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Gargantuan joke
Solicitor’s dalliance with Ched Evans debate pulled from Internet
Twitter storm rages as Irish footballers’ association whips contentious article from its website
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Stats show firms and chambers target small pool of privately educated recruits
Fewer than 9% of law graduates went to private schools, but up to 40% of young lawyers at City legal practices and commercial sets were privately educated
Morning round-up: Tuesday 18 November
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Court canteen jokers battle for passing trade
Trainee solicitors branded ‘young fogeys’ in The Tab’s latest swipe at legal profession
Student website isn't keen on lawyers
Ex-poly offers City partner-level wedge to fill junior lawyer slot
Recruitment website typo gets hearts racing, but actual salary is far more like what you’d expect
Law has among the lowest proportion of privately educated students of any degree subject
9% of law degree students went to private schools -- compared to 29% of medics
Morning round-up: Monday 17 November
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How many divorce paper wedding dresses could you make from a £1 million divorce?
Trainee solicitor who tried to pull Chris Huhne-style scam to protect father loses appeal
Law career hopes of solicitor-to-be dashed
Number of privately educated lawyers at Linklaters suddenly halves as it becomes government ‘social mobility champion’
Magic circle firm gets into a tangle with statistics
Why are barristers such awful dressers?
On reflection, the real story of the Bar Council conference was the smart casual on display
Morning round-up: Friday 14 November
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The Apprentice review: reinforcing lawyer stereotypes
Lord Sugar doesn't seem keen on the "typical safe lawyer" of popular legend
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Chasing the work
City firms sign up to 25-hours-a-year pro bono deal
Mix of US and English practices lead way -- but is there more to be done and what does pro bono mean for legal aid?
Daily Mail issues correction over Chris Grayling’s article which claimed that not all ECHR judges are legally qualified
Non-lawyer justice secretary stumbles again
Official stats: Great Recession has devastated applications to law schools
Over the last five years the number of students aiming for either the LPC or GDL has tumbled
Morning round-up: Thursday 13 November
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