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Uncertain times for King & Wood Mallesons trainees as Dentons pulls out of merger talks
Twitter account set up to help staff find jobs
Meet the law graduate whose passion for vlogging helped her reach triple training contract offer glory
From De Montfort University to law students’ dream hat-trick
Morning round-up: Wednesday 14 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Exclusive: City law firm partner resigns amid Christmas party grope claims
Winckworth Sherwood lawyer describes his behaviour as “not acceptable” in internal apology to colleagues
Man appears in court charged with mugging High Court judge by the Royal Courts of Justice
Mr Justice Knowles was apparently robbed on Middle Temple Lane
Addleshaw Goddard joins Freshfields and Clifford Chance in signing deal with artificial intelligence system ‘Kira’
Futuristic tech gets the green light after 18-month pilot
Hogan Lovells teams up with ULaw to launch Birmingham-based paralegal apprenticeship scheme
International giant will take on its first new recruit next month
Open thread: What is it like to work at a US firm in London?
Are the megabucks worth the crazy hours? Or have these firms fallen foul to unfounded stereotypes?
Criminal barrister suspended for 12 months after conviction for stalking his ex-lover
But not struck off...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 13 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Winners of law firm-backed hackathon design Snapchat add-on that allows LGBT+ people to report hate crimes
A lawyer can then verify the images and videos
The king of crowdfunding? Devereux Chambers barrister raises over £70,000 for new Brexit legal challenge
An onslaught of Twitter abuse follows
Rescue deal: King & Wood Mallesons reveals takeover talks with ‘small number’ of potential suitors
As the international firm's bank takes out additional security over its assets
Trainee says Linklaters should teach lawyers how to code, Linklaters now teaching lawyers how to code
Magic circle outfit pilots scheme that will see its top legal minds become more tech savvy
An East Anglia University academic counted every word spoken in the Supreme Court Brexit challenge
Apparently this could be the way to predict which side will win...
Morning round-up: Monday 12 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Legal Cheek talks… an insider’s view on what went down at the Supreme Court this week
Pannick's advocacy masterclass, Sumption's ties and the Supreme Court meal deal
There is now a Lord Pannick QC clothing range
No, seriously...
Legal profession’s defence of Phil Shiner dries up as ‘ambulance chasing’ lawyer admits misconduct
Human rights solicitor accepts tribunal “must strike him off”
Law students across the country are getting into the Christmas spirit… not
Even advent calendars haven't lightened the mood
The best law firms for work/life balance
For those who value free time