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Exeter law graduate launches public appeal for job at busy London train station
Wannabe lawyer relies on street performer past in bid to kick-start law career
Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 December
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Science is harder than law, says Lord Neuberger
Head of Supreme Court reveals that he became a barrister after failing to cut it as a chemist
‘UK’s top barrister’ forced to defend accusations of being ‘wholly incompetent’
Convicted murderer unhappy with Michael Wolkind QC, whose incredible website seems to have raised expectations
HHJ Dodds has been dubbed ‘Britain’s rudest judge’
Former head of 15 Winckley Square seems to have been heavily influenced by Kevin the Teenager and Alan Partridge
Morning round-up: Monday 30 November
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Criminology student troll commits career suicide as he is exposed by top QC
But leading solicitor backs student's right to tell anti-Semitic gags
Could Obama’s small step for space law be a giant leap for wannabe space solicitors?
Asteroid mining is now legal, potentially opening up a new work stream for corporate lawyers
The 20 most popular law memes on Legal Cheek’s Instagram
This week Legal Cheek hit 3,000 Instagram followers. To say thank you, we count down our top 20 most liked Instagram posts
Banking sector receives twice as many graduate applications as law
But being a solicitor pays more
Morning round-up: Friday 27 November
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Slater & Gordon’s stock price plummets by over 50% as George Osborne aims to end compensation culture
This may be why few law firms are listed on the stock market
It’s official: law is harder than medicine
Bristol students swap lectures -- LLBer cracks medicine in a jiffy, while medic is baffled by contract law
First female Asian High Court judge sworn in
Bobbie Cheema-Grubb QC is a state-school educated northerner who wanted to be an astronaut
Morning round-up: Thursday 26 November
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Beyoncé shakes up evidence and family law syllabuses
Lady Hale wants children to have a greater voice in court
Addleshaw Goddard set to merge with Maclay Murray & Spens to create Anglo-Scottish megafirm
Combined firm could become one of the biggest sources of training contracts in the UK
Job losses, falling profits and rising debt for Walkie Talkie law firm
DWF has a great London office and a big overdraft
Bar Council confirms Pupillage Gateway date change U-turn with consultation launch
Opinions of law students sought over on/off timetabling switch
Morning round-up: Wednesday 25 November
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