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Was Osama bin Laden doing law revision when raided by special forces?
US spooks reveal the al-Qaeda supremo was leafing through LSE-educated solicitor’s book in the hours before he met his end
Edward Snowden journo’s latest scoop is about GCHQ’s misuse of a gavel
The moment the campaign against inappropriate gavels hit the big league
Morning round-up: Thursday 21 May
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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
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%
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
10 exam struggles that only a law student will understand
Should have done a geography degree
Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 May
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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?
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"
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 ...
‘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?
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?
Morning round-up: Tuesday 19 May
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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"
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
Morning round-up: Monday 18 May
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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
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
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