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Morning round-up: Thursday 27 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
That Baroness Hale is a social media pop babe!
Are Supreme Court judges the new reality celebs?
A&O and Links reveal disappointing junior lawyer autumn retention figures
Several newly-qualified lawyers wave good-bye to magic circle player, despite one having showered juniors with cash only a few weeks ago
City law pay bonanza — three firms boost junior wedge by as much as 9%
Exclusive: Chunky NQ pay rises at Travers Smith, Mayer Brown and Dentons
White & Case defects from University of Law to BPP
New Yorkers' London office cuts GDL and LPC deal with ULaw's arch-rival
Morning round-up: Wednesday 26 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Law graduate flogs degree online in bid to clear university debts
Enterprising American attempts to cash in by flogging degree
Irwin Mitchell bucks trend by boosting trainee intake
Alternative business structure law firm ramps up recruitment by 37.5% while City players cut numbers
Kaplan Law School to close
Third largest player in England and Wales legal education market takes a nosedive after eight years in business
Professional bodies over-taxing solicitors to tune of £2.4 million, says top regulator
Practising fee remains steady despite tumbling Solicitor Regulation Authority costs, as Law Society wants a bigger slice of pie
Morning round-up: Tuesday 25 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Porn star flashes breasts at judge during video-link hearing
Criminal court judge left stunned as erotic actress-turned-escort enters her assets into evidence during court session
Law Society drops Lord Harley redaction clanger
Technology confounds solicitor profession chiefs as confidential elements of Blacker case are easily accessed
Solicitors Regulation Authority says sorry to Lord Harley for ‘causing distress’
"Harry Potter" lawyer receives written apology over lost file fiasco, but independent complaints body clears regulator of discrimination
Campaigners bid to block development plans that would ‘devastate’ Inner Temple library
Online petition launched, but so far signatures are sparse
Morning round-up: Monday 24 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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The best from below the line
BLP retains 71% of its trainees while Clifford Chance keeps 96%
Contrasting retention fortunes between mid-tier and aristocrats
Meek surrender or clever tactic? No one quite knows as lawyers suspend 52 day legal aid strike
Court boycott called off as "gesture of goodwill"
The Judge Rules: Accelerated courses — students need to beware
How much sympathy should we feel for the seven students whose firms dropped training contract offers after they failed BPP’s speedy-LPC?
Solicitor struck off after fiddling train fares to pay LPC debts
Tribunal accepted young lawyer was under huge post-education financial pressure -- but fraud is fraud