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Apprentice star starts law degree at Bristol Uni
Former librarian and now fresher Lottie Lion says it's 'bizarre to even comprehend'

SRA rebukes hedge fund lawyer for punching fashion designer at opera
Row over empty seat

Norton Rose Fulbright to help fund underprivileged aspiring lawyers through university
Ten £5k bursaries up for grabs

Tax through time: How to get the rich to pay their way
Will the government learn from the lessons of the past? asks future magic circle trainee Will Holmes

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‘Pls fix, thx’: Is this the latest junior lawyer social media trend?
Rookies share pics correcting docs from weird and wonderful places

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Goodwin boosts London trainee pay by 14% to £57,000
First years receive £52,000 -- up 13%

Legal aid: Are City lawyers best placed to plug the gap?
Shadow Justice Sec David Lammy's suggestion BigLaw should up pro bono efforts prompts split on Twitter

Road legal! Bradford Uni law student bags car following mock trial success
Beats an Amazon voucher

Competition for pupillage fiercer than ever, Bar Council report finds
Number of applicants chasing each pupillage spot 'steadily increasing' every year

Mishcon launches in Hong Kong ahead of stock market flotation
New overseas outpost follows 'combination' with UK outfit Taylor Vinters

BPP unveils SQE course details
Exclusive: Starting from £9.5k for law grads, excluding exam fees

Over two-thirds of lawyers have suffered mental ill-health
Lawyer wellbeing charity LawCare calls for profession-wide change in new report

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Big law firms love LinkedIn and YouTube, research finds
Twitter not so much

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

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