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8 horrors of being a law student
From petrifying printing costs to soul-crushing training contract rejections -- law school can be a scary place
UK Supreme Court judge warns of cryptocurrency bubble … nearly a year after it burst
It looks like there won't be a SupremeCourtCoin
Tickets go on sale for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Event is double size of last year, with new sessions on mental health and diversity, alongside SQE headline discussion, innovation TED-style talks and insight from other industries
Justice Week? Government cuts MoJ budget by £300 million
Not a great start
Exclusive: The Inns of Court are looking for someone to help them design a more affordable BPTC
Anticipated 2020 launch
Judges handed 2% annual pay rise despite independent report recommending bigger boosts
Uplift in line with other public-sector workers, says government
Gordon Dadds seals merger with Ince & Co but remains tight-lipped over whether Lord Hain will have role with the new firm
Tie-up creates UK's largest listed outfit
Survey: Which version of Brexit do you support?
Have your say in Legal Cheek’s survey
New two-part BPTC approved by regulator
Spilt vocational offering could reduce risks and costs associated with pursuing a career at the bar
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Exclusive: Lord Hain is paid adviser to law firm that represented The Telegraph in Sir Philip Green injunction case
Peer with power to override courts works for Gordon Dadds LLP
‘It’ll leave you dead inside!’ New pop song warns students not to become lawyers
Catchy careers advice courtesy of US musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
10 pieces of advice for final seat trainees
Former magic circle lawyer Husnara Begum shares her wisdom with those preparing to qualify
The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
The Secret Barrister secures second book deal
Anonymous blogging heavyweight tells Legal Cheek they won't be quitting the bar anytime soon
Court prankster takes aim at broken toilets and lack of lifts in fake HMCTS notice
It appears to be have been posted on a robing room wall
The best chambers for training 2018-19
The results from the new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in
Latham & Watkins London lawyer reveals double life as castle-living Lord
Intellectual property specialist lives on a 3,500-acre estate
Barristers’ chambers to open Brexit office in remote Irish village
Online outfit Clerksroom set to launch 'Annex' in Murrisk, population 300
Slaughter and May lawyers to be offered coding classes as part of new training pilot
As magic circle firm expands tech incubation programme
Pro bono week: Solicitor general appears to sign death warrant for controversial City law firm levy
MP says government not persuaded by Michael Gove-era idea of 1% turnover tax on mega-firms