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ULaw students hit out after they’re told to defer to get cheaper GDL and LPC fees
Exclusive: Law school giant slashes cost of online courses by up to £3,000 for 2019 academic year, leaving some current students unhappy
Doughty Street barrister Amal Clooney and actor husband ‘set to become’ godparents to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal baby
‘All but confirmed’, media report claims
I am quitting my high-flying advertising role to chase my barrister dream
Are there any specific types of legal experience which look more impressive than others?
Improving junior lawyer wellbeing requires a cultural change, taskforce tells law firms
Long hours and billing targets among biggest contributors to poor mental health
What happens when you go overboard on law fair freebies?
I've got 99 law problems but the merch ain't one
Brexit case that ‘could decide the fate of the nation’ heard by 27 judges in Luxembourg
Opinion due on 4 December
Don’t become ‘hired guns’ for clients, regulator warns solicitors
SRA reminds lawyers to adhere to professional obligations, particularly when drafting NDAs
Phone-hacking lawyer Mark Lewis fined £2,500 for posting offensive tweets
A crowdfunding page has been set up to help cover his financial penalty and costs
80% of law internships are unpaid
Substantial confusion on the law concerning work placements, social mobility report finds
First speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Big names from law and academia to appear at Kings Place London
Junior lawyer MP to face retrial in speeding ticket case after jury fail to reach verdict
Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya was accused of allegedly lying to avoid prosecution
Norton Rose Fulbright to double size of Newcastle legal hub
Global law firm looks to tap into the region's top universities and skilled talent
Labour would stop BPTC ‘racket’ run by ‘profiteers’
Let Inns offer the vocational course, says shadow attorney-general Baroness Chakrabarti
Lord Sumption tells barristers they’ve been getting it wrong on legal aid
Maverick Supreme Court judge says state funding is essential for crime but 'discretionary' for civil work — and bar needs to accept the public think they’re 'rich toffs', however unfair that may be
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
State educated? You’ve more chance of getting into a City law firm if you attended one these ‘elite’ schools
Did yours make the list? ?
Big Four giant KPMG to DOUBLE lawyer headcount to over 3,000 within ‘next few years’
It would make it one of the largest law firms in the world
Drunken criminal barrister who asked pupil if he’d ‘ever taken a woman from behind’ is fined £1,000
The tribunal's decision is open to appeal