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Fast-expanding White & Case loses retention crown as trainee retention drops to 87%

US firm's London office fails to replicate perfect 2015 results

Jan 28 2016 11:56am

We spoke to a top barrister about the effect of spiralling court fees on frontline legal practice

Hardwicke's Jasmine Murphy tells Katie King about behind-the-scenes attempts to keep the cases flowing

Jan 28 2016 9:52am

Research: Law students are sociable but selfish

Arts students are moody bastards

Jan 28 2016 9:03am

Morning round-up: Thursday 28 January

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jan 28 2016 8:21am

Stock market listed law firm whose share price has tanked by 90% cuts jobs but not training contracts

Slater & Gordon's future lawyers unaffected by redundancies

Jan 27 2016 12:46pm

12 delightful photos of cats behaving like lawyers

People love dressing up their cats as lawyers -- it’s just a thing

Jan 27 2016 9:19am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 27 January

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jan 27 2016 8:09am

Cambridge law graduate aged 102 bags masters 85 years later

Former City lawyer glad to finally "complete CV"

Jan 26 2016 3:42pm

Court fees row reveals huge rift between government and judiciary

It’s the worst it’s ever been

Jan 26 2016 1:03pm

ULaw strikes Fieldfisher training deal as Kaplan exodus continues

It was the fancy City of London premises that apparently won it

Jan 26 2016 11:57am

Actors’ fury as mystery London QC pays £10,500 to appear as Broadway extra

"How would he feel if I offered him money to turn up as his clerk in a key trial?"

Jan 26 2016 9:52am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 26 January

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jan 26 2016 8:07am

Amal Clooney’s human rights campaign trail snuffed by paps who just wanted to see what she was wearing

Could Amal follow in the footsteps of Cherie Blair and quit chambers?

Jan 25 2016 4:28pm

Prisoners achieve better grades than Durham students on pioneering law course

Students at university favoured by top City law firms outperformed by incarcerated course mates

Jan 25 2016 11:58am

Stop chasing the pot of gold: there’s no future for wannabe criminal lawyers

You’ll earn more money working down the pub

Jan 25 2016 11:24am

New solicitor super-exam could be rolled into undergraduate law degrees to save students £15k

Proposed replacement for the LPC to be incorporated into LLB

Jan 25 2016 9:12am

Morning round-up: Monday 25 January

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jan 25 2016 7:53am

Happy birthday Lord Denning!

Law student favourite would be 117 today

Jan 23 2016 9:29am