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Legal Cheek talks… ‘moaning millennials’
This week a trainee at a top City firm went public with her mortgage woes, but was she justified in doing so?
Freshfields unveils 84% spring retention score
Magic circle outfit keeps 31 of its 37 NQs
Cardiff student goes public with LLB regrets and says law school is a quicker way to kill yourself than smoking
‘Never, ever study law’, says Ursula Rifat
Pants on fire: Lawyer’s trousers burst into flames while defending client accused of arson
Stephen Gutierrez blamed the crotch combustion on a faulty e-cigarette battery
Lawyers are turning to botox to hide their emotions and make them look more serious
The new trend has been dubbed 'protox'
Morning round-up: Friday 10 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Browne Jacobson admits it ‘incorrectly attributed’ praise for its solicitors to the Legal 500, when it was actually written by the firm
Exclusive: The testimonies have now been deleted from the lawyer profiles
Rare species alert: INTERESTING pensions cases in the Supreme Court today
Juicy legal human rights issues, equality and the principle of retrospective effect -- with seven QCs getting stuck in
Olswang partner who completed training contract AND pupillage within a year of each other lands top legal role at Facebook
Anna Caddick will head up the social media giant's regulatory and litigation team
Oxford trumps Cambridge in world law school rankings, again
Eight UK institutions land top 50 slots, a drop on last year's results
Now even City lawyers can’t afford to get onto the London property ladder
A training contract is not always enough to get you a mortgage
The Sesh Act 2017: Exeter law students call on drafting skills to invent new drinking ‘legislation’
'All Core Squad members must dab upon hearing a dropping beat of a lit song'
Morning round-up: Thursday 9 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
BPP University chief exits after 20 years at legal education giant
Carl Lygo started as a tutor at the law school in the 1990s
Amal Clooney thinks it’s a ‘good thing’ her cases get extra publicity because of her marriage to George
It seems fame is currency in the fight against ISIS
Solicitor who qualified in 2009 and made partner in 2014 becomes UK’s youngest female judge at just 31
Briony Clarke’s swift ascent into the history books
International Women’s Day: Lack of confidence deterring women from applying for silk
Barristers urge female seniors to be an inspiration to their juniors
Why has the Bar Standards Board issued new guidance telling barristers to speak clearly and understand the law?
We spoke to the regulator about its new youth court competences handbook
Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Concerns over SRA solicitor super-exam proposals reach House of Lords
Lord Low of Dalston questioned whether the new vocational training regime would have a negative impact on law schools
One third of legal professionals believe their firm could do more to help disadvantaged young people
But charity-backed research shows finance faired far worse