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18 City law firms launch diversity work experience scheme to prove they don’t just want posh students

State school-educated and other "disadvantaged" undergrads wanted

Dec 7 2015 12:04pm

‘X-Factorish bollocks’: Bar Council slammed for endorsing junior barrister’s ‘Never give up!’ blog

UCL legal academic and top QC lead criticism of regulator for sharing touching story

Dec 7 2015 10:13am

Law firm with Netflix-inspired unlimited holiday allowance sees productivity increase

Most certainly not a way to guilt solicitors into taking less time off

Dec 7 2015 9:54am

Morning round-up: Monday 7 December

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Dec 7 2015 7:57am

Legal aid firm in London’s hipster hub puts City giants in shade to bag pro bono prize

Dalston pro bono clinic advised nearly 500 clients this year

Dec 4 2015 2:43pm

Weil Gotshal joins ‘100 Club’ with Christmas pay boost for junior lawyers

Exclusive: Newly qualified salaries at US giant hit the £100,000 mark

Dec 4 2015 11:32am

Two more City firms adopt Lord Neuberger-backed contextual graduate recruitment method

Withers and RPC the latest City firms to take into account economic background and personal circumstances of wannabe lawyers

Dec 4 2015 11:01am

Research: 74% of lawyers will push workplace boundaries at Christmas party

Snogging, sex and heavy boozing -- it's festive season for law firms

Dec 4 2015 9:22am

Morning round-up: Friday 4 December

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Dec 4 2015 8:14am

Law student charged with hacking into uni computer system to boost his marks

Aussie wannabe lawyer's alleged desperation for top grades could scupper career

Dec 3 2015 3:30pm

Gove scraps Grayling’s Criminal Courts Charge

Lord Chancellor's move gets thumbs-up from lawyers

Dec 3 2015 12:33pm

Judge Rinder speaks out against swingeing legal aid cuts

A lawyer that doesn’t like Grayling? Who'd have thought it?

Dec 3 2015 11:31am

Top Linklaters’ lawyer takes home £3.2 million a year — 76 times as much as trainee

Top earner at magic circle outfit sees 33% pay boost

Dec 3 2015 9:33am

Morning round-up: Thursday 3 December

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Dec 3 2015 8:09am

Barrister fined £60 for using dead mother’s disabled blue badge to park outside court

Fraud specialist described it as a “moment of aberration”

Dec 2 2015 4:33pm

Supreme Court takes down Marks & Spencer in a momentous case set to impact LLB-ers

Sorry law students -- even more land law to learn

Dec 2 2015 2:39pm

Clyde & Co plans radical overhaul of diversity programme

City firm wants to shake off 'old boys club' reputation but Charlotte Proudman isn't convinced

Dec 2 2015 12:42pm

Judge allows pet cat to ’emotionally’ support defendant at court

Defendant's feline friend observed court proceedings from a shopping trolley

Dec 2 2015 11:29am

Much-maligned Bar Course Aptitude Test put on hold while regulator conducts review

The 2016 BCAT won't open til March at the earliest

Dec 2 2015 9:11am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 2 December

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Dec 2 2015 7:56am

REVEALED: The BPTC providers with the highest chance of pupillage

Northumbria is the worst; BPP London is the best -- but overall rate is poor

Dec 1 2015 1:55pm