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Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
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Lights, camera, courtroom! Sentencing in high-profile criminal cases to be televised for first time
But bar chiefs warn against legal proceedings becoming a ‘spectator sport’
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Careers
From India’s biggest law school to Kirkland & Ellis private equity partner in London
Aprajita Dhundia shares her career story
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Mental health charity LawCare teams up with Sheffield and Open University academics to launch wellbeing course
Free for law students and lawyers
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Tribunal praises trainee solicitor who ‘picked up pieces’ after boss abandoned firm to go ‘travelling’
Rookie left to face ‘angry clients’
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Law, accountancy and teaching among most challenging professions to break into without a degree
New research on UCAS deadline day
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Garden Court barrister to sue police after being arrested on uni picket line
Franck Magennis accuses cops of an ‘outrageous breach of civil liberties’
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Careers
From trainee to City law firm partner in ten years
Travers Smith’s Stephanie Lee reflects on her path to partnership and the high-stakes litigation that she’s worked on along the way
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SRA issues alert after fraudsters impersonate City law firm partners in phishing scam
Hogan Lovells duo falsely named in emails
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Slaughter and May scraps work ski trips following allegation of sexual harassment
Decision comes as part of wider review into firm social events
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Lord Reed sworn in as new Supreme Court president
Ex-shipping lawyer Lord Hamblen also joins top bench as Lady Hale officially steps down
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Let students lawyer-up for all university complaint hearings, urges barrister
Daniel Sokol says that many unis ban legal reps from attending
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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Alan Blacker slapped with nine-month suspended jail sentence for benefit fraud
Filmed driving miniature locomotives, despite claiming he needed round-the-clock care
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Slaughter and May bumps associate pay by up to 8%
Rises follow last summer’s improved six-figure packages for NQs
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Barclays cuts ties with new online game that sees users play role of overworked lawyer
Creators claim it’s a ‘light-hearted’ look at hours problem
