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Law student dresses up as Spider-Man to accept his degree
Grad says superhero stunt was to show that not all aspiring lawyers are ‘square’
Weil Gotshal boosts newly qualified solicitor pay to £120,000
As it ups LPC maintenance grant by 25%
Super-exam cost revealed before Christmas, says SRA
As Kaplan's SQE director defends multiple choice format
The Supreme Court created an Instagram story of its two new justices being sworn in
Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin officially join the top bench
The 2019 Firms Most List goes live
Expanded lists now feature 90 firms -- each with a Legal Cheek View and Insider Scorecard ranking
TLT partner handed two-year driving ban after getting behind the wheel following ‘boozy’ client lunch
Paul Crighton was more than three times the drink-drive limit
The Kavanaugh saga: ‘Why the US system of appointing Supreme Court justices sucks’
Could it happen here in the UK?
Complaints about barristers jump by 30%
But number of disbarments is down, according to new report
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Phone-hacking lawyer Mark Lewis to face disciplinary tribunal over ‘offensive’ social media posts
The allegations are as of yet unproven
Barrister draws criticism on Twitter over claims white people can identify as black
That escalated quickly
Manchester Uni’s law, business and computer science departments join forces with Freshfields and DWF for new lawtech research and teaching project
Now the scientists are getting involved
Twitter fraudster impersonates top criminal QC in unsophisticated money wiring scam
Internet wrong'un uses image of 2 Bedford Row's Michael Wolkind QC
Trainee lawyer who performed CPR on client awarded for life-saving actions
Adam French received a national 'Everyday Heroes' gong
The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
London chambers set to make history by renaming itself after a woman
Helena Normanton was the first woman to practise at the bar
Ince & Co and Gordon Dadds in tie-up talks to create UK’s largest listed law firm
Statement issued to the London Stock Exchange
The Canary goes after legal Twitterati royalty
Barristers Adam Wagner and Jolyon Maugham QC targeted by left-wing news website following comments they made on social media
Labour conference round-up: Party says it will open law centres and raises concerns over digitisation of justice
Legal aid is a 'pillar of the welfare state', says shadow justice minister