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Some firms don’t even look at what subjects you’ve studied

Is black hair and professionalism an oxymoron? An aspiring lawyer looks at the research

A clutter of results impossible to compare

The regulator needs to update its approach

LawCare speaks to junior lawyers struggling with stress, depression and drink problems on a daily basis. CEO Elizabeth Rimmer says the legal profession is due a culture change — and that this will have a positive impact on diversity

Billy Yu-Lok Ng is now the Law Society’s social mobility ambassador

Oxford University grad Louis Geary sued the newspaper giant after it published his naked calendar photos without permission

Is the profession beginning to show mercy to its stressed-out juniors?

A Legal Cheek reader shares their story

City’s six-figure salaries will boost your ego but little else

One Legal Cheek commenter shares their take on law firm maintenance grants

If you want to differentiate yourself don’t use the same, contrived superlatives, one future trainee argues

Supreme Court president’s disarming charisma has earned her fans more loyal than One Direction’s

The public should be outraged by the justice system — but not for the reasons they think

Legal education consultant blames ‘cushy lifestyle’ of academics

Taboo subject dissected by a BPTC graduate

As Hollywood reels over allegations one of its stars sexually assaulted multiple women, lawyer Caroline Newman says it’s time to speak up about harassment in the profession

One LLB graduate reflects on the lessons his degree never taught him