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Humans star Gemma Chan reveals that she nearly joined Slaughter and May

Oxford law graduate did vac scheme at magic circle firm

Oct 29 2015 11:27am

The top 15 law fair freebies of 2015

The stash creating the biggest stir on campus

Oct 29 2015 9:51am

Morning-round: Thursday 29 October

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Oct 29 2015 7:57am

Halloween is coming: Witch takes ‘world’s best-known warlock’ to court over harassment claims

Witches versus warlocks -- but who will triumph in court?

Oct 28 2015 3:05pm

Mysterious barrister lifts lid on cocaine-fuelled life at the bar

Courts are apparently full of coke-head lawyers ogling jury members

Oct 28 2015 11:47am

New Legally Blonde film could feature Elle Woods as a Supreme Court judge

Reese Witherspoon has serious ambitions for her character

Oct 28 2015 10:41am

Supreme Court hears joint enterprise case that could shake up criminal law syllabuses

Key legal principle could be overhauled -- and the whole process is being charted live via video and social media

Oct 28 2015 9:53am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 28 October

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Oct 28 2015 7:50am

Smart-dressing Royal Holloway law student slams ‘tracksuit slob’ classmates for judging her

Fresher goes public with pain at "passive-aggressive" remarks from casually-dressed peers

Oct 27 2015 9:29pm

Author of criminal law bible profiled in Mail Online as relationship guru

Jonathan Herring -- of ‘Criminal Law: Texts, Cases and Materials’ fame -- has diversified

Oct 27 2015 2:25pm

Junior corporate solicitor quits law to become boxing promoter

Former CMS Cameron McKenna legacy firm man, 29, to use legal skills to emulate Don King

Oct 27 2015 12:34pm

Most Lists 2016: There are lots of junior women solicitors, but everywhere else in legal profession is dominated by men

Being a partner, a QC or even a rookie barrister is largely a man's game

Oct 27 2015 9:10am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 27 October

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Oct 27 2015 7:44am

Charlotte Proudman blames uni drinking societies for lack of women lawyers

High profile junior barrister says boozey bonding blocks female influence -- but figures suggest other causes may be to blame

Oct 26 2015 3:49pm

Why lawyers are so angry about the quiet change to the Ministerial Code

Government's continued disdain for the law raises temperature of human rights debate

Oct 26 2015 2:03pm

Junior barrister becomes global hero after hopping off bike to challenge China supporters on human rights

Facebook goes wild for impromptu speech delivered by Ely Place rookie en route to work

Oct 26 2015 9:38am

Furnival Chambers barrister revealed as ‘crazy man who shouts at kids’ in viral YouTube video

Embarrassment as crime specialist recorded on camera phone

Oct 26 2015 8:53am

Morning round-up: Monday 26 October

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Oct 26 2015 8:08am

Freshfields is doubling its office space in Manchester

Magic circle giant gets serious about northshoring trainee-level work

Oct 23 2015 12:04pm