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Law firms flock to the West Country as Bristol is declared biggest legal centre after London
Is surfing helping to give law firms the Bristol bug?
UKIP gay rights barrister quits party due to ‘vile homophobe’ in open Facebook letter
Strand Chambers’ Richard Hendron claims political party is “becoming even more small-minded"
BPP Law School owner Apollo Education to be sold for £760 million
US education giant will be purchased by group of investors
Morning round-up: Tuesday 9 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Lord Dyson quits as Master of the Rolls
Country's most senior civil judge has heavily criticised both cuts to legal aid and court costs
Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers unveil glamorous wedding in national press
Rookie solicitors share romantic story
The bar launches first of its kind LGBT+ network
FreeBar aims to support sexuality and gender minority barristers through their career, and get heterosexual lawyers on board
City law firm promotes 29 year-old to managing partner
Adam Ramlugon is joined by a 27 year-old, who was made partner alongside him
Morning round-up: Monday 8 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
The SRA is to call 16 witnesses from institutions on Lord Harley’s CV to decide if it’s legit
Five-day hearing to put to bed 18 months of confusion
Lawyers stir up animal pic Twitter storm against UN’s polarising Assange ruling
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Kirkland & Ellis latest firm to join ‘100 club’ with junior lawyer pay boost
London office of Chicago outfit becomes the seventh firm to pay its NQs £100k
LSE law student files motion to ban student society set up to stop university banning things
Final year LLB-er thinks free speech society is “self-important and ill-informed”
Magic circle partners bill £110 for typing ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and hitting ‘send’ on an email, claims law firm costs expert
The knives are out for '£1,100 an hour' City law firms
Junior solicitor group campaigns against Brexit as City firm urges young people to vote
Corporate lawyers get into referendum spirit
Blackstone boosts pupillage award from £60k to £65k to keep pace with elite sets
Big-money commercial and public law set throws an extra £5,000 at its baby barristers
Morning round-up: Friday 5 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
China meltdown, Brexit fears and 100% trainee retention rates — what does it all mean for wannabe lawyers?
We tested two undergraduate law students on their commercial awareness
BPP law library standoff: Female GDL student confronts two male laptop thieves — grabbing one by the throat
Aspiring lawyers build human wall across Waterloo campus entrance to stop would-be thieves escaping
Berwin Leighton Paisner in merger talks with US giant Greenberg Traurig to create 2,500 lawyer super firm
BLPGT could become latest transatlantic giant