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Photo appears on Instagram of Doughty Street barrister Amal Alamuddin with George Clooney at the White House
Human rights barrister spotted out with film star for second time, setting tongues wagging.
Die-hard Silk fan of the week
For a barrister who has been hard at work all day to re-don their full court garb in order to watch a programme about barristers suggests a deep passion for the job.
Event: If I knew then what I know now — at Inner Temple
On the evening of Monday 24 March seven contributors to the ‘If I knew then...
Would you admit to being the legal adviser on BBC drama Silk?
New series of Silk is the most unrealistic yet, despite guidance from top QC.
Stricken Renaissance Chambers will ‘look after’ its baby barristers ahead of dissolution
Set's priority to find new homes for in-coming pupil and current first-sixer, but mini-pupillage applicants to be disappointed.
Linklaters courts controversy by backing cheerleading
Like sports and equalities minister Helen Grant, magic circle firm Linklaters is pro-cheerleading.
The car park in Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking is being demolished
Lord Denning fans will be sad to hear that the car park which featured in the famous Court of Appeal exclusion clause case is no more.
Morning round-up: Monday 24 February
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Immigration solicitors on naughty step as 4 law firms receive High Court rebuke
A vintage few months for judicial spankings has yielded yet another lawyer takedown — and...
Morning round-up: Friday 21 February
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
A journey through a pimped-up legal profession with gangsta app Gizoogle
Gizoogle is a gangsta version of Google, through which a pimped-up version of the internet can be accessed. The lawyers who populate this realm do things differently.
Morning round-up: Thursday 20 February
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
The 12 most popular law school memes on the internet
Images propelled to fame by Facebook page 'Law School Memes'.
Barristers rubbish Public Defender Service
A bin at Cardiff Crown Court has felt the full force of barristers' dislike for the much-maligned PDS.
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.
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.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service embraces cutting edge gaming technology
This photo of a mystery Crown Court waiting room appeared on Reddit a few days...
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.
Silk series 3 trailer posted on YouTube as legal drama gears up for return
Inns of Court legal drama is back.
Do you remember your first Lawgasm?
The Negative Lawgasm: An Obscenity Lawyer Valentine’s Sex Special
Happy Valentine’s Day, law nerds
Law students mark February 14th in style.