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The Freshfields ‘£1,000 an hour’ partner: row breaks out over how much top firm charges

Barrister MP reckons magic circle giant demands up to a grand for 60 minutes of its time

Nov 20 2015 1:47pm

Durham law student YouTube star set to forsake Zoella-style fame for the magic circle

Second year is a global social media hit -- but wants to be a City solicitor

Nov 20 2015 10:37am

Barrister receives police caution after fight at Middle Temple student qualifying session

Brawl marks the arrival of Christmas party season

Nov 20 2015 9:26am

Morning round-up: Friday 20 November

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Nov 20 2015 7:55am

The mood shifts from targets to quotas

Well-meaning pronouncements on gender diversity are so 2010

Nov 19 2015 9:45am

Morning round-up: Thursday 19 November

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Nov 19 2015 8:13am

Skadden lawyer accused of racism over Paris attacks article

Associate authored piece titled “It’s okay if you care more about the Paris attacks than the Beirut bombings”

Nov 18 2015 5:13pm

White & Case ups trainee intake again as it reveals plan to challenge magic circle

Only ten firms in UK now offering more TCs than London office of US giant

Nov 18 2015 2:03pm

ULaw launches new aptitude test BPTC in Leeds

Law school goes head-to-head with rival BPP in Yorkshire

Nov 18 2015 11:32am

Is Gladbury actually High Wycombe? BPP to reveal identity of fictional law seminar town that has acquired cult following

Mystique around imaginary town that has inspired tribute parties to be shattered

Nov 18 2015 9:47am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 18 November

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Nov 18 2015 8:22am

Civil litigation-themed Lego is a thing

Hopefully there’s no trademark infringement on the all new 'Lawgo'

Nov 17 2015 4:37pm

Dogs’ legal action against top law firm and bank struck out

Goldie and Diamond blocked from suing Shoosmiths and HSBC by judge

Nov 17 2015 1:36pm

Scrap law degrees, urges top QC

Courtenay Griffiths wants legal education to be postgraduate only

Nov 17 2015 10:52am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 17 November

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Nov 17 2015 8:18am

‘I’m a silk and you’re not!’ — lawyers’ incredibly childish clash caught on camera

You could get away with this sort of thing in small jurisdictions -- before YouTube

Nov 16 2015 5:13pm

Legal aid lawyers are running rings around plodding civil servants in latest cuts battle

By hiring people with no legal expertise to put its new post-cuts framework in place, the Ministry of Justice has left itself exposed

Nov 16 2015 1:45pm