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DLA Piper to launch in Dublin as firm predicts influx of financial services work post-Brexit
Not the first outfit to rock up in Ireland since the referendum
Herbert Smith Freehills follows Linklaters in asking lawyers to disclose office romances
Staff asked to use ‘common sense’
Durham Law School teams up with BARBRI to offer New York and California bar course
Exclusive: New students to start in September
The super-exam uncertainty that lies ahead
The SQE presents an opportunity 'to do something dynamic and innovative', says ULaw chief Peter Crisp, if a clear framework can be agreed
Morning round-up: Tuesday 15 May
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Anglia Ruskin law student handed suspended sentence after threatening fellow undergrad with kitchen knife in row over cooking pot
Pair separated by a student accommodation caretaker after fight broke out
Lawyer sues Oxford University over claims its dictionary mixed up land law definitions
Wants £20,500 in damages
In the Supreme Court today: Is denying straight couples a civil partnership unlawful?
Lady Hale to hear boyfriend and girlfriend's human rights challenge
Morning round-up: Monday 14 May
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
‘How are you, really?’ City firms and chambers on board as leading wellbeing charity gears up for mental health week
Lawyers met last night to discuss pressures facing students and juniors
Women dominate BPTC enrolments, but more men score top marks
Even when they have the same undergraduate degree results
‘My cerebral palsy may affect my speech and mobility, but it won’t stop me becoming a barrister’
Law graduate Daniel Holt hopes to start BPTC this September and is 'very confident' he'll secure pupillage
Morning round-up: Friday 11 May
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Tort lawyers won’t be required in 30 years, suggests top judge
Could Donoghue v Stevenson be ditched from law school syllabuses?
Lord Chancellor wants more top City lawyers to become judges
But they'll likely need to take a pay cut
A ‘golden ticket’ to training contract glory, or losing its shine? Legal Cheek explores the Oxbridge law degree
Recruitment teams still dazzled by high-status law schools, despite so-so performance in rankings
Morning round-up: Thursday 10 May
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Ministry of Justice accused of lying over ‘explosive’ criminal courts report
As MPs vote against reversing legal aid changes
Ex-Cleary Gottlieb secretary amasses secret £6.6 million fortune after observing investments made by mega-rich lawyers
Her closest friends and family had no idea
My training contract isn’t what I thought it’d be — what now?
Wondering if there is a life outside law