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Coders create new portal for law centre in pro bono hackathon

System could boost efficiency in delivery of free advice

Mar 21 2016 9:32am

Judges’ Crown Court sentencing remarks to be filmed for first time

Pilot could see parts of high profile trials shown live on TV

Mar 21 2016 7:59am

Morning round-up: Monday 21 March

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Mar 21 2016 7:48am

Top lawyers draw upon ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to give students careers advice

It seems the inspirational drag queen has some tips for budding solicitors and barristers

Mar 18 2016 12:56pm

‘Law student’ who claimed to be at BPP pleads guilty to Christmas Eve murder

Carl Langdell said he was doing GDL at BPP, but law school denies all knowledge of him

Mar 18 2016 11:09am

Freshfields posts 82% trainee retention rate rounding off mixed bag for magic circle

Elsewhere in the City, Reed Smith posts disappointing 58% result while Weil Gotshal & Manges scores perfect 100%

Mar 18 2016 10:51am

First ever City law firm business school trains up 250 junior lawyers to advise start-ups

Programme is part of wider corporate law drive to up-skill trainees

Mar 18 2016 10:00am

What’s next for the UK’s most followed law student?

Energy law dreams vie for attention with Instagram career

Mar 18 2016 9:22am

Morning round-up: Friday 18 March

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Mar 18 2016 8:26am

How do you play a networking event?

The debatable usefulness of small talk over a glass of wine

Mar 17 2016 2:25pm

Exclusive legal profession poll: 75% want to stay in EU

Survey of 1,000 lawyers and law students shows massive opposition to Brexit

Mar 17 2016 12:14pm

Apprentices set to go head-to-head with first year law students for top solicitor jobs

LLBers, beware of hotshot school-leavers with much more experience than you

Mar 17 2016 9:26am

Morning round-up: Thursday 17 March

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Mar 17 2016 8:03am

Lawyers’ professional privilege under threat from Snoopers’ Charter

And Theresa May fails to reassure the legal profession

Mar 16 2016 3:19pm

Clifford Chance reveals lowest trainee retention rate of the magic circle

Spring figure doesn’t come close to dizzying autumn heights

Mar 16 2016 1:11pm

Trump turnaround on legal fees pledge

The Donald proves as contradictory as ever

Mar 16 2016 10:42am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 16 March

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Mar 16 2016 8:13am

BBC takes a gutsy look at legal issues surrounding domestic violence

Shocking documentary shows victims can face a “mockery of justice”

Mar 15 2016 4:00pm

Arise, m’learned friend

Prince Harry to study law at Yale?

Mar 15 2016 3:03pm

Judge sues Ministry of Justice for discrimination

Peter Herbert takes on government in what's set to be an explosive legal battle

Mar 15 2016 1:18pm