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6 things you can buy with 18 grand that are much more fun than law school

With the cost of the LPC and BPTC approaching the eye-watering respective sums of £15,000 and £18,000, it is not unreasonable to consider how else that money could be spent

Aug 22 2014 9:04am

Morning round-up: Friday 22 August

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

Aug 22 2014 8:01am

Legal pic of the day

Drying some washing outside the Pakistan Supreme Court

Aug 21 2014 4:38pm

#ThrowbackThursday: ‘Fat boy’ and ‘Mr Hairpiece’ — classic 90s lawyer spat resurfaces

20 years on and classic lawyer bust-up has resurfaced on viral video site Break.com

Aug 21 2014 1:35pm

The Ice Bucket Challenge reaches the legal profession at last

Just as the weather turns, solicitors embrace viral summer craze

Aug 21 2014 9:16am

Morning round-up: Thursday 21 August

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

Aug 21 2014 7:18am

Legal pic of the day

Family law campaigner erects tent on the roof of Chris Grayling's home

Aug 20 2014 4:51pm

Law firm faces Twitter accusation of plagiarising newspaper articles

Legal commentator doyen Joshua Rozenberg leads the charge against a high street practice that appears to have a penchant for lifting other writers’ words

Aug 20 2014 12:38pm

Comedy counsel storm the Edinburgh Fringe

Festival punters can’t move without tripping over a barrister -- or someone playing at being a barrister -- about to jump on stage

Aug 20 2014 9:19am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 20 August

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

Aug 20 2014 8:15am

Legal pic of the day

Bit of a mug

Aug 19 2014 4:56pm

Official survey: bar students are rubbish at ethics

Latest figures show tumbling pass rates on vocational course exam -- with bar regulators scratching their heads over the cause

Aug 19 2014 2:53pm

Video: Mr T reports for jury duty

Star of The A-Team expresses respect for the judicial system as fans gather to meet him during jury selection break

Aug 19 2014 11:38am

Trainee solicitor rubbishes Mail Online’s claim that she has quit law to become a professional Kate Middleton lookalike

Mayo Wynne Baxter trainee Christina Spencer is mystified at newspaper's suggestion that she has quit her legal career

Aug 19 2014 10:14am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 19 August

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

Aug 19 2014 7:49am

Legal pic of the day

Lord Denning leisurewear: first came the T-shirt, and then the ... sunglasses?

Aug 18 2014 3:49pm

It turns out that Britain’s top comedians are desperate to be barristers

Edinburgh Festival show in which comedians go head-to-head in boozy moots has run extended amid stars’ desperation to have a go

Aug 18 2014 9:08am

Morning round-up: Monday 18 August

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

Aug 18 2014 7:57am

Legal pic of the day

£1.05 for a mug of hot water at Guildford Crown Court?!

Aug 15 2014 4:21pm

The 14 best tweets from the #judgesongs hashtag that has rocked Twitter

It turns out that many pop songs can be modified to incorporate hilarious judicial references

Aug 15 2014 1:39pm

Exclusive interview: Judge Rinder on life as Britain’s newest reality TV star

2 Hare Court barrister Rob Rinder talks to Legal Cheek about being the UK’s answer to Judge Judy

Aug 15 2014 9:08am