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Morning round-up: Tuesday 14 October
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
The three most useless jobs in the world are -- according to Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson -- in order, lawyer, politician and doctor
Law student does moot dressed in Lord Harley-style ribbons
Lord Harley of Counsel may have just become a meme
Law students among the lowest earners in new graduate salary list
Even sociology graduates pull in more than their law counterparts — but figures vary widely between universities
Morning round-up: Monday 13 October
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
A brief history of ‘near-sourcing’: how Allen & Overy has cut in London and grown in Belfast
A very modern magic circle tale
Legal pic of the day
A lawyer stand-up comedy night: what could possibly go wrong?
Another firm closes doors to wannabe trainees who haven’t done its vac scheme
In a tough graduate job market, Mishcon de Reya has calculated that it can afford to make all new recruits do a placement at the firm
The language of the legal directory: decoded — 2014 edition
Wigapedia returns to make his annual translation of the Legal 500
Morning round-up: Friday 10 October
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
San Marino midfielder Michele Cervellini, who will face England tonight at Wembley in a Euro 2016 qualifier, is a lawyer
Meet the puppy who doesn’t bark in court — and helps a diabetic solicitor-advocate to practise
So fluffy, such Goldendoodle
Come ride in my lime green Lamborghini, says law firm boss
Solicitors' firm chief exec loves his car so much that he wants to share it
Morning round-up: Thursday 9 October
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
Top drafting
The perils of paralegals — regulator bans Irwin Mitchell employee for litany of errors
Birmingham-based paralegal at national firm misled clients over damages and settlements
Twitter row rumbles over of meaning of ‘lawyer’
A leading media rent-a-quote merchant reckons as long as you can say the word, you can adopt the title
Research: Some City firms are not as white and male as you might think — but many still are
Exclusive Legal Cheek research reveals striking disconnect between representation of women at associate and partner levels alongside vastly different attitudes towards hiring ethnic minority lawyers
Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 October
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
Lib Dem women are being kept well away from Lib Dem lawyers
Lawyers work most hours and are more loyal than anyone else
Members of the legal profession are wonderful employees