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Lawyers embrace new online game that teaches litigants-in-person courtroom dos and don’ts
Online initiative is debuted in US, and gets a big thumbs up from UK lawyers
The rise of WhatsApp, Snapchat and Facebook poses ‘very serious challenge’ for courts says Lord Chief Justice
Social media creates a “new and significant issue” for lawyers in rape and sex offences trials
University Challenge breakdown — Q: Students of which subject are most likely to be winners?
Clue: It’s not geology, philosophy or zoology
Former Pussycat Doll tribute and beauty queen turns vlogger to give personal insight into life at law school
But will Tina Lee Robles’ YouTube channel help or hinder her barrister dreams?
Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 April
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Ex-solicitor-turned-pornstar fined for pretending to work for HMRC
Tax expert fined for impersonating tax man
Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts who appeared as litigant-in-person in private dispute suffers High Court defeat
Alastair Pitblado and his fiancée suffer £150k planning row loss
Freshfields becomes first magic circle firm to launch apprenticeships
It could be set to offer training contracts in new Manchester office too
Lawyers vs Grayling: Supreme Court case concluded halfway through hearing in shocking legal first
Was the government’s policy so bad the court didn’t even wait until the end of the hearing to strike it down?
Simons, Muirhead & Burton partner admits he looks like a ‘f*cking nutter’ in ‘kufr’ YouTube video
Top employment lawyer opens up after footage of him speaking at extremist group rally in Trafalgar Square surfaced on the internet
Even Lord Neuberger thinks EU cases are boring
The hearings are “unexciting to the point of being soporifically leaden”
Morning round-up: Tuesday 19 April
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Linklaters’ latest partner promotion round features a notable lack of women
Global titan falls short of its gender diversity target
Criminal lawyers warn against chemsex death barrister’s pre-sentence media appearances
Is mitigation better advanced by counsel?
Legal Cheek readers’ ultimate nightmare law exam revealed
Can you guess what it is?
Is a 2:1 the new 2:2 for law students?
Miss out on Oxbridge and it's increasingly a first class degree or bust if you want to make it to the bar or the magic circle
Career ‘tragedy’ for junior barrister as he’s jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine
Rookie criminal lawyer sent to slammer for over three years
Morning round-up: Monday 18 April
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Disbarred: Constance Briscoe’s legal career is officially over
She had quite a ride
Baker & McKenzie and Pinsent Masons reveal contrasting trainee retention rates
Bakers keeps most as Pinsents says farewell to half