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BPTC student uses skills she’s learnt on bar course to challenge government’s decision to strip her dad of his benefits
Anita Dowman admits she ‘wouldn’t have had a clue’ how to bring the case without her law studies
Morning round-up: Monday 13 February
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Clifford Chance’s spring retention score slumps to 67%
Magic circle colossus keeps just 31 trainees
Linklaters silent over air-rage armrest passenger’s solicitor claim
Footage of 'lawyers' clashing on Malaga bound flight has gone viral
How the House of Lords might save us from a Trump University in Britain
Government’s controversial university bill has stormy ride through upper house
This is what Amal and George’s baby might look like
Doughty Street barrister and Hollywood actor expecting twins
Cambridge law student filmed on Snapchat torching £20 note in front of homeless man
He was wearing a bow tie and tails when he did it
Email scammers attempt to dupe public with Supreme Court subpoena
The message tells recipients they’re invited to court 'because of crime commitment’
Morning round-up: Friday 10 February
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Berwin Leighton Paisner gears up for Manchester training contract launch
But places will (for now) only be open to staff up North
Dechert partner wages Instagram war on mainstream media over ‘Mrs Clegg’ slur
Top City lawyer accuses the Daily Mail of ‘abuse’ and posting ‘fake news’
Research: Judges feel less valued by the public, the media and the profession than they did two years ago
And the majority have concerns about their personal security
KWM administrators launch investigation into European arm’s collapse
But a final verdict is a ‘long way down the line’
Law students rejoice, the appeal courts have been told to write shorter judgments
Fingers crossed this means less reading
The true state of the BPTC, from someone who has recently gone through it
A Legal Cheek commenter shares their story
Morning round-up: Thursday 9 February
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Solicitor who stalked barrister hubby’s ex-lover fined £1,000 by regulator
London-based property law specialist now subject to a year-long restraining order and curfew
K&L Gates’ London associate pay remains unchanged despite having target hours hiked by 30%
Lawyers now expected to clock up 2,088 billable hours each year
There is a new ‘UK’s top criminal barrister’
Jeremy Dein QC seizes throne as Wolkind's crown slips
A good day at work? Not likely if you’re a lawyer
It's not just Trump and Brexit which are getting us down
Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories