing a training contract
New pre-trainee tier is becoming the norm
Garden Court barrister walks into a lamppost — Twitter goes wild
Social media is watching
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Barefoot lawyer
Barrister who claimed Nazis wanted to nuke Queen at Olympics is found guilty
Practising barrister found guilty of communicating false information, as previous conviction for possession of indecent images of children is revealed
Wannabe solicitor wins enough to pay his way through law degree and LPC with poker tournament triumph
Nottingham University law undergraduate is quids in after scooping £35k prize following previous £8k win
White van man’s England flags may be illegal, says barrister
Is the real story of the Emily Thornberry Twitter storm a breach of planning regulations?
How a new generation of LGBT lawyers are helping students get into the City
Where issues of sexuality are relevant in the training contract application process wannabe lawyers should feel confident to be open, advises Hogan Lovells solicitor Charlotte Cartwright
‘Lord Harley of Counsel’ makes formal complaint against judge who criticised him for dressing ‘like something out of Harry Potter’
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office is investigating grievance of controversial solicitor
‘Better Call Saul’ is nearly here
Legal drama spin-off to Breaking Bad to launch in February in the US, before coming to the UK via Netflix
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What did magic circle law firm branding look like in 1930?
Trainee solicitors branded ‘young fogeys’ in The Tab’s latest swipe at legal profession
Student website isn't keen on lawyers
Law has among the lowest proportion of privately educated students of any degree subject
9% of law degree students went to private schools -- compared to 29% of medics
Number of privately educated lawyers at Linklaters suddenly halves as it becomes government ‘social mobility champion’
Magic circle firm gets into a tangle with statistics
Daily Mail issues correction over Chris Grayling’s article which claimed that not all ECHR judges are legally qualified
Non-lawyer justice secretary stumbles again
Research: most students haven’t had useful careers advice
Parents are out-of-touch and career advisors still only sporadically consulted
Court hears how practising barrister claimed Nazis wanted to nuke Queen at 2012 Olympics
There's a surreal case going on at Southwark Crown Court this week
Pair of judges included in The Independent’s ‘rainbow list’ of top LGBT people
Lord Justice Terence Etherton and Lord Justice of Appeal Adrian Fulford rub shoulders with Alan Carr and Sue Perkins in newspaper's rather random list
How baby barristers can bag a Pegasus Scholarship — and escape the British winter
With the Pegagus Scholarship deadline coming up at the end of the month, Hardwicke barrister Laura Tweedy recalls her experience working for three months in New Zealand through the scheme
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Now this is how you strike, lawyers
Royal Holloway to compete with UCL, LSE, Queen Mary and King’s as it launches latest University of London LLB
Rising student demand leads to creation of yet another law school