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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
Barrister who pinched nightclub-goer’s purse loses High Court appeal against suspension
Juliana Dorairaj was not prosecuted, but was made the subject of a community resolution order
Government sued for denying legal aid to homeless
Human rights lawyers say there should be public funding to challenge rough sleeping crackdowns
Why one lawyer quit the daily grind to launch his own tech company
The law has a habit of inhibiting entrepreneurship, says Lexoo founder and CEO Daniel Van Binsbergen, as he speaks to fellow legal entrepreneur David Burgess, the founder of Reviewed & Cleared
Baker McKenzie chief goes on leave due to exhaustion
Firm’s global chair Paul Rawlinson follows doctor’s advice to take a break
Three more unis launch lawtech modules
London South Bank, Ulster and Limerick follow Manchester University in creating courses to teach students to build access to justice apps
City law firms could offer super-exam prep courses
Training proposal raised in new SQE toolkit
Advocate: Bar Pro Bono Unit ditches Latin name in bid to ‘modernise’
Revamp coincides with National Pro Bono Week
£5 million in BPTC funding available as Inns of Court scholarship deadline looms
Wannabe barristers have until Friday 2 November to apply
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
SRA loses High Court appeal over failed Leigh Day prosecution
Two partners and junior solicitor previously cleared of wrongdoing in Iraqi torture case