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Morning round-up: Thursday 20 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Feb 20 2014 7:58am

The 12 most popular law school memes on the internet

Images propelled to fame by Facebook page 'Law School Memes'.

Feb 19 2014 1:19pm

Barristers rubbish Public Defender Service

A bin at Cardiff Crown Court has felt the full force of barristers' dislike for the much-maligned PDS.

Feb 19 2014 9:39am

QC list 2014: Big jump in ethnic minority silks, but why so few women still?

Solicitor-advocate numbers up sharply too, but most new appointments are white male barristers.

Feb 19 2014 8:03am

Is DLA boss Sir Nigel Knowles the most boring person on Twitter?

To have led DLA Piper from regional law firm to global behemoth suggests that Sir Nigel Knowles has a considerable personality. But he hasn't shown much of it on Twitter since he began tweeting last year.

Feb 18 2014 10:40am

HM Courts & Tribunals Service embraces cutting edge gaming technology

This photo of a mystery Crown Court waiting room appeared on Reddit a few days...

Feb 18 2014 9:11am

Third six pupil who wowed Bar with legal aid cuts speech is made a tenant at last

A rare good news story for the criminal branch of the legal profession.

Feb 17 2014 11:06am

Do you remember your first Lawgasm?

The Negative Lawgasm: An Obscenity Lawyer Valentine’s Sex Special

Feb 14 2014 10:48am

Happy Valentine’s Day, law nerds

Law students mark February 14th in style.

Feb 14 2014 8:06am

9 surprising historical facts about training contracts

A new blog on English legal history contains some fascinating titbits of information.

Feb 13 2014 12:49pm

Will the BPTC class of 2014 have no ethics?

This year's wannabe barristers are being taught last year's superseded Bar Code of Conduct, it has emerged.

Feb 13 2014 9:03am

Has an Oxbridge law degree lost its value?

Final year Cambridge law students Zahra Mashhood and Loviisa Langdon consider the impact of recent moves by the legal profession to draw graduates from a wider pool.

Feb 12 2014 12:07pm

BPP’s new personalised clothing range opens world of possibilities

An exciting new way to physically associate yourself with a private equity-owned legal course provider is here.

Feb 12 2014 8:46am

Who’s been a naughty boy?

Following White & Case's recent removal from an oligarch dispute for a conflict of interest, WaitroseLaw reflects on a past few months packed with judicial spankings.

Feb 11 2014 12:40pm

A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional: part two

Wigapedia returns with the second part of his glossary of key legal terms used in practice.

Feb 11 2014 9:48am

Barrister who fabricated Harvard degrees is struck off

A practising barrister who falsely claimed to have two undergraduate degrees from Harvard (and a rather-less-impressive LLM from Staffordshire University) has been disbarred.

Feb 10 2014 2:06pm

Full text: Pupil barrister’s brilliant #OneBarOneVoice speech

23 Essex Street pupil barrister Hannah Evans (pictured) was the star of Saturday's 'One Bar One Voice' event after revealing the reality of on the Bar's bottom rung for "ordinary" people.

Feb 10 2014 9:47am

Queen’s University Belfast law graduate apologises after drinking goldfish in NekNominate video

Aspiring solicitor who consumed pet expresses regret on Facebook.

Feb 10 2014 8:55am

There is a new app that generates frivolous lawsuits

Simply select the type of claim you'd like to file from the drop-down menu.

Feb 7 2014 2:10pm