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Morning round-up: Friday 19 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
Fantasy world
A gavel and a Marilyn Monroe wig — one university’s idea of the legal system
Marketing gurus at Bedford University claim implanting US iconography in promotional materials is simply “light-hearted” fun -- while creating a barrister straight out of fright night
5 reasons why today’s vote won’t matter to the legal profession because Scottish lawyers already do things so very differently
There’s going to be some sort of democratic bonanza in a place made famous by an American-Australian actor in a Hollywood epic — but as far as the Scottish legal profession is concerned, it’s already independent
Morning round-up: Thursday 18 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
Probably the most appropriately-named law firm in the potentially soon to be dis-United Kingdom
11 amusing Court News UK tweets — illustrated
Visualising the reportage of must-follow Twitter account @CourtNewsUK
Lawyer advice to students pondering career in publicly-funded legal sector: don’t
Law Society-arranged Twitter hashtag conversation spawns depressing assessment of the future of legal aid and public law work
Morning round-up: Wednesday 17 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
A wing and a prayer
Legal Twittersphere mocks Law Society claims to be at the heart of Whitehall
Chancery Lane marketing campaign trumpeting lobbying efforts elicits jibes over failure to halt legal aid...
Lawyers can’t be stressed – they don’t drink coffee
Research reveals legal profession to be out of the top-10 groups addicted to the caffeine rush, suggesting all this talk of hard work is exaggerated
Morning round-up: Tuesday 16 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
No laughing matter
Solicitor watchdog deals with 9,000 ethics calls annually – but doesn’t take a note of any of them
Junior lawyer highlights inner workings of Solicitor Regulation Authority helpline
Now this is how you deal with an abusive defendant
Best bail judgment ever
Morning round-up: Monday 15 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
A Daily Mail reader spits out his lunch upon discovering that Chris Grayling employs his wife on £35,000-£40,000-a-year
Could ‘divorce hotel’ idea take off in UK? — ‘Er, no,’ says family law solicitor
Leading English divorce specialist slams mini-break mediation venture, describing it as unworkable and potentially dangerous
11 things I wish I could tell my law student fresher self
As I enter my third and final year studying law at Leeds University, this is what I'd do if I had my time over again as a fresher
Morning round-up: Friday 12 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts