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Exclusive Legal Cheek survey: 27% of lawyers take recreational drugs

And it’s not just a spliff round the barbecue — nearly 80% of users are keen on class-A gear

Jun 15 2015 12:00am

Exclusive: Top chambers reveals pupillage candidates in accidental data breach

Red faces at London criminal and housing set, as Garden Court cocks up email and widely discloses names of wannabe barristers set for interviews

Jun 12 2015 1:28pm

Official research: law students love it doggy style

University sex survey shows wannabe lawyers prefer approaching from behind to traditional missionary position

Jun 12 2015 11:42am

Canary Wharf law firm asks students to pay to do work experience

"You will be charged for us providing you this opportunity"

Jun 12 2015 10:56am

The Judge Rules: the justice system has failed the Naked Rambler

Being offended by the naked human form should not trump fundamental rights

Jun 12 2015 9:29am

Morning round-up: Friday 12 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 12 2015 8:22am

Only a barrister would pay best part of £6k for a dating service

Who is the mystery woman of the bar looking for love with a man cradling a copy of Emma?

Jun 11 2015 4:36pm

Media luvvie barristers in cat fight over alleged assault on London bus

Telly talking-head Sophia Cannon squares up against Doughty Street's Tunde Okewale -- with a phone hacking lawyer thrown into mix

Jun 11 2015 3:11pm

Yesterday the government made it pointless to qualify into a legal aid law firm

Ministry of Justice announced a second round of cuts to crime specialist law firms, taking total to more than 17% in last year

Jun 11 2015 12:48pm

Top HSBC in-house lawyer tells students to ditch gap years and work at JD Sports instead

Show us that you're not reliant on mummy and daddy, says bar graduate-turned-banking lawyer Sandie Okoro

Jun 11 2015 10:08am

Morning round-up: Thursday 11 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 11 2015 8:02am

Post-sale Uni of Law takes hit as Baker & McKenzie deserts to BPP

Global firm is latest big name to pull training deal from University of Law, following in footsteps of Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance

Jun 10 2015 2:29pm

City University law student ‘hired hit man to stab to death boyfriend’

Nargis Riaz in Old Bailey dock denies involvement in vicious killing of a London mini-cab worker

Jun 10 2015 1:41pm

Drug use among lawyers and law students: take the anonymous Legal Cheek survey

Do you take illegal -- or even "legal" -- drugs?

Jun 10 2015 11:41am

White & Case ups London NQ pay by 20% to a whopping £90k

But flash New Yorkers still £10k off lead pace set by US rivals in Square Mile

Jun 10 2015 11:11am

Only one in five Britons with a legal problem in next three years will go to a lawyer

Research from uber-regulator exposes huge lack in access to justice for ordinary public

Jun 10 2015 10:17am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 10 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 10 2015 8:16am

Outsourced court staff play Bhutanese translation joke on harassed barrister

Pay attention crime lawyers -- salutary tale highlighted on Secret Barrister Blog

Jun 9 2015 4:34pm

Exclusive: man appears naked in Appeal Court for first time … probably

Renowned ‘naked rambler’ lives up to name in bid to overturn ASBO sentence -- but sadly its via video link

Jun 9 2015 2:47pm

Freshfields chucks £500 pay rise at trainees as top partners take home nearly £1.5m

Latest magic circle player to update pay gives newly-qualified solicitors a big fat nothing

Jun 9 2015 1:45pm