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Brexit poll: 57% of lawyers want Britain to REMAIN in the EU

The biggest stay vote came from lawyers up in Scotland

May 31 2016 12:01pm

The great paralegal dilemma: A means to an end or an end in itself ‬

We spoke to the paralegals to find out about the realities of life ‘at the bottom of the food chain’

May 31 2016 9:01am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 31 May

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

May 31 2016 7:48am

Shearman & Sterling boosts junior lawyer pay packets by 8% to £95,000

Pay rises across the board for lucky associates

May 27 2016 12:11pm

Cringeworthy Skadden recruitment brochure from bygone days surfaces online

They sure don't make them like they used to

May 27 2016 9:48am

8 lawyers make the grade in new minority business power list

Strong showing from the magic circle

May 27 2016 9:02am

Morning round-up: Friday 27 May

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

May 27 2016 7:49am

Barrister who accused Bar Disciplinary Tribunal of ‘lack of impartiality and independence’ has appeals booted out

Immigration barrister, and a former joint head of a chambers in Birmingham, has had two appeals and two judicial review applications dismissed

May 26 2016 2:06pm

Confirmed: Gay judge appointed as Master of the Rolls

History made as Sir Terence Etherton bags Lord Denning’s old job title

May 26 2016 1:12pm

BPP University student wins BARBRI Global Financial Crime Blogging Prize

Recent graduates from Trinity College Dublin and Essex University highly acclaimed

May 26 2016 10:04am

Psychoactive Substances Act BANNING legal highs comes into force today

New legislation has come under fire from many within the legal profession

May 26 2016 8:53am

Morning round-up: Thursday 26 May

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

May 26 2016 7:55am

How to get your fellow law students to pay for your summer holiday

Foolproof method! Guaranteed results every time! Win, win, win!

May 25 2016 3:04pm

‘Lawyered up’: Mr Justice Peter Smith takes legal advice

Judge who is the subject of an ongoing judicial investigation into possible bias instructs corporate and financial crime specialist BCL Burton Copeland

May 25 2016 11:16am

Judge sacked for watching porn in his ‘private chambers’ reprimanded by SRA

Solicitor turned district judge was removed from judicial office in March 2015

May 25 2016 10:17am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 25 May

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

May 25 2016 8:03am

Fake lawyer who was jailed for tricking high-ranking judges BANNED from profession

Mohammed Kabba received a 16 month custodial sentence last summer for pretending to be a solicitor during an immigration case

May 24 2016 1:26pm