Research: Law degrees are more reliant on EU funding than languages degrees
University law faculties receive millions of pounds a year from Europe — will Brexit change this?
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Exclusive: There are 16,000 barristers currently practising, just 110 have criminal convictions
A third of these were for drink driving
Law students are more likely to be psychopaths than their psychology-studying peers — but economics and business students are the ‘darkest’
The study looked at Machiavellianism and narcissism too
Research: Over 90% of young lawyers are suffering from work-related stress
Almost half blame law firm partners
Research: Judges feel less valued by the public, the media and the profession than they did two years ago
And the majority have concerns about their personal security
Research: 57% of people admit they are ‘not very familiar’ with the Supreme Court
7% haven’t heard of it at all, but court still confident its outreach is improving
Research: Law students among the most likely to be state school educated
Rich kid stereotype unfounded?
Research: A quarter of law students would be willing to falsify time sheets
Ethical compass of future lawyers called into question
Research: England and Wales has one of the most male-dominated judiciaries in Europe
But our Supreme Court judges are among the best paid
ULaw tops National Student Survey seeing off Oxbridge and Russell Group competition
Joint winner with University of Buckingham
Already low percentage of ethnic minority judges FALLS as female numbers flatline
But there are some encouraging signs in the lower ranks
Research: BME lawyers far less likely to become judges than white lawyers
Only 10% of BME applicants were shortlisted
Research: Law students are sociable but selfish
Arts students are moody bastards
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Magic cuisine: This Instagram account reveals what Linklaters’ lawyers have for lunch 
Should I study A-level law if I want to do a law degree? 
Blackstone Chambers and Simmons & Simmons lawyers representing BPP in the Supreme Court today 
An Uber-legal challenge: Jolyon Maugham QC crowdfunds more than £100,000 to launch VAT High Court case 
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Court rules rock band can trade mark its name even though it’s offensive to Asians (40)
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Should I study A-level law if I want to do a law degree? (37)
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Clyde & Co associate struck off after sending ‘misleading’ emails to conceal £500,000 error (15)
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There’s now a Supreme Court guidebook for bears (14)
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Magic cuisine: This Instagram account reveals what Linklaters’ lawyers have for lunch (11)
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