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Morning round-up: Friday 14 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Homeless student bags straight A*s and secures place at Cambridge to study law
Jacob Lewis was left sofa-surfing after a family fall-out -- now he's bagged a place at Cambridge University to study law
You can have rubbish A-levels and still succeed in legal profession
Legal Cheek Twitter hash tag generates rush of proud responses from those who pissed about at school but still became lawyers
17 barristers at one chambers probed over claims of poor behaviour towards pupils
Bar Standards Board refuses to provide details, but says single case has distorted internal conduct figures
Law student newbies shed public tears of joy on A-level day
Social media was awash this morning with emotional teens celebrating their upgraded status
University of Law’s new boss is a closet punk rocker
Chief executive by day, pogoing headbanger by night
Morning round-up: Thursday 13 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Superhero update: The Caped Crusader has become a Texas lawyer
Corpus Christi-based personal injury specialist is the real deal -- just check the surname
What’s on Slaughter and May’s jukebox?
Elite magic-circle law firm Slaughter and May has a jukebox in its office
Pupillage Gateway might not move to January after all
Bar Council in possible U-turn over centralised application switch
Former refugee with first class law degree bids to crowdfund BPTC
Plucky east Londoner needs £12,000 to do bar course
Morning round-up: Wednesday 12 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
RPC unveils autumn retention figure of 79%
City of London firm will keep 15 of 19 UK trainees
Wannabe solicitor loses £800k claim for missing out on training contract because of car crash
Judge doesn’t buy line that law firm's alleged negligence caused loss of professional opportunity -- but praises litigant-in-person’s legal skills
Diva of Divorce up against most-followed lawyer on Instagram in battle for ‘Legal Personality of the Year’ crown
It’s solicitor v barrister in fight for coveted Law Society gong
Morning round-up: Tuesday 11 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Ince & Co posts lowest autumn retention figure so far – keeping just 60% of its new lawyers
City firm Ince & Co drop to bottom of retention table, with six NQs heading for the exit
Modern lawyers are far too specialised, says Supreme Court judge
First Jonathan Sumption QC laid into law degrees, now he’s criticising qualified lawyers for being narrow minded
QC takes swipe at ‘knob on the bench’ who controls courtroom aircon
Barristers uses misunderstanding to his advantage
Court document in full: Lawyer demands Game of Thrones-style ‘trial by combat’
New York sole practitioner attempts to resurrect ancient common law tradition
City firm monitors lawyers’ calls in bid to combat stress
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co implements app-based tech that checks for stress in lawyer telephone voices