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A lesson in commercial awareness from someone who never used to understand it
It’s not as hard as you think
Legal Cheek’s Leading Top Quiz of the Year
It has been one hell of a year, but how much of it do you remember?
Solicitor-advocate uses client’s Christmas jumper as advocacy tactic
"You can't send anyone to prison wearing that"
Morning round-up: Christmas Eve
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Amalarella: A legal profession Christmas pantomime
Amal Clooney joins Lady Hale, Charlotte Proudman, Lord Harley, Judge Rinder and other top lawyers in Katie King's festive marvel
Christmas carol gets the lawyer treatment — and it’s soul-destroying
If the Grinch got hold of a hymn, this is what it would look like
Morning round-up: Wednesday 23 December
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
KPMG legal team reveals it’s offering training contracts amid soaring growth
Big Four giant is tight-lipped on details
Lord Harley ‘takes legal action’ against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for refusing to hear his case in the North
Another twist in long-running saga of controversial solicitor-advocate
Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course
Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet
Morning round-up: Tuesday 22 December
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Top lawyers’ horror at prospect of putting a dead man on trial
Lord Janner "trial of facts" would be a modern legal first
Huge row breaks out over whether Oxford law student who wants Cecil Rhodes statue removed should have taken Rhodes scholarship cash
Bust-up provides light relief from the BCL
ULaw students hit by legal database fail
As if Christmas exams weren’t stressful enough
It’s all over for the pupillage-less BPTC graduates who started their own chambers
Farewell, "Boutique Barristers"
Morning round-up: Monday 21 December
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Chelsea employ clever legal tactics in Eva Carneiro constructive dismissal case
Club's failure to file defence is a shrewd move
Crime doesn’t pay: Students who opt for bar glamour careers will always earn way less than kids who choose safe corporate route
Thinking of a career at the criminal bar? You could be over £40,000 better off working in Aldi
Someone has created a spoof LinkedIn account for the ‘UK’s top barrister’
It is even less humble than Michael Wolkind QC's actual website
Law student-led Oxford University a cappella group goes viral with classic Xmas cover
Unbelievably high-achieving wannabe solicitor racks up another top extra-curricular achievement for his CV
Morning round-up: Friday 18 December
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories