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QC at the centre of Brexit legal challenge forced to defend working class background in wake of Twitter abuse
Yes my father is an ex-Etonian author, but he denied paternity, says Jolyon Maugham
Bristol University law student lands advocacy honours in BPP-backed national competition
Aspiring barrister Lucy Bennett crowned advocate of the year
Email scammers impersonate City law firm partner in attempt to dupe public
Withers lawyer's name pinched by internet wrongens
Morning round-up: Thursday 15 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Investigation concludes Matrix Chambers’ Ben Emmerson QC did NOT commit sexual assault
The top lawyer was accused of attacking a woman in a lift
Slaughter and May bumps junior lawyer salaries by 9% to £78,000
But trainees have had their pay frozen
Uncertain times for King & Wood Mallesons trainees as Dentons pulls out of merger talks
Twitter account set up to help staff find jobs
Meet the law graduate whose passion for vlogging helped her reach triple training contract offer glory
From De Montfort University to law students’ dream hat-trick
Morning round-up: Wednesday 14 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Exclusive: City law firm partner resigns amid Christmas party grope claims
Winckworth Sherwood lawyer describes his behaviour as “not acceptable” in internal apology to colleagues
Man appears in court charged with mugging High Court judge by the Royal Courts of Justice
Mr Justice Knowles was apparently robbed on Middle Temple Lane
Addleshaw Goddard joins Freshfields and Clifford Chance in signing deal with artificial intelligence system ‘Kira’
Futuristic tech gets the green light after 18-month pilot
Hogan Lovells teams up with ULaw to launch Birmingham-based paralegal apprenticeship scheme
International giant will take on its first new recruit next month
Open thread: What is it like to work at a US firm in London?
Are the megabucks worth the crazy hours? Or have these firms fallen foul to unfounded stereotypes?
Criminal barrister suspended for 12 months after conviction for stalking his ex-lover
But not struck off...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 13 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Winners of law firm-backed hackathon design Snapchat add-on that allows LGBT+ people to report hate crimes
A lawyer can then verify the images and videos
The king of crowdfunding? Devereux Chambers barrister raises over £70,000 for new Brexit legal challenge
An onslaught of Twitter abuse follows
Rescue deal: King & Wood Mallesons reveals takeover talks with ‘small number’ of potential suitors
As the international firm's bank takes out additional security over its assets
Trainee says Linklaters should teach lawyers how to code, Linklaters now teaching lawyers how to code
Magic circle outfit pilots scheme that will see its top legal minds become more tech savvy
An East Anglia University academic counted every word spoken in the Supreme Court Brexit challenge
Apparently this could be the way to predict which side will win...