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Exclusive: Tycoon tried to source City training contract for businessman’s daughter during multi-million pound property deal negotiations

Fladgate, Macfarlanes, K&L Gates among firms approached without success, according to High Court

Nov 7 2018 9:03am

Meet the vlogging future magic circle trainee who has racked up nearly 3 million views on YouTube

Bristol University law grad is closing in on 100,000 subscribers

Nov 6 2018 1:19pm

All firms should publish gender pay gap data, says Law Society

Current rules only require outfits with at least 250 employees to report figures

Nov 6 2018 10:16am
LinkedIn training contract

5 ways LinkedIn can help you secure a training contract

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

Nov 6 2018 9:04am

Over 70% of junior legal profession still wants to remain in the EU

Legal Cheek’s survey of over 800 law students and lawyers delivers resounding result

Nov 5 2018 10:39am

Nevermind lawtech, courts often don’t even have working photocopiers: Bar Council fights back against legal aid cuts

While Lord Neuberger warns UK legal system 'is in danger of falling over'

Nov 5 2018 9:35am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Nov 5 2018 7:44am

Latest Brexit challenge gets date in High Court’s diary

BUT the case has already been rejected once

Nov 2 2018 12:52pm

Solicitor billed 68 hours in one day

She was also discovered living at a property purchased using the assets of a client estate

Nov 2 2018 9:20am

The best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Nov 2 2018 9:04am

Macfarlanes follows Allen & Overy in publishing 2018 gender pay gap data

City outfit reveals a partner inclusive result of 75%

Nov 1 2018 2:13pm
Judges book

Judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover fetches £56,000 at auction

Nearly four times the pre-sale estimate

Nov 1 2018 11:01am

Law Society launches super-exam guide

But there are still plenty of unknowns

Nov 1 2018 10:07am
barristers 5 Essex court chambers students pupillage

5 Essex Court receives rhyming pupillage application

Barristers left 'amused' by the creative endeavours of one bar hopeful

Nov 1 2018 9:01am
London City

Dentons could face SDT over dismissal of recruitment manager while on maternity leave

Bina Hale was made redundant while on maternity leave

Oct 31 2018 1:45pm

Legal Entrepreneurs: How I used my lawyer skills to start my own consultancy firm

Media specialist Nicola Hartley shares her journey and the things she learnt along the way

Oct 31 2018 12:45pm

Revealed: The best law firms for tech 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 31 2018 11:05am

8 horrors of being a law student

From petrifying printing costs to soul-crushing training contract rejections -- law school can be a scary place

Oct 31 2018 9:09am