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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

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

All firms should publish gender pay gap data, says Law Society
Current rules only require outfits with at least 250 employees to report figures

5 ways LinkedIn can help you secure a training contract
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know
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

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'
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Latest Brexit challenge gets date in High Court’s diary
BUT the case has already been rejected once

Solicitor billed 68 hours in one day
She was also discovered living at a property purchased using the assets of a client estate

The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Macfarlanes follows Allen & Overy in publishing 2018 gender pay gap data
City outfit reveals a partner inclusive result of 75%

The Apprentice: Lord Sugar tells law grad he ‘bottled it’ after backing out of project manager role
Kurran Pooni narrowly escapes firing

Judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover fetches £56,000 at auction
Nearly four times the pre-sale estimate

Law Society launches super-exam guide
But there are still plenty of unknowns

5 Essex Court receives rhyming pupillage application
Barristers left 'amused' by the creative endeavours of one bar hopeful

Dentons could face SDT over dismissal of recruitment manager while on maternity leave
Bina Hale was made redundant while on maternity leave

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

Revealed: The best law firms for tech 2018-19
The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

8 horrors of being a law student
From petrifying printing costs to soul-crushing training contract rejections -- law school can be a scary place