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The Secret Barrister accuses Boris Johnson of copying blog about sentencing of London Bridge attacker
‘This is weapons grade shithousery’, anonymous author complains
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Tributes pour in for Manchester Uni law grad killed in London terror attack
‘A champion for underdogs everywhere’
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BARBRI ramps up SQE preparations with acquisition of legal training provider Kaplan Altior
Solicitor super-exam ambitions underlined
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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Are other legal practice areas ‘less prestigious’ than commercial law?
A high profile QC is accused of thinking so, but many lawyers disagree
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Speakers announced for ‘How to make it as a barrister’ next week
Pupils, juniors, QCs and practice managers from leading sets to advise students how they can get to the bar
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Careers
From Leeds University law grad to Linklaters fintech partner
Mark Drury survived the financial crisis and then surfed the tech wave
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Revealed: Law firms’ average arrive and leave the office times 2019-20
Who’s totting-up 12 hour workdays and who’s home in time for Tipping Point?
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Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
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Legal sector’s ‘perfect storm’ moment could blow in new way of training lawyers
NewLaw needs new thinking on legal education, argues Nigel Savage
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Careers
The key qualities every clinical negligence lawyer must possess
Irwin Mitchell partner Emma Rush discusses communication skills and client empathy
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Former Freshfields partner arrested in tax probe
A week after quitting magic circle firm
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This is what happens when a lawyer loses his daughter’s hamster
‘This is the most stressful day in my life since I took the bar exam’
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Ex-Appeal judge reveals she was once rejected by chambers over fear male barristers would ‘make passes’ at her
Tenants’ wives wouldn’t like it, Dame Elizabeth Gloster told
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Careers
‘We’re not just paying lip service to innovation — it’s part of our culture’
CMS real estate senior associate Simon Porter talks tech ahead of our ‘Innovation and the law’ event in Edinburgh
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EXCLUSIVE: Former bosses of ULaw and Kaplan combine with magic circle duo to launch new ‘challenger’ law school
They’re targeting the SQE market
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Strike off for solicitor who helped client conceal damages from ‘controlling’ husband
‘Acted out of character’
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Director of top London lawtech company Luminance faces US extradition over fraud allegations
Slaughter and May is a high profile backer of business
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Aspiring lawyers can’t afford to be technophobes
Simon George, associate professor and director of ULTRA, the ULaw Technology Research Academy, highlights why it’s important for wannabe solicitors to engage with tech
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10 lesser-known election laws you need to know about
You can bring a puppy to the polling station, but political party t-shirts are a no-no
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Journal
Constitutional statutes: a brief overview
Bolton University academic John McGarry explains the distinction between ordinary and constitutional statutes
