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Harnessing the drudgery of life at the bottom of the legal food chain to launch an alternative career

A round-up of the party election manifestos demonstrates yet again that while the legal profession might have right on its side, the political establishment of all colours doesn’t give a monkey’s

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

Pastafarians preferred, says an Auckland barrister in desperate bid to replace the last chap, who never fit in owing to odd film tastes

Life for follicly-challenged lawyers made a misery by London gulls — but help on hand

30 year-old narrowly beats gaggle of paralegals to equivalent means qualification that bypasses training contract

Fall-out from anti-West rant continues to cause magic circle firm difficulties

Cambridge Uni third year Ted Loveday secured £60,000 position with Maitland Chambers last month

Anger as Conservatives promise Bill of Rights and to reduce power of European Court of Human Rights — oh, and hint at more legal aid cuts

Is Tesos Express the best example yet of cheeky local retailers tweaking the tails of national and multinational behemoths — and will they get away with it?

Gonville & Caius College third year Ted Loveday hailed as a genius/heartthrob/all round great guy following virtuoso performance

Key opposition figures fail to respond to leading legal tweeter David Allen Green

Award winning lawyer warns that senior politicians of all stripes must guard against turning the debate “toxic” as nationwide message is pitched at public

City law firms back star-studded cast in its pre-general election bid to alert public to dangers of cuts to system

Bar Council report lashes providers for churning out an expensive yet poorly regarded course — and the aptitude test is equally lambasted

Smaller practices are outpacing larger firms, but across the board the profession is more diverse than the wider population

A Bar Council report flayed solicitor-advocates for being rubbish and Chancery Lane sat on its hands — all because it needs to keep barristers on side in the war to save criminal legal aid

Release of online bombing map of the London Blitz shows some of the world’s biggest names in corporate law could be at risk of being blown to kingdom come