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Junior solicitor ditches law to become a clown
But confesses comical career change isn’t ‘financially stable’
Video: We sample some the best perks legal London has to offer
With the help of a very special guest behind the wheel...
Aspiring barrister, 16, who won a coffee with Lady Hale shares dream of being the next Lord Pannick
He also had lunch with Lord Hodge as part of his student essay competition victory
Morning round-up: Friday 23 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Solicitor who describes himself as ‘probably the best drink drive lawyer’ in the country slammed for trying to reach out to Ant McPartlin on LinkedIn
Altaf Hussain called a 'scumbag' and 'unprofessional', but defends post
Freshfields’ gender pay gap smallest of the magic circle so far
Four out of five have now released their stats
Lindsay Lohan is now the face of a lawyer search engine
No, seriously
York law student shares commercial awareness wisdom in daily quick-fire YouTube videos
Tells Legal Cheek short clips help busy students digest news without trawling pages of the FT
Morning round-up: Thursday 22 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Lady Hale ‘confident’ Supreme Court will go to Wales next year, but ‘logistical issues’ make trip up North less likely
Top judge also shares her difficulty making sense of EU court judgments
Baker McKenzie and Simmons & Simmons reveal 80% plus retention scores
Spring season gathers pace
Latham & Watkins managing partner RESIGNS after admitting ‘exchange of communications of a sexual nature’
Legal profession rocked by new misconduct scandal
Number of ‘super law schools’ taking over 500 law students a year more than doubles
Exclusive: Huge increase in law student numbers, though some unis experience major falls
Morning round-up: Wednesday 21 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Ex-Clifford Chance trainee who failed in bid to sue Oxford University over ‘inadequate’ teaching faces £75,000 legal bill
Permission to appeal original decision also refused
Exeter law students embroiled in racism scandal suspended over vile WhatsApp messages
University and police investigating -- as one student has training contract offer revoked
Law Society recommends 3% boost to minimum trainee salary
£21,561 in London and £19,122 elsewhere -- but figures only guidance and not enforceable
The Secret Barrister’s debut book is the perfect deterrent for any aspiring criminal lawyer
An 'irresistibly special' career but one littered with heartache; Legal Cheek reviews Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
Morning round-up: Tuesday 20 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Linklaters completes magic circle retention season with 84% result
Global giant keep 43 out of 51 spring NQs
Supreme Court’s innovation judge to join solicitors and law academics at expanded Future of Legal Education and Training Conference
Lord Briggs, PJ Kirby QC, and BSB chief Dr Vanessa Davies among latest batch of speakers