News
Pride 2015: Profession pays tribute to ‘Legal Heroes’ who’ve championed LGBT rights
Lawyers contribute to carnival atmosphere at London Pride march buoyed by US Supreme Court backing of gay marriage
Morning round-up: Monday 29 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
How ex-Linklaters solicitor Julia Salasky created a start-up to crowdfund justice
Is this the future in a world where legal aid is almost non-existent for challenging fundamental human rights issues?
The Judge Rules: get off mini-pupillage cake-girl’s back
Critics can’t go soft on work experience QC while slagging off mini-pupil for angling for her own edge
Law grad loses breach of contract case alleging Glasgow Caledonian Uni tuition not up to scratch
Former LLB student -- who refused to pay fees after claiming law lecturer was a "joker" -- sees overly ambitious case thrown out
‘Hunt the partner’: Top London media firm makes trainees play Hide and Seek with ‘disguised’ senior lawyers
News of Clintons' bizarre Covent Garden game leaks on Instagram
Morning round-up: Friday 26 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
7 cool pieces of art from the Magna Carta exhibition at Gray’s Inn
Rebecca Hossack's exhibition has a sense of humour
Not Guilty: City University law student cleared of hit man murder of ex-boyfriend
Second year law student walks free from the Old Bailey after jury finds she was not complicit in murdering an ex that had threatened her with revenge porn
German bar association puts hands up to online hoax that went viral
Lawyers in The Fatherland confound stereotypes by producing a vaguely funny video about the perils of not seeking legal advice when divorcing
Leveson slams technophobe judges – and calls for credit card justice
Queen’s Bench Division guvnor calls on colleagues to give up on paper -- especially in complex fraud trials
Liverpool lawyers defy bar chiefs to launch criminal courts strike
Local barristers are refusing to take new instructions from beginning of July in fight against legal aid cuts
Morning round-up: Thursday 25 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Criminal law juniors take another knock as Supreme Court green-lights QASA
Controversial advocacy assessment regime loses final judicial review hurdle today
Top white-collar crime QC entangled in online intern swap embarrassment
Lawyers are flocking to recently launched site in a bid to bag little Hugo and Henrietta pre-gap yah work experience. But is this just hi-tech nepotism?
A dozen law-related tunes to beat the training contract application blues
The Judge trawls through his -- and his mates’ -- old vinyl collections in search of a soundtrack to ease the stress
Morning round-up: Wednesday 24 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Large arse spotted at global law firm, shock
Fears abounded that this “Playboy” image could have caused Clifford Chance’s diversity supremo to lose some sleep
Weil keeps pace with US rivals, offering jobs to all nine qualifying lawyers
Weil Gotshal & Manges announced today it will keep 100% of its spring and autumn 2015 NQs
Smooth-talking Gove charms lawyers over legal aid reforms and rule of law
Social media commentators almost fall in love with new Justice Secretary, primarily because he’s not Chris Grayling
Mini-pupil raises the bar with chocolatey chambers thank-you
Aspiring barrister delivers a chocolate and fruit-covered note in top culinary arse-licking gesture