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Nothing unusual about hiring newly qualified barrister for Miller case legal team, says government
Rookie Richard Howell once worked for Dominic Cummings on the Vote Leave campaign

Disciplinary tribunal against Freshfields partner told of ‘drinking culture’
Ryan Beckwith accused of engaging in sexual activity with a junior colleague without her consent

Law and tech writing competition sees students vie for £2,000 cash prize
Entries for Justis’ annual comp open today

Osborne Clarke teams up with Bristol Uni to launch ‘emerging legal tech’ vac scheme
Open to law and STEM students

Fraud barrister disbarred for tax fraud
Didn't realise it was an offence not to submit VAT returns
Top lecture tips for law student freshers
Sit wisely, my friends

UCL beats Oxford and Durham ties with Strathclyde in new law school rankings
Scottish unis Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee secure top ten spots
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Ex-Pinsent Masons partner appointed dean of Aston Law School
Bad news for career legal academics?

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

Homeless cat hired as ‘lawyer’ by legal regulator
‘We need more like him in the legal purrfession!’ ?⚖️

Ropes & Gray is unlikely victim of SpongeBob meme
'Oh, barnacles!' says firm

13 City law firms make top graduate employer list
All five magic circle firms named in Times rankings

Upskirting ex-government lawyer given community order
Photographed woman on Tube

The Apprentice 2019: Former Matrix mini-pupil set to become youngest-ever contestant
Business-style BBC show returns to screens on Wednesday

Slaughter and May posts first-ever tweet — 10 years after setting up account
Gordon Brown was PM and Black Eyed Peas topped the charts

SQE creators Crispin Passmore and Julie Brannan to speak at LegalEdCon North
Duo to articulate vision of new framework in practice
Harassment reporting app and legal chatbot for people with learning disabilities among SRA tech challenge finalists
Eight teams secure £50,000 in funding

Children’s book starring Lady Hale to hit shelves next month
Will it feature her now-famous spider brooch? ?️

The 2020 Firms Most List goes live
Your ultimate, must-read guide to lawyer life at over 90 law firms

The life of a first year law student as told by Kim Kardashian GIFs
Freshers take note