Category: News
Sheffield law lecturer claims victory in ‘Come Dine With Me’ couples edition
Suave lawyer destroys competition
Ex-Skadden trainee appointed parliamentary private secretary to Michael Gove
Hopefully Robert Jenrick MP will be able to remember the public law module from his GDL
Former Allen & Overy solicitor Chelsy Davy joins ‘hedonistic vibes’ DJ collective
Prince Harry's ex makes next move after quitting magic circle
Training contract hunters could buy 95p Gateley shares as a way to stand out after firm reveals June listing date
What better way to show commercial awareness?
Ashurst latest firm to boost trainee and junior lawyer pay
Gap emerging as "silver circle" firm's pay rises fall short of top 10 rivals
Shearman & Sterling blitzes magic circle with trainee and NQ pay rises
London office of US firm asserts pay supremacy
Southampton Uni law student drafts piss-taking health and safety instructions for microwave
Procrastination at its very best
McKenzie friend gives budding advocates a lesson in how not to behave in court
Don’t call the other side a “lying slag” and/or “bitch” and don’t physically “face up” to barristers in court
Oxbridge takes top honours in latest law faculty league table
London’s Queen Mary trails a distant third in newspaper list, while a barrel-load of Russell Group big names disappoints
Direct access in spotlight after barrister is slapped with 11 misconduct findings
Immigration specialist vows to appeal ruling, which came after he had been named and shamed by ombudsman at the end of last year
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Defendant tells judge that Solomon the cuddly owl will defend him
Pensioner frustrated by crumbling US public defender service turns to a piece taxidermy for legal advice; lessons for UK legal aid?
Two City firms launch sci-fi recruitment tool in bid to boost diversity
Hogan Lovells and Baker & McKenzie rush to front line of technology-assisted scheme to make City legal practice more representative of wider society
Linklaters takes trainee pay honours for English firms — just days after Hogan Lovells shot to top spot
Magic circle firm also boosts cash for qualifying solicitors but this time falls short of transatlantic rivals and Slaughter and May
Law school exams are ‘literally worse than having my wisdom teeth extracted’
Many feel the pain, but one student’s angst over endless hours of revision and rewrites has ended up on the internet
Doughty Street barrister a pawn in Clooney prank on Pitt
Hollywood mega-star seems to think his human rights missus is a criminal law specialist, who will spring him from jail when he snaps his fingers
Vast majority of crime barristers back picket lines to oppose legal aid reforms
First challenge for newbie Justice Secretary Gove could be to dodge his way through striking lawyers looking to block “dual provider scheme”
Was Osama bin Laden doing law revision when raided by special forces?
US spooks reveal the al-Qaeda supremo was leafing through LSE-educated solicitor’s book in the hours before he met his end
Edward Snowden journo’s latest scoop is about GCHQ’s misuse of a gavel
The moment the campaign against inappropriate gavels hit the big league
London trainee faces career ruin after faking law degree and LPC certificates
Regulator releases details today of finding against 29-year-old former London South Bank University student
Hogan Lovells boosts trainee and NQ wedge to join Slaughters at top of English pay table
Anglo-US firm waves two fingers at UK deflation as it pumps up newly-qualified salaries by 7.5%