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Legal pic of the day

More lawyers should have branded motorbikes

Feb 9 2015 7:36pm

Full letter: Lawyer for ‘Left Shark’ replica designer responds to Katy Perry’s cease & desist threat

What could pop star "possibly stand to gain from declaring war on an Internet meme"?

Feb 9 2015 5:53pm

Video: ghost poleaxes woman in law firm reception

Take care the next time you're waiting for a lift at any law firm in the Chilean capital of Santiago

Feb 9 2015 3:40pm

Freshfields to open Manchester office for ‘repetitive legal work’

Second member of the magic circle to try "northshoring", with junior lawyer positions likely to be up for grabs

Feb 9 2015 2:57pm

Barrister’s ‘gagging for it’ blog about rape goes viral for all the wrong reasons

Weekend newspapers tear into veteran criminal brief, who stands by shocking blog post

Feb 9 2015 9:09am

Morning round-up: Monday 9 February

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Feb 9 2015 8:15am

Katy Perry’s lawyers send cease & desist letter to ‘Left Shark’ replica designer

Global mega star wheels out international law firm to clamp down on internet knock-off Super Bowl sharks

Feb 7 2015 11:26am

Nazi bomb hoax barrister handed 12-month jail sentence

Michael Shrimpton’s professional fate in the hands of bar regulator as prison term comes in wake of child pornography conviction

Feb 6 2015 5:18pm

Legal pic of the day

'English Law Day' in Seoul fails to wow Koreans

Feb 6 2015 3:26pm

Lib-Dem justice minister bombarded with flack for pompous Magna Carta tweet

Social justice campaigners draw Simon Hughes’s attention to the fact that his government is devastating legal aid budget

Feb 6 2015 2:05pm

City firm coaxes all staff to embrace pro bono ethic by asking for 25 hours a year

Transatlantic giant Hogan Lovells launches bid to spread charitable works across all levels of its business -- including trainees, and presumably dinner ladies too

Feb 6 2015 12:10pm

The Amal Effect: More wannabe human rights lawyers, but where are the jobs?

Soaring applications for human rights courses may not be good news

Feb 6 2015 9:04am

Morning round-up: Friday 6 February

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Feb 6 2015 7:53am

Legal pic of the day

A photo of a couple dividing their Beanie Baby collection in court is the top trending story on Imgur today

Feb 5 2015 4:14pm

The Mr Darcy of the bar is reported to have hooked up with a Hollywood star

Could Matrix Chambers' Ben Emmerson QC be the new Amal?

Feb 5 2015 11:27am

Morning round-up: Thursday 5 February

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Feb 5 2015 8:26am

Legal pic of the day

"Being a lawyer is like being strong"

Feb 4 2015 7:34pm

Research: lawyers most sought after profession for affairs because they’re good liars and pay attention to detail

Solicitors and barristers in hot demand on infidelity dating websites

Feb 4 2015 5:46pm