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Lady Hale ‘not easy to deal with’, says ex-colleague
Others suggest she was treated 'more harshly' than the men and held back from court president role

Top law lecturers express urgent concerns over SQE as they call on regulator to delay roll-out
Too much uncertainty for uni-hopefuls to make 'educated decision', says Committee of Heads of UK Law Schools

Revealed: The best chambers for training and quality of work 2020
The results from the latest Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in

Law Society fire: I was one of the diners told to evacuate
Around 150 firefighters battled blaze over weekend at historic building on Chancery Lane

Research: Half of lawyers suffer ‘Sunday night fear’
Over 60% calling in sick as a result

BSB to introduce single pupil barrister recruitment timetable
Standardised approach will be 'fairer', says regulator
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Fox baseball bat QC breaks silence
Jolyon Maugham tweets for first time since Boxing Day

Bar diversity latest: white, male and privately educated
Profession becoming gradually more diverse, says regulator -- but 'more to be done'

Watch out for ‘deepfake’ evidence forgery, family lawyer warns
Byron James says his client's voice was manipulated to create fake recording of threat to other side

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Lost luggage judge Peter Smith is back at the bar
He retired from the High Court amid controversy in 2017

14 law firms named in LGBT top 100 employer list
Newcastle City Council takes top spot

Allen & Overy ramps up graduate recruitment in Belfast hub
Hike in support roles follows launch of Northern Ireland TC

Junior lawyer on salary of £78,000 reveals parents still pay most of her bills
WiFi ✅ water ✅ electric ✅ health insurance ✅ uni fees ✅

‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have accepted an offer from a UK top 50 firm

Give all law students unconscious bias training, top judge suggests
As part of a range of measures put forward by senior French and British figures to improve progression of women in law

Don’t risk ‘dying a martyr’ for your home town accent, warns barrister who rose from poverty
Hashi Mohamed argues that changing the way you speak to get on life doesn't mean compromising your identity

Supreme Scots! Hodge named president Reed’s right-hand man
Reshuffle on UK's top bench follows Hale exit

Junior barrister offers her top 15 tips to pupillage interview success
Accept it's a competition but don't sweat the small stuff, says Red Lion Chambers' Joanna Hardy

SRA waited three years to stop disbarred bomb hoax barrister from working for solicitors
Exclusive: Michael Shrimpton has been arguing cases in court despite being disbarred