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Morning round-up: Thursday 3 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Bagging a training contract: how it looks
It's a bit like signing for Real Madrid, only you do it in your kitchen
Mixed autumn retention results announced by three City firms
Qualifying trainees at square mile trio Travers Smith, Simmons & Simmons and Fieldfisher experience contrasting fortunes
Law student finds ‘time capsule’ note from 1980s hidden in library book
Scrap of paper dating back to 1986 invites people to write the date and what they are doing
Rookie criminal barrister, 34, stands as UKIP London mayoral candidate
Former police inspector sued London’s Met for harassment -- and his brother was recently arrested over a mysterious death
Morning round-up: Wednesday 2 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
UWE and ULaw students overturn 95% of Department of Work and Pensions ‘fit for work’ decisions — hauling in £1million
Law students 1 - 0 Iain Duncan Smith
Dechert, Eversheds and Addleshaw latest firms to hike junior lawyer pay
Miriam Gonzalez's firm leads way, upping NQ salary to £74,000
Twitter erupts in anger as Amal Clooney is described as an ‘actor’s wife’ by Associated Press
Snarky description comes as Doughty Street barrister loses Al-Jazeera journo case
Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
ULaw pulls plug on business school just weeks after launch
Opening of highly touted De Broc is shelved indefinitely owing to low student interest
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The best from below the line
The Judge Rules: Bye-bye LPC and training contract, hello unified bar exam
Kaplan’s demise triggers speculation that a streamlined qualification process will arrive sooner than many anticipated
Are US law firms raiding City rivals to poach top qualifying talent?
No, it’s all myth, say recruitment experts -- the Yanks are now training enough junior solicitors of their own
Morning round-up: Friday 28 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
August picture caption competition
Legal Cheek revives its occasional series with a romantic image of a young barrister in London town
End of world nigh as City mega legal deals dry up, forecasts top conveyancing specialist
Kent-based high street lawyer who doubles as Law Society President paints gloomy picture of future
From the magic circle dream to ‘a grim reality of being over-worked, under-valued and unhappy’
The biggest challenge is admitting to others that you are unhappy, says Oxford-educated law exile Martin Underwood
Bar Council snubs legal aid chambers over pupillage fair rates
Organisers claim event will widen pool of applicants, but class divisions between haves and have-nots will be clearly on display
Morning round-up: Thursday 27 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
That Baroness Hale is a social media pop babe!
Are Supreme Court judges the new reality celebs?