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Neither chain represent satisfying choice, concludes lawyer as he recalls unhappy training contract at top City firm.

There were shocking scenes in a Florida courtroom yesterday.

This extract from Flora Watkins’ piece on state schools versus private schools is illuminating of a certain mindset that continues to exist within the legal profession.

Law students are 'the charmless lovechild of nine grand tuition fees', writes the editor of the UK's biggest student paper.

That's not what you're meant to pledge...

High profile Dechert partner Miriam Gonzalez urges wannabes to "fake it" to reach the top, contradicting age-old "just be yourself!" maxim. But then what?

As Chris Grayling sailed through last night's Question Time without being asked a single question about legal aid, Twitter found itself captivated by the justice secretary's face.

Today's ruling by the Court of Appeal at least offered a crumb of comfort to criminal lawyers. Although not everyone is buying it.

Not only did yesterday's London Legal Walk raise over £500,000 for legal advice charities, but it also produced a host of delightful visual moments.

Law graduate was originally cleared of wrongdoing for using ‘barrister’ title, but Legal Cheek‘s identification of huge Bar Council error in investigation leads to intervention by police.

Second year law student will test baths professionally after becoming the nation's first ever Bathroom Executive Officer.

City law firm confirms Nick West is being investigated as part of the sexist email scandal that has engulfed FA chief Richard Scudamore.

Activist and campaigner Mohammed Ansar is probably regretting claiming to be a qualified lawyer.

Could better drafting have avoided unseemly dispute which graced yesterday's tabloids?

The judgment on the case that threatens to derail the government's legal aid cuts has been "reserved", with the judges hoping to rule within a "short space of time". Here is what has happened so far.

Social media-loving barristers are increasingly turning to Twitter to share the tedium of graduate recruitment.

'Square Meal, Square Mile' details solicitor's unhappiness during TC at top 10 City outfit.

Survey of City solicitors finds that they are at their most creative while showering.

Positioning itself as cool, unfussy and cheap would have made the Kaplan Law School Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) less vulnerable to competition from bigger rivals.

Move away from South Bank premises follows ditching of Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), as Kaplan re-focuses on Legal Practice Course (LPC) which is to be extended to include a free LLM qualification.

Lawyer claims he "fell in love" with computer and "preferred having sex with it over all other persons or things".