Author: Alex Aldridge
Big Four accountancy giant EY launches law training contract — and you don’t need a 2:1 or top A-levels to apply
Applicants to be selected via online tests
Morning round-up: Wednesday 4 November
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Inner Temple votes to cut library space by nearly 60% so it can build a lecture theatre
Move comes as rumours of not-for-profit BPTC continue to swirl
Why is nobody talking about this Friday’s Inns of Court scholarship deadline?
£5 million in cash and rent-free flats in central London up for grabs, but publicity is minimal
City law firm trainee pukes on senior colleagues at awards ceremony
Stephenson Harwood rookie "extremely embarrassed" after vomiting on three associates
Charlotte Proudman blames uni drinking societies for lack of women lawyers
High profile junior barrister says boozey bonding blocks female influence -- but figures suggest other causes may be to blame
Junior barrister becomes global hero after hopping off bike to challenge China supporters on human rights
Facebook goes wild for impromptu speech delivered by Ely Place rookie en route to work
Furnival Chambers barrister revealed as ‘crazy man who shouts at kids’ in viral YouTube video
Embarrassment as crime specialist recorded on camera phone
Freshfields is doubling its office space in Manchester
Magic circle giant gets serious about northshoring trainee-level work
Michael Gove wants to tax City lawyers and use money for legal aid
Speculation that 1% levy on turnover of top 100 firms could be introduced
Back to the Future’s end of lawyers prediction at least a century too early
England & Wales' 151,692 solicitors and barristers breathe sigh of relief
Status of City lawyers is declining as desperate firms bend to satisfy clients’ outrageous demands
The balance of power has shifted, says top academic
Lord Neuberger: Top judges should visit non-traditional unis and encourage students to apply for training contracts
Exclusive: Head of Supreme Court wants to see judiciary out on campus but is against imposing diversity quotas
DLA Piper silent on rumours that partner who described women as ‘gash’ is under investigation by the SRA
Firm's refusal to comment on matter gives credence to gossip
18% of lawyers would quit their job to go on The Apprentice
Figure is down from 25% in 2011
The best advocates are ‘simply born that way’, claims ex-Court of Appeal judge on his new blog
Third rate barristers can become second rate -- but not great, says Sir Henry Brooke
A major law firm has been dramatically shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority
Move comes after Legal Aid Agency referred Blavo & Co to the police
The law from 1835 that bans ‘hoverboards’
Police tweet reminder of section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 amid rise of new craze
Nottingham Law School has turned into a ‘teaching law firm’ that will be staffed by students
Don't worry, they'll be supervised
Twitter’s top lawyer sees £10 million wiped off value of her shares
Tough times for one of world's richest general counsel