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‘The day of the constitutional lawyer has come’ says Prof Dougan

Liverpool Uni law lecturer gives evidence to House of Commons Treasury Committee on all things Brexit

Jul 5 2016 1:49pm

Magic circle embraces artificial intelligence

Clifford Chance latest outfit to embrace futuristic robot-style tech to improve speed, efficiency and quality

Jul 5 2016 11:58am

Why I turned down a hot summer in Ibiza to work at a legal support charity

I had the chance to go away for the summer -- here are five reasons why I’m glad I didn’t

Jul 5 2016 10:13am

Meet the junior barrister dating underwear hunk David Gandy

Family law specialist Stephanie Mendoros does an Amal

Jul 5 2016 9:03am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 5 July

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jul 5 2016 7:47am

Lily Allen tweets about Farage & Co at a mysterious garden party

But did she over-step the mark in terms of privacy law?

Jul 4 2016 3:05pm

Wannabe barrister creates ‘Brexiles’ website to help young people flee Britain

Oxford grad creates online resource tool in wake of historic referendum vote

Jul 4 2016 12:49pm

Westminster prof named ‘Law Teacher of the Year 2016’

Lisa Webley scoops coveted prize, seeing off competition from the likes of Oxford, Leicester and Nottingham Trent

Jul 4 2016 10:45am

Legal dream team fights to make Brexit conditional on parliamentary backing

Big guns from Mishcon de Reya, Blackstone, Matrix and Monckton take aim at referendum decision

Jul 4 2016 7:49am

The next legal boom? India to open legal market to international law firms

Some welcome news amid Brexit chaos for London's megafirms

Jul 4 2016 7:48am

Morning round-up: Monday 4 July

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jul 4 2016 7:47am

What Brexit? Herbert Smith Freehills boosts pay for newly qualified solicitors to £90,000

Trainee salaries also rise at London office of global giant

Jul 1 2016 1:58pm

Shearman & Sterling retains all 13 of its qualifying trainees

Gold stars and pats on the back all round at big-paying US firm's London office

Jul 1 2016 10:24am

7 law student fears about Brexit

The future just became less enticing for wannabe lawyers

Jul 1 2016 9:20am

Morning round-up: Friday 1 July

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jul 1 2016 7:57am

Fieldfisher kicks off Autumn retention season with perfect 100% result

Meanwhile City outfit CMS Cameron McKenna finally reveals disappointing spring figure of just 62%

Jun 30 2016 12:41pm

Criminal barrister handed suspended sentence for stalking ex-lover

Conviction follows on from his lawyer wife being given a 12-month restraining order and curfew for her own campaign against husband’s ex-mistress

Jun 30 2016 11:16am

The great Legal Cheek debate: to post-grad gap year or to not post-grad gap year

Indulge your wanderlust, or get straight on the payroll? You decide

Jun 30 2016 8:58am

Morning round-up: Thursday 30 June

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jun 30 2016 7:56am

Crowd justice to the rescue

Top QC calls on the crowd in their wisdom to clear up constitutional chaos

Jun 29 2016 3:29pm