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Lawyers round on license-stripped Uber’s ‘dishonourable history’ as stricken company calls on Hogan Lovells to fight appeal
One says defending Uber is as out of fashion as defending Brexit, others think TfL’s decision is ‘Stalinist’
Fake Squire Patton Boggs website given court approval in bizarre decision
A training contract at squirepattonboggs.net may differ somewhat to scheme at squirepattonboggs.com
Commissioner ‘confident’ Labour-backed legal aid report, launched 100 days after Grenfell fire, will make it to the statute books
£400 million plan could revolutionise justice system
Jones Day junior lawyer runs marathon in a three-piece suit
Tells Legal Cheek he woke up at 5am every day to fit in morning run
Chemsex junior barrister opens up about boyfriend’s death and his suspension from legal profession
Henry Hendron admits he turned to drugs to escape the pressure of his legal career
Cardiff in law school first as it unveils live lion mascot
It’s the pride of the Russell Group university
9am lectures should be scrapped
Research says students work better if they start later, but will law schools listen?
Top QC renews attack on EU judges, days after husband BoJo’s controversial Brexit piece
Marina Wheeler may upset colleagues at One Crown Office Row
Norton Rose Fulbright becomes latest firm to unveil retention rate in the 60s
Firm keeps 16 of its 26 NQs, with two more on fixed term contracts
The big 5-0: Two Bristol firms reach unprecedented NQ pay milestone
Osborne Clarke and Simmons & Simmons lead West Country pay war, but will other outfits follow suit?
Lord Mance defies predictions to be named Supreme Court deputy president
Succeeds law student favourite Lady Hale
Over £1 million awarded to ex-KWM employees
Employment tribunal success
Netflix’s cease and desist letter goes viral — spot the TV references
Legal letter littered with Stranger Things nods
DWF keeps 66% of its autumn NQs
As Cleary Gottlieb posts perfect 100% result
Solicitor who ‘cracked under the strain’ of work and tried to kill his wife has NOT been banned from profession
‘Realistic prospect’ attempted murderer could ‘return to practice eventually’
First year law student dead after alleged law society initiation
Aspiring lawyer found lifeless in Philippines with bruising and candle wax drips on his body — and fellow law student is a ‘person of interest’
Squire Patton Boggs boosts London junior lawyer salaries by 10%
Exclusive: As it records disappointing autumn retention result
‘Don’t give up on a career in legal aid’ lawyers urge students, as government reveals firms doing publicly funded work has fallen by 20%
Cautious optimism the tide will turn
Hogan Lovells to cut 90 London support staff as roles move to Birmingham and Johannesburg
In the same month Pinsent Masons revealed up to 100 PA jobs could go
Retention latest: HFW and Charles Russell Speechlys reveal September scores
Results of 80% and 71%
Ex-UEA criminal law lecturer who fled court during indecent images trial given three-and-half-years in prison
But he remains ‘a free man’
CMS has announced its long-awaited retention rate, keeps 43 NQs
66% for newly-merged firm
Judicial watchdog received over 400 complaints about judges making ‘inappropriate remarks’ last year
One judge called a defendant a ‘c**t’
DLA Piper keeps 75 NQs as Addleshaw Goddard retains 38 rookies
From sizeable cohorts come solid results
‘I am mid-sentence’: Brexit case barristers clash in House of Lords debate
Lords Pannick and Keen did not see eye to eye
The Secret Barrister just destroyed the courts service for calling its users ‘customers’
This language is a virus, says anonymous advocate
Clyde & Co and Berwin Leighton Paisner reveal trainee retention peformances
79% and 67% scores
Number of lawyers in Justice Committee drops by almost a third as new members revealed
Now there’s only one solicitor
Robot lawyer offering legal assistance to Equifax hack victims is UK bound
London-born student sets sights on credit report giant
Research: Lawyers take just 36 minutes for their lunch
And close to half rarely leave the office
Simmons & Simmons reveals 78% NQ retention result
As international outfit Covington & Burling posts 83% score
City law thriving as regional firms struggle, report reveals
92% of Square Mile outfits grew last year, with lawyer numbers up 7.5%
Labour law lead could back illegal strike
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon won’t say whether he backs unlawful action
Manchester Law School scholarship to boost number of black males entering legal profession
Students will receive £3,000 for each year of their undergraduate degrees
Pinsent Masons opens redundancy consultation that could see up to 100 PA jobs go
Firm cites investment in legal tech as one of the reasons behind the review
Judge complains after being handed bundle containing 2,000 pages of ‘largely irrelevant material’
Size really does matter, according to Mr Justice Holgate
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‘It wasn’t an easy decision’: Student quit law degree to become porn star over concerns about money and graduate job prospects
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Fake Squire Patton Boggs website given court approval in bizarre decision
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Lawyers round on license-stripped Uber’s ‘dishonourable history’ as stricken company calls on Hogan Lovells to fight appeal
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Morning round-up: Monday 25 September
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Chemsex junior barrister opens up about boyfriend’s death and his suspension from legal profession
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