Author: Alex Aldridge
Amal Clooney joins Columbia University as visiting lecturer
Doughty Street human rights barrister bags prestigious New York gig
Trainee retention latest: Baker & McKenzie keeps 82% while Nabarro hits 100%
Two more corporate firms find homes for over 80% of their newly-qualifying young
Hogan Lovells lawyer stars in House of Cards as a version of himself
Washington DC-based litigator was originally called in to advise on legal accuracy of scenes in third season
Legal pic of the day
A shelfie
Twitter account publishes full defamation letter issued by George Galloway’s law firm
Chambers Solicitors' drafting reaches a wider audience
Maxine Peake to play Martha Costello QC-style role in new animated short film
Star of legal drama Silk is back as you've never seen her before
Ministry of Justice shows ‘breathtaking hypocrisy’ in World Book Day tweet
Grayling's department "looking at how improving prisoners' reading skills helps to reduce reoffending" -- after banning books in prisons and getting smacked down by courts
Research: Canapes and booze more important than service standards for choosing corporate law firms
Get the high-class nibbles and pricey champagne in
Bundle rage: Lawyer hits back after top judge labels page limit rule-breakers as ‘delinquents’
To roars of support on Twitter, St John's Chambers barrister Lucy Reed slams family division chief's court document rant
There was a poetry slam between two barristers on Twitter yesterday
11KBW's Sean Jones QC and direct access barrister Alistair Mitchell in #lawyerlovepoetry head-to-head
UCL prof named ‘Law Teacher of the Year’
Jane Holder beats off competition from, among others, universities of Leeds and Bangor to scoop random popular award
Morning round-up: Monday 2 March
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
The moment that Saul Goodman reveals where his name came from
It's all good, man
Government names and shames law firm for failing to pay paralegal the minimum wage
But Rowe Sparkes Solicitors reckons the low pay was legit
City firms break two-year-in-advance recruitment rule to tout for trainees to start this September
DWF and K&L Gates need law graduates -- and fast
How first year students can get ahead in the race for training contracts
Alex Aldridge meets the Manchester University trio who won the Norton Rose Fulbright GP Challenge
Global Law Summit website hacked at start of discussion on internet privacy
Global law facepalm
GDL student lit bonfire on roof of flat then tried to put out flames with ‘bottles of urine’
Lawyer dream may be over as student pleads guilty to arson
Ex-senior partner of law summit sponsor Allen & Overy admits regret that ticket price ruled out students
Over 50s discuss the future of law without a young person in sight
Norton Rose Fulbright keeps 21 out of 26 new qualifiers
Global giant retains 81% of its London trainees
Comedians stand up for legal aid at Not The Global Law Summit
Stars including Stewart Lee, Stephen K Amos and Sara Pascoe put on gig in protest against the cuts