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