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Morning Round-Up: Thursday 26 January
Uninsured law student fled after knocking down pedestrian – The Bolton News Solicitors quit jobs…
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What Are Law Recruitment Fairs For?
The trauma of the City law milkround drove law graduate Jade Ferguson to explore other…
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Barrister Rebuked for Impersonating Top QC
Yesterday the High Court dismissed barrister David Leathley’s appeal against the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB)…
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Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 25 January
Senior judge publicly reprimanded over driving ban – The Guardian Lawyer faces losing $10.3m lottery…
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Cycling QC Avenges Road Rage Torment
If there’s a moral to be taken from the legal news over the last couple…
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LSE Students in Freedom of Expression Battle as They Refuse to Remove Jesus and Mohammed Cartoons
The London School of Economics (LSE) Student Union Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society (LSESU ASH)…
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Escape Routes From The Law: Doing a Hollywood
For the legions of training contract hunters out there, being a lawyer is a dream….
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Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 24 January
Europe’s top judge: Cameron is wrong about human rights – The Independent Lawyer thought to…
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Barrister’s Error Sees Torturers Escape Jail
As the case of fake kidnap solicitor Francis Bridgeman (pictured) illustrates, lawyers sometimes make big,…
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Frances Gibb Tweets; David Allen Green Brands Trainee Lawyer a ‘Twat’
A year ago, when The Times’ legal editor Frances Gibb joined Twitter, uploaded a profile…
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Alternative Careers: Working for a Legal Charity
LawWorks’ Alasdair Stewart on why there’s more to life than training contracts When I started…
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Morning Round-Up: Monday 23 January
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp in dock over tax evasion – The Telegraph Quartet of top…
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Occupy London Mock Trial Pics – by Noah Arjomand
*Update Saturday 21 January: Occupy has cancelled the mock trial of RBS scheduled for today*…
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Ticket Price to Oscars-style Lawyer Awards Soars to £7K
How do legal magazines that have seen their print advertising revenues plummet over the last…
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#RoundMyKitchenTable: Twork Experience, Fairy Tales & City Lawyer Fat Cats
Earlier this week, law student David Woodall set out some etiquette for asking lawyers for…
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Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 January
Belfast solicitor ‘linked to Triads’ – Belfast Telegraph Former judge Beatrice Bolton dog bite charges…
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Wannabe Lawyer Sends Letter of Rejection To Oxford Uni
A state-school pupil who was invited to Oxford University for an interview for a place…
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AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: I wish I’d never started the LPC
Hi Auntie Em, I’m midway through the Legal Practice Course (LPC), having just reconvened after…
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Sloppy Reporting Obscures Bar’s True Pupillage Problems
A contributing factor towards lack of diversity at the Bar, and the oversupply of wannabe…
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Morning Round-Up: Thursday 19 January
City law bonuses reach £35K, but Brazilian lawyer earnings exceed UK counterparts – Legal Cheek…
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City Law Bonuses Reach £35K – but Brazilian lawyer earnings exceed UK counterparts
It’s often forgotten that City lawyers get bonuses. But a survey released today shows average…