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Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 July
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
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Who are the abseilers?
We need to talk about paralegals
The children of the financial crisis could pose a danger to law firms if their ambitions aren't accommodated.
The best photos from London Legal Pride
Saturday's gay pride celebration saw a record 30,000 revellers march through central London. Among them was a large contingent from the legal profession.
Morning round-up: Monday 30 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Down comes the rain at Glastonbury — and out comes the...business development opportunity.
Which last 16 World Cup team is your law firm?
Brazil 2014 legal geekery: striking parallels revealed.
Law graduate launches bid to crowdfund her LPC in return for Twitter follows and signed photos
London-based wannabe solicitor seeks to raise £15,000.
Morning round-up: Friday 27 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
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Want to smoke pot on probation? You'll need LA's dopest attorney.
Hashtag hilarity: #FakeWongaLawFirms
Following Wonga's creation of fake law firms Chainey, D'Amato & Shannon and Barker & Lowe, Twitter users have been having some fun with the #FakeWongaLawFirms hashtag. Here are a selection.
The Bar Council accidentally sacks all of its staff
Mail-merge problems during restructuring consultation cause chaos.
Wannabe solicitor with murder conviction is allowed to do the LPC
High Court clears way for Selwyn Strachan — who was released from prison in Grenada in 2009 after Amnesty International slammed his "fatally flawed" trial — to become a solicitor.
Morning round-up: Thursday 26 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
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*Guffaws*
Wonga fake law firms — where did they get those names?
Parody accounts already alive on Twitter as pay-day lender coughs up millions in compensation
2 Hare Court barrister set to be UK’s telly Judge Judy
Multi-million pound fraud specialist plucked to hear cases of lawn mower failure and duff holidays
Solicitor under fire for calling Alex Salmond an ‘ars*hole’
War of words rages north of the border — and perks up independence debate — following inflammatory tweet
Morning round-up: Wednesday 25 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Just about every law student has been there -- just think introduction to land law.
Law firm toilets: a critical reflection
Legal profession toilets aren’t quite at 'Trainspotting' levels of degradation, but many could do better