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Morning round-up: Thursday 25 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Law Society says students should be paid at least national minimum wage for legal work experience
New best practice guidance states unpaid placements should last no longer than four weeks
10 things we learned about Michael Gove from his wife this morning
Don’t give him quiche
Could court proceedings be coming to your local boozer?
Lord Chief Justice appears to back radical move in wake of court closures
Research: Over 70% of top judges and barristers are privately educated or Oxbridge
Little progress on social mobility at Bar for quarter of a century
Renegade lawyers at Slaughters and CMS lead campaign to get UK out of EU
Lawyers for Britain rallies support for Brexit crusade
Morning round-up: Wednesday 24 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Comment is free — but it can be costly
As The Telegraph announces the suspension of online reader comments, a media lawyer explains the law below the line
Cash-strapped Oxford Brookes law student infected with Typhoid for £2,900
Wannabe barrister turns to medical trials for much needed financial boost
Students may have to fork out as much as £127k to chase barrister dream
Bar Council chair warns of escalating cost to enter profession
Criminal law firm Kaim Todner to close next month
And highly rated outfit seeks placement for its current trainee
Family lawyers feel the strain as number of care cases skyrocket
More and more care applications are being made, meaning more and more work for family lawyers
Morning round-up: Tuesday 23 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Will EU law even be a module on law degrees next year?
Heightened Brexit fears spark student uncertainty
Silk day: Boris takes Brexit break to celebrate wife’s QC appointment
Social media awash with full bottomed wigs and silver buckled shoes
Neuberger beats Hale in most-mentioned Supreme Court judge rankings
And Sumption comes third in analysis of newspaper articles citing top justices
Morning round-up: Monday 22 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Does The Sun’s links to ‘kufr’ lawyer’s firm make it ‘extremist’?
Being tainted by association has its limits
The tabloid newspaper reporting of the Supreme Court joint enterprise ruling is really, really bad
Misguided media riles lawyers
Lawyers with brilliant names you just couldn’t make up
From Cinderela and beyond
Social mobility initiative goes north as Bar Placement Week makes Liverpool debut
QCs of the future could come from under privileged families outside London, and the Bar Council wants to boost odds of finding them