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Research: young barristers are much cleverer than older ones

New figures give weight to the suspicion that the senior bar is full of not-so-bright slackers from privileged backgrounds

Jul 28 2014 11:28am

The spiritual home of Wednesbury Unreasonableness is for sale

West Midlands cinema at heart of Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp goes on the market

Jul 28 2014 9:48am

Morning round-up: Monday 28 July

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.

Jul 28 2014 8:00am

Legal pic of the day

Judging by these posters spotted in east London yesterday, the concept of “hipster law” — as celebrated by a recent Twitter hashtag frenzy — may actually exist.

Jul 25 2014 2:36pm

This sign for the toilets in the Royal Courts of Justice goes beyond everyday sexism

Female advocates, male non-advocates and wheelchair users are all flummoxed by this sign for the toilets at the Royal Courts of Justice

Jul 25 2014 1:55pm

Mayer Brown confirms drop in training contract numbers from 20 to 15 since 2012

Reduction in trainee numbers has taken place over two years as part of a bid to boost firm's retention rate

Jul 25 2014 1:04pm

The 8 most delightful vac scheme jollies of the summer

The City of London’s top law firms have, once again, been treating their vac schemers to some wonderful perks that may or may not prove to be a regular feature of their future lawyer lives

Jul 25 2014 9:22am

Morning round-up: Friday 25 July

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.

Jul 25 2014 8:10am

Legal pic of the day

Salt and battery

Jul 24 2014 4:28pm

There is a real billboard advertising the services of Saul Goodman’s junior lawyer self — and the phone number works

Seemingly innocuous lawyer advert is in fact a clever publicity stunt for Breaking Bad spin-off

Jul 24 2014 2:03pm

Throwback Thursday: Lord Denning and Noddy on ‘Jim’ll Fix It’

Following the popularity of the video of Slaughter and May in 1981, we have continued our trawl of YouTube and unearthed a 1985 episode of ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ starring Lord Denning and Noddy — which thankfully has a happy ending

Jul 24 2014 9:21am

Morning round-up: Thursday 24 July

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.

Jul 24 2014 8:10am

Legal pic of the day

Perhaps this is a sobriety test for advocates and clients alike at Northampton Mags

Jul 23 2014 4:06pm

Solicitors’ leader smarms up to new Attorney General and Solicitor General despite no other lawyer having heard of them

While the rest of the legal profession scratches its head in bafflement at the elevation of Jeremy Wright and Robert Buckland, the Law Society President tweets fawning congratulations

Jul 23 2014 2:35pm

God orders student to go to law school — but she wants us to foot the bill

A young woman in South Carolina launches a novel crowd-funding bid to cover degree fees after the Almighty provides career planning advice

Jul 23 2014 12:28pm

Let’s break free from the cultural imperialism of US legal dramas and stop imagining that English judges use gavels

Even a respected broadsheet falls into the trap of thinking British judges bang away like their Yankee counterparts

Jul 23 2014 9:46am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 23 July

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.

Jul 23 2014 8:03am

Legal pic of the day

Law firm business development latest:

Jul 22 2014 5:12pm

Law firm rues its creation of fictional ‘Mr Thikas Toosh Ortplanks’ character

Solicitors coined £77m from personal injury claims, but it didn’t stop them taking the Micky out of miners

Jul 22 2014 2:51pm

Punters ignore Law Society cheap lager deals — so it boosts prices

Photographic evidence proves that not even cut price booze can convince legal London to fall in love with the solicitors’ trade union

Jul 22 2014 12:06pm

A reading from the Book of Mitchell

Wigapedia draws upon Biblical inspiration to follow the twists and turns of the Jackson reforms

Jul 22 2014 9:12am