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Number of BPTC students soars unexpectedly
Up by 14% after years of decline

Government splashes the cash on posh consultants to help make courts more techy
While eyebrows raised about judiciary’s closeness to modernisation programme

Lawyers spend nearly £30k on work clothes and three months planning what to wear
More stress codes than dress codes
2018 predictions: A year of fake news, gay cakes and feminist celebrations awaits
Putting the Legal Cheek stake in the ground
Morning round-up: Wednesday 3 January
The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Warwick University law careers adviser cleared of intentional racism after student allegations
But she was found to have ‘exercised poor judgement’

Sex in the Supreme Court: Two Irish barristers caught having ‘steamy romp’
'Oral submissions' after boozy Christmas bash

Legal Cheek’s alternative predictions for 2018
2017 was quite a ride -- this year could be even more of a rollercoaster
Morning round-up: Tuesday 2 January
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2017
From law student porn stars to Harry Potter-style exam cheats, but can you guess which article was our most viewed?
The law firms with the best social life 2017-18
Amish or Amal?
Judges are not workers, Court of Appeal rules
District Judge fails in claim Uber drivers continue to win
Two-year countdown to women in law’s centenary begins
Time for the First 100 Years project to press the accelerator
Morning round-up: Friday 22 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
QC appointments among ethnic minority lawyers hit record high
Over half of BME applicants successful this year
The Legal Cheek big fat quiz of the year
We look back at 2017's top legal goings-on -- but how much do you remember?
Clifford Chance trainee blogging as The Lean Lawyer goes viral with anti-diet Instagram post
Future corporate lawyer has 61,000 followers
Morning round-up: Thursday 21 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Kim Kardashian says she’s going to do a vac scheme
Plans to follow in lawyer dad’s footsteps when schedule slows down
RPC launches ‘earn-while-you-learn’ paralegal programme with solicitor prospects
Bristol-based scheme follows similar moves by Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and Pinsent Masons
Gain points for hitting judges with snowballs in new barrister-developed game
‘Baroness Hale’ is currently in top ten on leaderboard