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Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech
As barristers ballot on strike action enters final hour
London chambers pulls ad offering to pay paralegal less than minimum wage
Exclusive: Temple Court Chambers' £12,000 salary was an 'error'
Judge falls asleep TWICE during trial
Verdict overturned on appeal after employment specialist nods off during cross-examination
Linklaters delays SQE transition to 2022
Exclusive: UK’s largest training law firm to stick with LPC for extra year after new Solicitors Qualifying Exam comes into place
The Secret Barrister reveals pain at not being able to publicly celebrate success
Anonymous author wishes they could lap up glory in person
Anglia Ruskin business grad who studied GDL and LPC to pursue ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree claim receives £61,000 payout
Pok Wong sued uni for false advertising and disputed ‘high-quality’ teaching
BCLP and Bindmans team up with Queen Mary to offer LLB students year-long paid placements
Russell Group uni builds on 2015 tie-up with Reed Smith
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Profession prepares for big changes in training of lawyers
Scrapping of LPC, shift to apprenticeships and focus on tech prompt enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure
How can I best prepare for life at a ‘notoriously busy’ US firm?
I’m moving from a mid-tier outfit and want to hit the ground running
Lord Sumption: Theresa May deserves ‘respect’ but Boris Johnson’s a ‘clown’
Recently retired Supreme Court justice slams hard Brexit 'fanatics'
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Shearman & Sterling keeps 13 out of 16 qualifying trainees
A score of 81%
The private prosecution of Boris Johnson – what happens next?
Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains
Vlogging future magic circle trainee offers insight into law exam prep
LPCer gets genuine in new week-in-the-life vlog series
Lawyer jailed for 18 years after smashing chair over judge’s head following ‘minor’ disagreement
The incident occurred in Pakistan
Boris Johnson to face court over alleged Brexit campaign misconduct
Private prosecution brought following successful crowdfunding campaign
‘We know where you live’: Couple jailed for threatening judge lose harassment appeal
Sinister references to judge's personal life gleaned from public social media posts count as criminal harassment
Trainee pay at Sidley Austin hits £55,000
Rises of up to 7% for US outfit's London rookies
Mega-viral tweet asks ‘how do Iawyers not cry when arguing’?
The Twittersphere responds