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Morning round-up: Wednesday 23 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Supreme Court says some of Lord Sumption’s comments ‘appear to have been misunderstood’
Highest court moves to quell Twitter storm
Jeremy Corbyn launches immediate review into Tory ‘assault’ on legal aid
Left-winger sends clear signal that he's a friend to lawyers
Olswang and Osborne Clarke hit by trainee exodus
Mid-tier pair bid adios to high proportion of new qualifiers
City firms’ horror at plan to let people with no law degree or LPC qualify as solicitors without doing a training contract
Wisdom of regulator's commitment to inclusivity questioned
Lawyers are furious about Lord Sumption’s claim that more women judges ‘could have appalling consequences for justice’
Trolling: Supreme Court Judge-style
Morning round-up: Tuesday 22 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Lawyers rush to claim that David Cameron’s alleged sex act with a pig was legal
Relax kids, putting your penis in a dead pig’s mouth breaks no law
Bristol Uni law grad goes public with training contract rejection pain
Story of Stephanie Charbine becomes headline news as glut of law students leaves nearly a third jobless
Cambridge is the best uni for law and Southampton Solent is the worst
New Sunday Times 'Good University Guide' mostly tells you what you already knew, although there are a few surprises
Cherie Blair backs radical plan for legal profession to buy junior barristers’ debt
Greece-style debt relief -- for rookie criminal barristers
Morning round-up: Monday 21 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
September picture caption competition
Escaping corporate law
Matrix Chambers rocked by death of pet fish who had own email address and Twitter account
Human rights set in mourning after Yusuf and Ken Junior sadly pass away
Magic circle considers new ‘Trailblazer’ apprenticeship that combines LLB with paralegal work
Is "earn-while-you-learn" set to become the new training contract?
Morning round-up: Friday 18 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
BPP in online lecture cartoon fail
Law school has a very unique way of depicting members of Britain’s police force
Henderson Chambers QC risks wrath of world’s media by describing female lawyer as ‘stunning’
Lawrence West QC does an Alexander Carter-Silk
Humblebrags give way to outright brags as latest Legal 500 hits shelves
Trying to be humble on social media is so last year
Trainee recruitment bonanza: Firms up TC numbers — led by White & Case with 33% rise
Other big name to boost graduate hiring is Ashurst with 12.5% increase; five mid-tier outfits also offering more training contracts
Morning round-up: Thursday 17 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories