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BPTC newbies embark on first test: collecting their books
Wheelie-suitcase wielding bar students descend on law schools -- but how will the 2015-16 band of wannabe barristers use their textbooks?
Human rights barrister slams Daily Mail journos who targeted lawyers’ Facebook profiles
"Is this what you dreamed of in journalism school?' demands 1 Crown Office Row junior as Proudman/Carter-Silk madness peaks
Magic circle lawyers trained in pro bono housing law — as busiest London housing court faces closure
More mixed-up thinking from Lord Chancellor Gove
The Judge Rules: Charlotte Proudman should never have let herself become the story
A cannier operator would have exposed 'sexist' message while keeping her identity hidden
Morning round-up: Friday 11 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Justice minister in the clear following ‘unpaid’ £13.50 expenses error
"Absolutely furious" Caroline Dinenage MP hits back
Lord Justice Vos says firms and chambers bosses are ‘discriminatory’ towards students who aren’t like them
Selection procedures for training contracts and pupillages favour the privileged, says top judge
Lawyer issues unborn daughter with notice to quit wife’s tummy
Overdue daughter is born three hours after legal papers are issued
Morning round-up: Thursday 10 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Boss of top legal aid firm vows to never instruct LinkedIn message barrister Charlotte Proudman again
"It's not for exposing sexism ... it's for publishing private stuff," says Tuckers senior partner Franklin Sinclair
Kaplan exodus: Mayer Brown and Holman Fenwick leave for BPP as Penningtons chooses ULaw
Trio pick other law schools ahead of Kaplan's closure, but other firms commit to stay until end of 2015-16 academic year
BPP dean embraces thug life
Straight outta law school
University of Law enters Scottish market with CMS Cameron McKenna future trainee tie-up
English-style vocational course to be launched north of the border
An 18 year old kid has qualified as a solicitor
Child prodigy Aussie is a month older than BPTC graduate Gabrielle Turnquest when she was called to the bar in 2013
Millennial lawyers are getting sick of their jobs even faster than previous generations
32% of UK lawyer job seekers are applying for non-legal roles -- up from 24% in 2007, finds study
Morning round-up: Wednesday 9 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
2,000 law students urge judges to get to the point
Dispatches from legal Facebook-land
Three City firms reveal solid if not spectacular retention rates as one trainee quits law to work with lions
Norton Rose Fulbright, Bird & Bird and Eversheds announce how many of their young are staying
Feminist barrister tweets screenshot of senior male solicitor’s ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message
Well, this is embarrassing
Amal Clooney’s life Vs Other junior barristers’ lives
Doughty Street rookie greeted by adoring crowds and ceremonial drummers in Maldives as peers return to Southwark Crown Court chaos after August break
The former MP, witchcraft and a big fat lawyer bust-up
An anti-child abuse crusader and a top criminal law barrister go hammer and tongs over definition of a witch hunt