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London trainee faces career ruin after faking law degree and LPC certificates

Regulator releases details today of finding against 29-year-old former London South Bank University student

May 20 2015 4:15pm

Hogan Lovells boosts trainee and NQ wedge to join Slaughters at top of English pay table

Anglo-US firm waves two fingers at UK deflation as it pumps up newly-qualified salaries by 7.5%

May 20 2015 3:12pm

Hollywood comes to a Nottinghamshire high street law firm

This solicitors’ outfit clearly wanted to get into the media with an easy PR stunt -- so here’s the story

May 20 2015 1:06pm

10 exam struggles that only a law student will understand

Should have done a geography degree

May 20 2015 9:56am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 May

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

May 20 2015 8:15am

Market recovery in question as three law firms wield redundancy axe

Could flurry of lay-offs at Hill Dickinson, Capsticks and Plexus Law be the beginning of something?

May 19 2015 4:02pm

New Lord Chancellor Michael Gove quotes Lord Denning as he is sworn in at the RCJ

“Be you ever so high, the law is above you"

May 19 2015 3:18pm

Adventures in junior lawyer advertising: The Texas Law Hawk is back

Is grabbing fish from a river with your bare hands a good way to build a legal practice? Possibly ...

May 19 2015 12:09pm

‘Grayling and Gove attempt to go unnoticed’ — the London Legal Walk in pics and tweets

The legal great and good were in attendance for yet another successful charity walk -- but were there some unwelcome guests?

May 19 2015 11:07am

Chuka ‘no’ shocka, Sir Keir declines – only Lamb remains as lawyer party leader candidate

But is former East Anglia employment partner actually being led to electoral slaughter?

May 19 2015 9:03am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 19 May

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

May 19 2015 7:41am

Top QC in househusband U-turn as she tells young women lawyers to share domestic chores

Dinah Rose backtracks on advice to young women lawyers to find "someone to have dinner on the table"

May 18 2015 3:35pm

Exposed: mysterious lawyer charting conquests in sex autobiography is ex-Herbert Smith and Clyde & Co

Exclusive: Twitter slip-up sees solicitor's identity uncovered by Legal Cheek following anonymous Mail Online article

May 18 2015 12:20pm

Morning round-up: Monday 18 May

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

May 18 2015 8:00am

Sheffield barrister that fled justice given four years for assaulting girl

Crimewatch alert led to arrest at Birmingham Airport of former St John’s Buildings lawyer

May 15 2015 3:26pm

The Judge Rules: publicly listed law firms will mean even fewer training contracts

Gateley’s move this week closer to the door of the London Stock Exchange signals the advance of yet another factor law students and young lawyers will have to confront

May 15 2015 12:14pm

University of Law and students in row over legality of obscene songs

Law school claims Town Police Clauses Act 1847 still applies -- students not so sure

May 15 2015 10:45am

City firms silent on whether they will follow PwC in ignoring A-level results

Big Four accountancy firm shocks recruitment market and stuns Square Mile law firms with its bid to boost diversity

May 15 2015 9:08am

Morning round-up: Friday 15 May

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

May 15 2015 8:11am

Lawyer gets lawyered

Contract drafted by lawyer's child goes viral

May 14 2015 5:56pm