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Leaked email: Clifford Chance issues warning to lawyers who abuse free taxi privileges
Despite some partners pocketing a cool £1.23 million a year
LLB entry requirements slashed at Russell Group unis, report students
Tweets suggest that Durham, Sheffield, Leeds and Lancaster have dropped A-level minimum by as much as two grades
Junior lawyer may quit law to do ‘The Nicest Job in Britain’
Solicitor enters national competition to become Britain's charity champion
Morning round-up: Friday 19 August
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
City in-house lawyer faces trial over allegation of sexual assault
Defendant accused of smacking a woman’s bottom, pouring a beer over her and calling her an “Australian slut”
Homeless student who bagged a place at Cambridge to read law wants to be Prime Minister
He wants a first class degree too
Boy who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer during his A-levels is now going to Oxford University to study law
It’s turning into a very uplifting results day
Courtrooms around the world are things of beauty
Here are some of the best
Morning round-up: Thursday 18 August
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
From solicitor to ISIS supporter: Anjem Choudary convicted of terror offence as ability to stay ‘just within the law’ deserts him
British radical preacher will be sentenced next month
Eddie Redmayne cast as partner of top US law firm in next film
Hollywood heartthrob set to play namesake partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Eversheds lawyers eye free ice cream as heatwave returns
Partner hired ice cream van last month to appease sweaty solicitors
There’s a criminology graduate on this year’s Great British Bake Off
He works at City University and likes vegan baking
Morning round-up: Wednesday 17 August
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Does age matter when it comes to applying for training contracts?
I just don't know what I'm supposed to do about it
Legal profession comes out in defence of ‘military chasing’ Public Interest Lawyers
Makes a change from the barrage of abuse the firm is used to
9 top tips from recent law graduates about how to survive the LLB
Includes advice from future magic circle trainees
Morning round-up: Tuesday 16 August
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Freshfields launches new Manchester-based paralegal apprenticeship scheme
Magic circle outfit teams up with ULaw to create alternative route into the profession
Lawyers clash over plans for top firms to help police with cybercrime investigations
"Public-private partnership" throws up doubt over solicitors’ motives