Author: Jonathan Ames
University of Law boss stands down in post-sale top-tier shake-up
Exclusive: Chief executive goes and top finance man is also thought to be heading for door
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Latest research: three-quarters of young lawyers say they fear professional ‘burnout’
More money would help rectify work-life unbalance … along with fewer irritating clients
Legal charity offers seven social welfare training contracts for second year running
Application process kicks off next week for positions across the UK
Judicial girl power a long way off, but women make gains on bench
Official figures show more than half of young judges are female
Last-minute training contract applications are a waste of time
Thinking of burning the midnight oil to make a bid for City glory? Don’t, advise top law firm specialists
Two silks and a regional law firm have best High Court ‘win rates’, says survey
Boffins invoke artificial intelligence to determine which are the best litigation horses to back
Revised trainee solicitor hiring code is here; market braces for chaos
Law firm pressure forces junior lawyers group to drop application deadline guidance
‘My Family’ actor with drugs record bids to be human rights barrister
Gabriel Thomson was busted for coke seven years ago, but that's not stopping him from going for philosophy first and then the GDL
Full transcript of judge’s luggage rant at British Airways lawyers emerges
What appears to be court stenographer’s note appears online
Top barrister and London mayor allegedly flout cycling laws together
Lawyer accepting a dangerous midnight “backie” last week also happens to be BoJo’s wife
Crime legal aid lawyers paying the price for years of fat cat fees, says top silk
Incendiary remarks could divide profession as barristers head to picket lines today in support of solicitors' battle against MoJ rate cuts
Crime barrister slapped with £2,000 fine for dropping big ‘N-word’ bomb
Matthew Lawson’s profile no longer on Carmelite Chambers website after calling woman a "nigger bitch"
Solicitor leader struck off for fiddling funds
Curse of the Law Society governing body strikes again as disciplinary tribunal gives the bullet to council member
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Law firm partner in alleged drink-fuelled air rage ruck on London-bound flight
A 41-year-old woman corporate immigration expert is suspended after producing a passable impersonation of an Essex lager lout
Supervisor tells pupil she looks ‘quite f*ckable’ — report highlights sexism at bar
Two surveys this week illustrate just how much work bar leaders have to do to drive out the Fred Flintstone attitudes
Legal aid strike falling apart as big firms head back to work
Exclusive: Rumours suggest that core group has struck a deal on verge of Ministry of Justice meeting
Gove calls make-or-break meeting in bid to resolve crime legal aid dispute
Four lawyer lobbying groups will meet Justice Secretary -- but Law Society and Bar Council are in the cold
Latest advocacy row — bar leaders slam solicitors for poor family court work
Top silks call on Ministry of Justice to launch a review of courtroom standards as public is in “danger”
Award-winning junior barrister Connor Johnston says lawyers can still make a go of legal aid
Housing law specialist and winner of Legal Aid Practitioners Group gong remains positive in face of cuts