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Junior lawyer MP guilty of perverting the course of justice in speeding ticket case
Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya lied to police to avoid prosecution

Legal Entrepreneurs Podcast: There’s a lot of excitement and freedom to running your own show
Goodwill can come your way if you start your own business, says Legal Cheek founder Alex Aldridge
Uber drivers are workers, says Court of Appeal
Next stop, the Supreme Court?

Lords uphold findings against Blackstone barrister Lord Lester
Veteran equality champion self-reports to Bar Standards Board

Newcastle Uni law society issues warning to members after they ‘waved money’ and ‘clicked fingers’ at staff during boozy Xmas bash
Vomiting at the bar, according to email

You can now help The Secret Barrister collect Xmas presents in new online game
Navigate levels without getting caught by MPs and journalists

Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app
Available to download from the Google Play Store

Super-exam: ‘The SRA is replacing one gamble with a worse one’
Multiple-choice exams aren’t the most effective way of judging ability, argues Durham Law School dean

The most impressive law firm offices — 2019 edition
Imagine going to work in these buildings!

How do I tell my training firm I’m accepting an NQ position elsewhere?
One soon-to-be associate needs readers' help

Westminster Uni law grad to launch AI tool to help non-profits identify legal issues
Fraser Matcham came under fire last year from lawyers over ‘McKenzie Friends Marketplace’ website

How to get through a training contract while recovering from a serious injury
City trainee Clive Wong explains how he juggled work commitments with months of rehabilitation

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

National law firm pursues ex-trainees for £9,000 LPC fees
Rookies left after Veale Wasbrough Vizards was unable to accommodate their qualification preferences

‘I went into the office on Tuesday morning and didn’t leave until Sunday,’ claims ex-magic circle trainee solicitor ‘Max Johnson’
The Guardian publishes astonishing claim by anonymised source

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

Exeter University law society to be disbanded, 8 months after students’ racist WhatsApp messages surfaced online
Investigation resulted in expulsions, suspensions and the termination of a training contract offer

SRA spent £3.1 million on failed Leigh Day case — here’s what it could have bought instead
Yacht, private island or a seemingly endless supply of Nando's?

City law diversity schemes criticised for ‘box-ticking’
Chair of high profile programme hits back with strong-worded response