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Government confirms BPP apprenticeship suspension

Education giant hit by enforced recruitment "pause" for lower level programmes

Feb 22 2019 8:24am

Vlogging future magic circle trainee reveals how she overcame rejection

Eve Cornwell joins fellow YouTube stars in new podcast

Feb 21 2019 3:39pm

‘ISIS bride’ stripped of UK citizenship will have to appeal to secret immigration court

Shamima Begum travelled from London to Syria to join the Islamic State group in 2015

Feb 21 2019 9:40am

Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance – 2019 edition

The outfits bucking the 'all work no play' trend

Feb 21 2019 8:02am

Introduce quotas to boost women partner numbers, says ex-magic circle lawyer

Dana Denis-Smith argues 'self-regulation doesn’t work'

Feb 20 2019 10:36am

Sheffield Hallam University launches student-staffed law firm

SHU Law will offer aspiring lawyers real-life work experience during their LLBs

Feb 20 2019 8:48am
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Lord Chief Justice: ‘Call out’ sexism on the bench

As another barrister goes public with negative experience

Feb 19 2019 10:35am

Lawyer stages fake drink drive trial to propose to girlfriend

Stunned bride-to-be's family and friends acted as the jury

Feb 19 2019 8:43am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Feb 18 2019 8:15am

#MeToo pioneer Charlotte Proudman reveals she received bottom spanking note on ‘judicial headed note paper’

It came shortly after the barrister went public with City solicitor's 'sexist' LinkedIn message

Feb 15 2019 12:13pm
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Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Feb 15 2019 8:47am

‘Vulnerable’ junior lawyers need greater protection from ‘toxic and uncaring’ law firms

JLD pens open letter to regulator in wake of controversial whistleblower decision

Feb 14 2019 1:06pm

Brexit-backing former Brighton Uni fashion student raises £77,000 in fight against ‘top lawyers in the land’

Darren Grimes, 25, is appealing fine for breaking electoral law in EU referendum

Feb 14 2019 10:30am

The law firm canteens dishing up the most delectable cuisines – 2019 edition

A rundown of the corporate outfits leaving rookies hungry for more

Feb 14 2019 9:07am

‘Don’t act like you’re on a stag-do’ or ‘make repetitive jokes about breasts or skirts’, junior barrister tells male colleagues

Joanna Hardy offers nine practical pointers to improving retention of women at the criminal bar

Feb 13 2019 5:09pm