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Law student summers: expectations vs reality
The time has come to pause and reflect on the past few months
Bar students are getting even worse at ethics, official report shows
If four-year trend continues, more than half of those on the BPTC are likely to fail ethics module at first go next year
Morning round-up: Tuesday 18 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Law comes to the Edinburgh Fringe
It’s not just arty luvvies galore in the Scottish capital at this time of year…
Tribunal slaps young solicitor, 30, for faking orthopaedic expert reports
Junior is hit with an indefinite suspension and a £10,000 costs order into the bargain
Oxford University law student jailed for punching woman in nightclub
A 20 year-old Oxford law student gets nine-months' porridge after conviction for “sustained assault” on a young woman that left her with a broken nose
Freshfields posts 83% newly qualified lawyer retention rate
Anglo-German magic circle giant makes 43 offers -- and is snubbed by three new lawyers
Morning round-up: Monday 17 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Comments of the week
The best from below the line
The Judge Rules: Anything less than a 100% qualifying lawyer retention is a law firm fail
Training contracts provide large global practices with a recruitment safety net -- but that’s not good for their businesses
Sullivan & Cromwell shoots to top of UK pay league with record £101,500 newly-qualified solicitor salary
Exclusive: London office of New York firm is now highest paying in City
The 6 most ridiculous legal stories of the silly season so far
The best law-related summer frippery
Morning round-up: Friday 14 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Homeless student bags straight A*s and secures place at Cambridge to study law
Jacob Lewis was left sofa-surfing after a family fall-out -- now he's bagged a place at Cambridge University to study law
You can have rubbish A-levels and still succeed in legal profession
Legal Cheek Twitter hash tag generates rush of proud responses from those who pissed about at school but still became lawyers
17 barristers at one chambers probed over claims of poor behaviour towards pupils
Bar Standards Board refuses to provide details, but says single case has distorted internal conduct figures
Law student newbies shed public tears of joy on A-level day
Social media was awash this morning with emotional teens celebrating their upgraded status
University of Law’s new boss is a closet punk rocker
Chief executive by day, pogoing headbanger by night
Morning round-up: Thursday 13 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Superhero update: The Caped Crusader has become a Texas lawyer
Corpus Christi-based personal injury specialist is the real deal -- just check the surname
What’s on Slaughter and May’s jukebox?
Elite magic-circle law firm Slaughter and May has a jukebox in its office