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This calculator will tell you the earning power of your law degree
How does £67,000 a year sound?

Inns of Court open applications for big money BPTC scholarships
Over £5 million up for grabs

Labour to create 200-strong army of social welfare lawyers with £18 million training fund
Corbyn-led government also aims to restore legal aid cuts within first 100 days

‘Morning… how was your weekend?’
A Monday funny courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor

Reed Smith launches ‘innovation seats’ for London trainees
Follows appointment of new innovation chief
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Barrister prosecuted for ‘upskirting’ on the Tube
Spotted by a member of the public

Non-Russell Group grad: ‘Is the commercial bar out of my reach?’
I'm struggling to get mini-pupillages

From Braveheart to #Bundlegate: 5 OMG moments from the Supreme Court’s week in the spotlight
The best of the action from Boris Johnson's legal reckoning

Best of the blogs: Supreme Court special
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Document deception sees trainee solicitor removed from profession
Rookie says he's learned from experience

Baker McKenzie bumps trainee pay by 7% as it confirms autumn retention score
£48,000 in year one, rising to £52,000 in year two

Leigh Day advertises specifically for black aspiring lawyers
Postive recruitment action for a 'time-limited period', says firm

Bermuda judge criticised for saying murder trial was making him ‘horny’
Witness was talking about former sexual partners

Herbert Smith Freehills offers £10,000 London GDL maintenance grant
£9,000 in the regions

Tech’s impact on access to justice blighted by ‘widespread confusion’, says Law Society
Technology has a role but it’s not the ‘silver bullet’

The ‘unspoken rules’ of the bar: don’t wear a brown suit and never turn your back on the judge
Blogging barrister compiles handy guide to advocates' etiquette

Lawyers share their hilarious #SupremeCourtFacts as prorogation of parliament case gets underway
'Any close decision is checked by Lord Sumption for VAR'

BPP Law School launches new two-part BPTC
Exclusive: Shorter, flexible option will allow students to pause their studies after completing stage one