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UCL law graduate wins flight to New York for article on privacy law and social media
Winner of Legal Cheek and BARBRI International's annual blogging prize revealed
Weekend round-up
The top legal affairs news stories of the weekend

ULaw ramps up law degree offering with four new ‘specialist’ LLBs
Exclusive: Just days after BPP Law School increases focus on postgraduate vocational training market

Dundee ranks HIGHER than LSE, UCL and Durham in law degree league table
Cambridge bagged top spot -- again

A new YouTube star is born: Court of Appeal to be live-streamed
'Revolutionary' proposal will mean even family cases could be broadcast live

Reed Smith junior lawyers to receive performance feedback via phone app
As global outfit launches inter-office secondment opportunity

Pupillage award minimum to jump by as much as 40%
BSB brings rookie pay in line with living wage

Criminal barristers to vote on £15 million legal aid offer
Protest escalation suspended last week following 'breakthrough' talks with government

Judge behind emotional employment tribunal fees ruling appointed Supreme Court deputy president
Lady Hale's new right-hand man revealed

Clifford Chance faces potential SRA probe following complaint from Welsh bricklayer
Magic circle giant accused of overlooking fraud allegation

Pro no-no: Two thirds of criminal barristers work at least a day a week unpaid
And they say it's because solicitors are doing less work, new report suggests

HMCTS hits back at claims a criminal barrister’s high heels were confiscated by court staff for being ‘too spiky’
Lawyer said colleague had to do hearing in bare feet

BPP suspends law degree in face of solicitor super-exam
Exclusive: LLB on pause so law school can 'design programmes for the future'
Bank holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

Privacy policy update
Data protection law has changed thanks to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applicable from 25 May 2018

Solicitor super-exam takes centre stage as legal education and training thought leaders debate future of profession
Technology, innovation, barrister training and apprenticeships thrust into spotlight

Bar suspends legal aid protest escalation following £15 million government offer
Barristers will continue to refuse new publicly-funded cases

Average trainee solicitor pay down £560 since regulator scrapped minimum salary requirement
Nearly half of rookies think they're paid too little