Jonathan Ames

The best from below the line

No, it’s all myth, say recruitment experts — the Yanks are now training enough junior solicitors of their own

Organisers claim event will widen pool of applicants, but class divisions between haves and have-nots will be clearly on display

Exclusive: Chunky NQ pay rises at Travers Smith, Mayer Brown and Dentons

New Yorkers’ London office cuts GDL and LPC deal with ULaw’s arch-rival

Third largest player in England and Wales legal education market takes a nosedive after eight years in business

Practising fee remains steady despite tumbling Solicitor Regulation Authority costs, as Law Society wants a bigger slice of pie

Technology confounds solicitor profession chiefs as confidential elements of Blacker case are easily accessed

Online petition launched, but so far signatures are sparse

Tribunal accepted young lawyer was under huge post-education financial pressure — but fraud is fraud

Regulator to investigate lawyer’s park footie behaviour after he pleaded guilty to GBH

But no official comment on price tag or suggestions that inns are getting back into vocational training game

But with training contracts gradually evaporating and government reforms of legal aid system kicking in, could the party be over?

Vivian Chan was doing a law degree at BPP University in London

Accelerated course disaster for seven wannabes — but law school won’t comment

If four-year trend continues, more than half of those on the BPTC are likely to fail ethics module at first go next year

Junior is hit with an indefinite suspension and a £10,000 costs order into the bargain

The best from below the line

Exclusive: London office of New York firm is now highest paying in City

The best law-related summer frippery

Bar Standards Board refuses to provide details, but says single case has distorted internal conduct figures

Plucky east Londoner needs £12,000 to do bar course

It’s solicitor v barrister in fight for coveted Law Society gong

First Jonathan Sumption QC laid into law degrees, now he’s criticising qualified lawyers for being narrow minded

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Age-old tradition of drunken bread roll fights looks set to be pensioned off as it’s not sufficiently educational

Regulator’s annual figures show complaints rise, but 31% fewer lawyers were given red cards

From the heights of Legal Cheek to slumming it in the Ivy League

Diversity recruitment agency announcement suggests Olswang has got into the good wood game

The desperate monetisation of Britain’s criminal justice system

Contract kicks off this September in a post-sale boost for university

Head of London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association also has a pop at legal education establishment

ULaw offering 50% rebate of fees for those unable to secure job in “legal or commerce”

Leadership election manifesto of former health secretary calls for a review of recent cuts

Keele and Hertfordshire law schools announced today that it’s all over for their Graduate Diploma in Law courses

UCL law school boffin produces an image of what good legal values should look like

Exclusive: Chief executive goes and top finance man is also thought to be heading for door

The best from below the line

More money would help rectify work-life unbalance … along with fewer irritating clients