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The big fat Legal Cheek quiz of the year 2019
A look back at this year’s top news stories — but how much do you remember?

Law firms recruiting exclusively from vac schemes — worrying trend or sensible step?
The legal profession may become even harder to break into, argues one rookie City solicitor

Barrister suspended for groping BPTC student he was supposed to be mentoring
Incident occurred in taxi
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

ULaw joins forces with Chester Uni to launch MA Law course
Tie-up follows sale of law school giant's Chester campus

‘Eat a bowl of d*cks’: Judge demands resignation of lawyer who sent over 100 sweary emails to opposing legal team
Courtroom ding-dong -- US style

The best festive firs from across the legal profession ?
From law firm lobbies to Inns of Court of libraries... it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Controversial barrister suspended for two years over ‘obscene’ tweets
Barbara Hewson banned from practice over foul-mouthed social media posts

Eve Cornwell gives fans ‘unfiltered’ tour of Linklaters’ London office
On-site gym, coffee on tap, a pick-and-mix counter and piano recitals are just some of the perks seen at magic circle firm

‘A symbol of swashbuckling womanhood’: top lawyers pay tribute to retiring Lady Hale
Four reasons everyone's going to miss Supreme Court chief

Love Island 2019 champ Greg O’Shea says he wants to specialise in family law
Limerick law grad snubs post-Island influencer lifestyle

Barrister Richard Hendron rescued by helicopter after boat capsizes off Spanish coast
'A difficult day in the office!'

Lady Hale appointed UCL honorary professor ahead of Supreme Court retirement
Beyoncé of the legal profession steps down next month

Royal Opera row: hedge fund lawyer guilty of assault after punching fashion designer in dispute over spare seat
Attack occurred during performance of Wagner

What Boris Johnson’s big majority means for the legal profession and those seeking to enter it
Focus on innovation, the North and alternatives to higher education could impact lawyers

Richard Susskind: My case for online courts
Profession’s foremost technology expert offers up his digital vision of the future, in exclusive article for Legal Cheek

BPP University tight-lipped on rumours it’s no longer for sale
Law school declines to comment on website report, weeks after scooping super-exam prep course contract for six City players

Should junior City lawyers aim to save half their salary?
Rookie solicitors shouldn’t be 'owned by their lifestyle', says QC, as new MP, 23, pledges to give more than half of her salary to charity