Author: Judge John Hack
Legal pic of the day
The Supreme Court -- it’s the new rock ‘n’ roll
Saga telly advert creates a world where everyone speaks like lawyers – and it’s not pretty
Alternative business structure giant pitches for grey pound legal services market in major threat to traditional high street law firms
Clifford Chance completes magic circle retention report by rejecting 9% of its NQs
Allen & Overy remains on top with 93% rate while Freshfields lets the most newly-qualifieds go
Meet ‘Hewie’ the social media savvy law firm dog
North-east solicitors adopt a cuddly puppy look for their firm’s Twitter personality -- but no word on whether pets are allowed to join staff during working day
BPTC student stands for local council in Grayling’s constituency
Funnily enough, young Labour party candidate and wannabe barrister takes a dim view of the Lord Chancellor’s record on access to justice
Linklaters latest magic circle firm to release newly-qualified retention rate – 91% stay on
Only Clifford Chance remains silent on which qualifying trainees will be lucky or sad
Video: ghost poleaxes woman in law firm reception
Take care the next time you're waiting for a lift at any law firm in the Chilean capital of Santiago
Katy Perry’s lawyers send cease & desist letter to ‘Left Shark’ replica designer
Global mega star wheels out international law firm to clamp down on internet knock-off Super Bowl sharks
Nazi bomb hoax barrister handed 12-month jail sentence
Michael Shrimpton’s professional fate in the hands of bar regulator as prison term comes in wake of child pornography conviction
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'English Law Day' in Seoul fails to wow Koreans
Lib-Dem justice minister bombarded with flack for pompous Magna Carta tweet
Social justice campaigners draw Simon Hughes’s attention to the fact that his government is devastating legal aid budget
City firm coaxes all staff to embrace pro bono ethic by asking for 25 hours a year
Transatlantic giant Hogan Lovells launches bid to spread charitable works across all levels of its business -- including trainees, and presumably dinner ladies too
Grayling Magna Carta party latest — win raffle to open a bridge
Highlight of Ministry of Justice’s controversial Global Law Summit to be a bottleneck of traffic in east London
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Fear in a handful of dust …
Junior lawyer battles food waste living on a pound a day for charity
Corporate law specialist at Trethowans in one-woman challenge against modern world laziness
Twitter shock at barrister’s triple ‘C-bomb’
Is senior junior at 1 Gray's Inn Square the most foul-mouthed lawyer on Twitter?
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That guilty look
Freshfields first in magic circle to release trainee retention rate, with 85% staying on
Figure is a 5% boost over last year as 44 newly-qualifying lawyer are set to pick up £67,500 starting salaries
Tadpoles and pigs play key role in high street law firm paralegal hiring policy
"Insult to intelligence" critical reasoning test pivotal in determining whether you’re up to the task of checking land registry searches at west country solicitors’ firm
Barristers bombard Guardian journo with spoof otter-watching texts after overhearing her mobile number outside court
Tedium of waiting for jurors to come to a verdict was relieved by a practical joke on a hack
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No beer today