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Lord Sumption tells barristers they’ve been getting it wrong on legal aid
Maverick Supreme Court judge says state funding is essential for crime but 'discretionary' for civil work — and bar needs to accept the public think they’re 'rich toffs', however unfair that may be
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
State educated? You’ve more chance of getting into a City law firm if you attended one these ‘elite’ schools
Did yours make the list? ?
Big Four giant KPMG to DOUBLE lawyer headcount to over 3,000 within ‘next few years’
It would make it one of the largest law firms in the world
Drunken criminal barrister who asked pupil if he’d ‘ever taken a woman from behind’ is fined £1,000
The tribunal's decision is open to appeal
Revealed: Law firms’ average arrive and leave the office times 2018-19
Who works the most, and the least?
The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
The Apprentice: High street solicitor still in the running after art dealing challenge
Contains spoilers: Sarah Ann Magson one step closer to £250,000 investment
Five barristers to share secrets of securing pupillage and forging successful careers at the bar
Practitioners from 5 Essex Court, Hardwicke, 4 New Square and Landmark, and ULaw BPTC grad future pupil, to share experiences at free Legal Cheek student event on evening of Tuesday 4 December in London
Cost of super-exam is a ‘major concern’, says Junior Lawyers’ Division
SQE fees could hit £4,500, but prep course prices remain unknown
ULaw to launch Hong Kong campus
Legal education giant's first overseas outpost to open September 2019
New CPS chief turns up at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court to spend morning prosecuting
Max Hill QC rolls up his sleeves and joins the front line
Supreme Court rejects government’s appeal bid in Brexit reversal case
European Court of Justice will now look at whether the UK can unilaterally revoke its Article 50 request
Solicitor who told SRA to shove costs bill up its ‘arse’ is struck off
Luke Venton also sent expletive-filled emails to former colleagues and a recruitment agency
Research: 50% of lawyers dislike their job
Many feel undervalued and bored
A conversation with barrister Jamie Susskind about his new book Future Politics
What does the transformational power of technology mean for law students and lawyers?
Why I quit Mishcon to launch my own law firm
There’s no reason why lawyers shouldn’t be successful entrepreneurs, Brandsmiths founder Adam Morallee tells Reviewed & Cleared's David Burgess
‘Idealistic’ future lawyers may find themselves disappointed in practice, says ex-Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger
Temper idealism with realism instead
New Brexit secretary was a trainee solicitor at Gowling legacy firm Lawrence Graham
Stephen Barclay replaces ex-Linklaters lawyer Dominic Raab