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Morning round-up: Friday 30 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Triple merger: CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang to create global megafirm
Subject to a partner vote
More solicitor apprenticeships unveiled: this time it’s Dentons
The largest law firm in the world has leapt aboard the Trailblazer bandwagon
Photos of sweaty lawyers collapsed on the floor sweep social media as Tour de Law draws to a close
One firm even tried to start a #lawyersinlycra hashtag
Slaughter and May completes magic circle retention season revealing 89% result
Four NQs seek pastures new
Shami Chakrabarti hotly tipped to become next shadow attorney general
Doughty Street's Keir Starmer also expected to join Corbyn's cabinet
‘Beyond farcical’: Lawyers in shock as top Matrix Chambers barrister suspended from child sex abuse inquiry
Apparently Ben Emmerson QC only found out when he read about it on the internet
Revealed: 78% of Legal Cheek readers think law degrees are better than GDLs
An overwhelming win for LLBers as number of students enrolling nears 24,000 a year
Morning round-up: Thursday 29 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
ULaw teams up with top European business school to create new ‘commercial awareness’ course for wannabe lawyers
LPC course receives optional business-focused bolt-on
Language of the legal directory decoded: the 2016 edition
The venerable Wigapedia returns to make his annual translation of the Legal 500
Revealed: Nearly 60% of rookie barristers did their undergraduate degree at Oxbridge
The 2016-17 Chambers Most List – released today – makes for sobering reading for wannabe lawyers at lesser unis
Barrister handed £500 fine for turning up to court ‘under the influence’ of alcohol
He also left his client unrepresented
Law student-led Oxford University a cappella group releases latest charity single
Aspiring lawyer turned musical sensation Deon Fang is back
Morning round-up: Wednesday 28 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Wheelie suitcases aplenty as BPTC courses get underway
Look at the size of that one!
69 King’s College law students and staff star in Justin Timberlake mime-along video
Law professors dad dancing, lecture theatre shots and a cameo from the RCJ
Poor Kirkland & Ellis associate ripped to shreds by judge who wanted to speak to a partner instead
“I think it’s outrageous, irresponsible and insulting”
Freshfields joins Clifford Chance and DLA Piper in embracing artificial intelligence software ‘Kira’
AI bandwagon gathers pace
Morning round-up: Tuesday 27 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Burges Salmon teams up with BPP to launch earn-while-you-learn solicitor apprenticeships
Bristol-headquartered outfit has taken on five new school-leavers