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University of Law unveils BPTC LLM as it slashes cost of standard barrister course

Those taking masters can apply for £10,000 of postgraduate funding

Dec 5 2016 4:06pm

My 2:1 stopped me from becoming a top barrister, argues solicitor as he sues Oxford University

Faiz Siddiqui wants £1 million in damages for lost bar dream

Dec 5 2016 10:25am

Morning round-up: Monday 5 December

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Dec 5 2016 12:00am

Legal Cheek talks… law firms’ commitment to diversity

Genuine enthusiasm, or buying appearance?

Dec 2 2016 3:31pm

Seven fun facts about next week’s Supreme Court Brexit case

Ever wondered how many cups of tea the court's café is expecting to serve? Wonder no more!

Dec 2 2016 12:25pm

Cambridge University law student wins ‘best bum’ competition

Exposure is already improving grades, apparently

Dec 2 2016 10:43am

The Secret Diary of Liz Truss (aged 38¾)

A sneak peak into the working week of our embattled Lady Justice

Dec 2 2016 10:02am

Article 127: the new Brexit legal stumbling block?

And it wasn't a lawyer or a law academic who spotted it

Dec 2 2016 9:18am

Morning round-up: Friday 2 December

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Dec 2 2016 7:56am

Bar Council wants to split the BPTC in two and make law school attendance OPTIONAL

The Council of the Inns of Court has also thrown its weight behind the radical new plan

Dec 1 2016 1:48pm

Moving in: Olswang and Nabarro reveal relocation plan to CMS HQ

Firms announced three-way merger deal back in October

Dec 1 2016 11:28am

Top judge says legal profession will ‘struggle’ to retain global status in post-Leave vote era

Lord Chief Justice to lawyers: hard work is on the way

Dec 1 2016 10:51am

Research: the firms that offer the most international secondments

...and the ones that offer the least

Dec 1 2016 9:02am

Morning round-up: Thursday 1 December

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Dec 1 2016 7:46am

Harry Potter, Professor Dumbledore and Hagrid lookalikes visit Middle Temple

Magical scenes in heart of legal London

Nov 30 2016 2:45pm

Eversheds eyes US merger as Holman Fenwick Willan unveils Texas tie-up

And will Dentons offer King & Wood Mallesons a lifeline through a similar deal?

Nov 30 2016 11:33am

More criminal law cases to learn as Supreme Court makes landmark diminished responsibility ruling

Seven justices examined the law degree syllabus staple and chose not to allow the appeal

Nov 30 2016 10:57am