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Morning round-up: Thursday 20 November
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Going mobile
Chelsy Davy waves good-bye to Allen & Overy — and the law?
Prince Harry’s former girlfriend has jacked in City legal practice amid suggestions that she probably found it just that little bit too boring
Barrister reaches pinnacle of career by bagging GQ ‘cool’ list slot
Doughty Street Chambers crime specialist Tunde Okewale adds gentlemen’s bible accolade to his 2014 “hottie barrister” position
Magic circle firm throws a ringer into charity cycling competition — and wins
Freshfields enters a fitness trainer into Tour de Law competition, who, funnily enough, manages to cycle faster than just about everyone else
Morning round-up: Wednesday 19 November
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Gargantuan joke
Solicitor’s dalliance with Ched Evans debate pulled from Internet
Twitter storm rages as Irish footballers’ association whips contentious article from its website
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Stats show firms and chambers target small pool of privately educated recruits
Fewer than 9% of law graduates went to private schools, but up to 40% of young lawyers at City legal practices and commercial sets were privately educated
Morning round-up: Tuesday 18 November
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Court canteen jokers battle for passing trade
Trainee solicitors branded ‘young fogeys’ in The Tab’s latest swipe at legal profession
Student website isn't keen on lawyers
Ex-poly offers City partner-level wedge to fill junior lawyer slot
Recruitment website typo gets hearts racing, but actual salary is far more like what you’d expect
Law has among the lowest proportion of privately educated students of any degree subject
9% of law degree students went to private schools -- compared to 29% of medics
Morning round-up: Monday 17 November
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How many divorce paper wedding dresses could you make from a £1 million divorce?
Trainee solicitor who tried to pull Chris Huhne-style scam to protect father loses appeal
Law career hopes of solicitor-to-be dashed
Number of privately educated lawyers at Linklaters suddenly halves as it becomes government ‘social mobility champion’
Magic circle firm gets into a tangle with statistics
Why are barristers such awful dressers?
On reflection, the real story of the Bar Council conference was the smart casual on display
Morning round-up: Friday 14 November
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts