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Junior lawyer MP jailed for lying to avoid speeding fine

Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya handed three-month custodial sentence

Jan 29 2019 3:07pm

Strike off for ‘pressured and bullied’ trainee solicitor who blew whistle on firm’s fraud

'Horrendous environment' did not excuse dishonesty, tribunal found

Jan 29 2019 12:10pm

Lord Chancellor condemns Nazi death threat against solicitor defending ‘speedboat killer’

Tuckers partner Richard Egan sent threatening letter for representing Jack Shepherd

Jan 29 2019 11:26am

Junior solicitor struck off for fare dodging just two years after qualifying

Adam Kemeny avoided paying £650 worth of train fares from Shoreditch to Surrey

Jan 29 2019 8:43am

Junior lawyers from Freshfields and the JLD to join LawCare CEO and top academic to discuss mental health

Latest batch of speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Jan 28 2019 1:26pm

Stephenson Harwood posts 100% spring trainee retention score

All eight March qualifiers to stay put

Jan 28 2019 12:13pm

‘Lawtech? We’ve no idea what it is’, say 50% of junior lawyers

Despite hype, two-thirds reported no change to their job role

Jan 28 2019 11:10am

My 10 trickiest training contract interview questions

Fortunately, I was never asked ‘sell me this pen’

Jan 28 2019 9:15am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Jan 28 2019 8:01am

Justine Thornton QC made High Court judge

High-flying barrister's hubby, Ed Miliband, 'very proud'

Jan 25 2019 11:25am

Hogan Lovells partner caught watching porn at work leaves firm

Irwin Mitchell lawyer filmed the incident from an adjacent office

Jan 25 2019 10:24am

Charles Russell Speechlys lawyer and two sons smash 3,000 mile rowing record

Raise £180,000 for charity in the process

Jan 25 2019 9:00am
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Jan 25 2019 8:54am

Game of Thrones star to play barrister Shami Chakrabarti in new political thriller

Official Secrets to hit UK cinema screens later this year

Jan 24 2019 10:22am

Revealed: The law firms with the best social life — 2019 edition

Unlimited bar tabs, festivals and a 'Pedibus'! It’s work hard and play even harder for these corporate trainees

Jan 24 2019 8:48am

Attorney General: ‘I would be no lawyer at all if I allowed my private or political view to obtrude my legal judgement’

Geoffrey Cox QC rallies to defend himself -- and the need for legal professional privilege in 'exquisitely sensitive' circumstances

Jan 23 2019 2:11pm

Happy 120th birthday, Lord Denning!

The outspoken judge passed away in 1999

Jan 23 2019 1:01pm