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Morning round-up: Monday 8 August

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Aug 8 2016 7:55am

Second referendum ‘perfectly possible’, say top EU law professors on Q&A Reddit thread

University of Liverpool experts use social media to spread their wisdom

Aug 5 2016 3:57pm

Simmons & Simmons slashes London lawyer headcount

All is not well at the top City player

Aug 5 2016 3:34pm

Corporate lawyer, 27, on £72,000 a year saves just £600 a month

Escaping the City to practise ‘fun law’ might not be as easy as you think

Aug 5 2016 12:13pm

Addleshaw Goddard and Gowling WLG freeze pay as confusion reigns at BLP

Reports of NQs earning more than lawyers with a year's experience

Aug 5 2016 11:28am

Freshfields hangs on to 95% of its autumn qualifiers

King & Wood Mallesons retains just 57% of its legal talent

Aug 5 2016 10:33am

Solicitor who was ordered to pay £20,000 after he ‘proposed marriage’ to paralegal during job interview LOSES appeal

Employment tribunal rejects Asghar Ali's claim that the original award was too generous

Aug 5 2016 9:05am

Morning round-up: Friday 5 August

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Aug 5 2016 7:55am

Here’s my CV — will I get a training contract?

I'm desperate to stand out but I just don't know how

Aug 4 2016 11:01am

Hogan Lovells keeps 24 out of 30 qualifying trainees

80% of rookies commit their future to the firm

Aug 4 2016 10:17am

We spoke to Professor Richard Susskind and Nigel Pascoe QC about online courts

What does it all mean for aspiring lawyers?

Aug 4 2016 9:02am

Morning round-up: Thursday 4 August

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Aug 4 2016 7:54am

Barrister excluded from UKIP leadership contest after filing 17 minutes late

Humiliating day for profession as Woolfe outmaneouvred by, inter alia, one-time TK Maxx store manager and Tesco supervisor

Aug 3 2016 2:21pm

6 ways to distract law firms from disappointing first-year results

Keep calm and carry on, says first-year law student Christianah Babajide

Aug 3 2016 12:58pm

Birmingham City University law student graduates and gets married on the same day

Aspiring lawyer pulls off canny two for one

Aug 3 2016 11:59am

How I landed a mini-pupilage speaking to a fishmonger at Sainsbury’s

From a Dalston supermarket to Doughty Street Chambers

Aug 3 2016 10:36am

Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal confirms Alan Blacker has applied for re-hearing

Colourful solicitor-advocate was struck off earlier this month

Aug 3 2016 9:05am