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Morning round-up: Wednesday 9 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 9 2014 7:56am

Infographic: why it’s really hard to land a job through the Pupillage Gateway

Places on the BPTC massively outnumber available jobs on this year's Pupillage Gateway, especially in the regions.

Apr 8 2014 8:34am

Morning round-up: Thursday 3 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 3 2014 8:12am

The nation’s most charming Crown Court could become a wedding venue

The only Crown Court that is situated in a castle may be relocated to a more practical modern court centre.

Apr 2 2014 9:20am

Lady Gaga provides a glimpse into the future of law

Mindful, perhaps, of the changes sweeping through the legal profession, Lady Gaga elected to dress as a futuristic barrister over the weekend as part of her 28th birthday celebrations.

Mar 31 2014 10:39am

Flight MH370 conspiracy theory barrister used to be an immigration judge

Barrister who claims Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 was shot down by the Chinese previously held position as an Immigration Appeal Judge.

Mar 25 2014 10:24am

9 reasons why Britain’s top divorce lawyer is set to have Britain’s top wedding

Self-styled "Britain's top divorce lawyer" Ayesha Vardag has unveiled a new blog to disseminate information about her forthcoming nuptials to her colleague, Stephen Bence. Readers are left in no doubt of Vardag's commitment to attaining excellence in all things.

Mar 17 2014 10:08am

10 pieces of advice for trainee City lawyers from Mumsnet readers

A Mumsnet thread offering advice to a prospective City lawyer contains some illuminating titbits of information.

Mar 13 2014 8:37am

The law students providing legal advice to the Silicon Roundabout

What's it like advising east London tech entrepreneurs about the law?

Mar 11 2014 11:40am

How NOT to screw up your vac scheme assessment day

The anonymous trainee solicitor-to-be behind the hugely popular Twitter account @LawVicissitudes shares the wisdom he gleaned from multiple assessment day fails — and, eventually, one success.

Mar 6 2014 1:09pm

9 photos of how places which featured in famous cases look today

The law graduate who spotted that the car park in Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking is being demolished has a blog containing photos of how places which featured in famous cases look today.

Mar 4 2014 9:48am

Stricken Renaissance Chambers will ‘look after’ its baby barristers ahead of dissolution

Set's priority to find new homes for in-coming pupil and current first-sixer, but mini-pupillage applicants to be disappointed.

Feb 24 2014 5:01pm

Morning round-up: Friday 21 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Feb 21 2014 7:55am

Full text: Pupil barrister’s brilliant #OneBarOneVoice speech

23 Essex Street pupil barrister Hannah Evans (pictured) was the star of Saturday's 'One Bar One Voice' event after revealing the reality of on the Bar's bottom rung for "ordinary" people.

Feb 10 2014 9:47am

‘Life is a series of encounters with toasted cheese sandwiches at windswept train stations’

While being a public law barrister can be thrilling and rewarding, it's often less glamorous than people imagine.

Feb 7 2014 11:18am

A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional

Wigapedia explains the truth behind the key terms used in practice.

Feb 4 2014 9:56am

Solicitors at Quinn Emanuel offered money to work London hours from Colombian hostel

Top international litigation firm Quinn Emanuel has made an extraordinary offer to its lawyers. But there's a catch.

Feb 3 2014 12:10pm

Why life as a QC is more similar to running a pub in Cleethorpes than at first it may appear

When she became a lawyer, Taryn Lee QC thought that she was taking a very different path to her publican parents. But now she's not so sure.

Jan 31 2014 9:58am

Academia is ‘a long way from my hopes of being a barrister but it’s an amazing life’

Law students need to remember that "the you of today" may differ from "the you of the years ahead", says Northumbria University professor of law and society Chris Ashford.

Jan 24 2014 9:28am

12 things law students do say

The Facebook sensation Things Law Students Don’t Say (TLSDS) has received almost 23,000 likes by...

Jan 22 2014 9:22am

Morning round-up: Monday 20 January

Man arrested at Croydon Crown Court for “impersonating solicitor” [Croydon Advertiser] Long-serving barrister quits her...

Jan 20 2014 7:51am