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City law firm ‘consortium’ appoints BPP as SQE prep-course provider

Influential group's future trainees will sit super-exam from autumn 2022 -- a year after assessment's proposed introduction

Dec 3 2019 9:05am

The Secret Barrister accuses Boris Johnson of copying blog about sentencing of London Bridge attacker

'This is weapons grade shithousery', anonymous author complains

Dec 2 2019 11:46am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Dec 2 2019 7:53am

Are other legal practice areas ‘less prestigious’ than commercial law?

A high profile QC is accused of thinking so, but many lawyers disagree

Nov 29 2019 1:30pm

Speakers announced for ‘How to make it as a barrister’ next week

Pupils, juniors, QCs and practice managers from leading sets to advise students how they can get to the bar

Nov 29 2019 12:27pm

Revealed: Law firms’ average arrive and leave the office times 2019-20

Who’s totting-up 12 hour workdays and who’s home in time for Tipping Point?

Nov 29 2019 9:09am
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Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Nov 29 2019 8:50am

Legal sector’s ‘perfect storm’ moment could blow in new way of training lawyers

NewLaw needs new thinking on legal education, argues Nigel Savage

Nov 28 2019 2:15pm

Former Freshfields partner arrested in tax probe

A week after quitting magic circle firm

Nov 28 2019 12:10pm

This is what happens when a lawyer loses his daughter’s hamster

'This is the most stressful day in my life since I took the bar exam'

Nov 28 2019 10:18am

Director of top London lawtech company Luminance faces US extradition over fraud allegations

Slaughter and May is a high profile backer of business

Nov 27 2019 8:50am

10 lesser-known election laws you need to know about

You can bring a puppy to the polling station, but political party t-shirts are a no-no

Nov 26 2019 11:33am

Skype hearings require ‘more careful thought’ — regardless of benefit to barristers

'Communicating with someone on a screen just isn’t the same', says Bar Council bigwig Athena Markides

Nov 25 2019 1:30pm

First speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference London 2020

Sales of Super Early Bird Tickets end this Friday

Nov 25 2019 12:36pm