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Will studying law at The Open University stop me securing pupillage?
Career changer mulls impact of law school choice on barrister dream

Top commercial barrister lands Attorney General role
As ex-Linklaters lawyer scoops Brexit secretary position

Exclusive: BPP cuts London staff headcount following LLB suspension
Move comes as legal education giant opts to focus on solicitor super-exam training

The best lawyer photos from London Pride ?️?
Includes wigs, top hats and law-themed jewellery

Exclusive: Junior lawyer tells MPs she was ‘sexually assaulted’ by magic circle partner
Associate 'felt compelled' to sign a NDA following the attack

HFW launches trainee-controlled Instagram account
You can now slide into an international law firm's DMs
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Female Supreme Court judges from around the world share their darkest moments
Lady Hale and three other female firsts discuss humiliation, corruption accusations and how to overcome self-doubt

The Hearing Podcast: How not to retire, with Sir Rupert Jackson
The former Court of Appeal judge and controversial costs reformer is still loving life in the law

Clifford Chance offers tech-focused ‘vac scheme’ to future trainees
Includes crash courses in coding and data analytics

Magic circle money mayhem! Average partner earnings at Allen & Overy and Freshfields edge towards £2 million
Eye-watering sums put MoneyLaw junior lawyer pay war in the shade

Facebook acquires Allen & Overy tech hub company for £26 million to help fight fake news
Artificial intelligence specialist was founded three years ago

London mega-court to fight fraud and cybercrime given go-ahead
New 18-courtroom facility expected to open in 2025

Taylor Wessing confirms Liverpool office launch as firm mulls training contract offering
The centre will open in September

Oxford University Law Society in teenage blog post kerfuffle
Presidential candidate's musings as a 16-year-old derail election

Clifford Chance equity partners to earn an average of £1.6 million
First magic circle financials released

Rookie barrister suspended after representing client in the High Court before pupillage
Six-month penalty open to appeal

Herbert Smith Freehills boosts London junior lawyer pay by 13% to £93,000
Weeks after global giant hiked US associate salaries

Head of family courts goes ‘off the rails’ to mark retirement
End of the line for outspoken family law chief Sir James Munby
Jeremy Corbyn suggests decriminalising cannabis possession
But Labour leader stops short of saying we should legalise it completely