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Bar Should Be Restricted To Russell Group Graduates

Why incur the cost and hassle of an aptitude test to limit entry onto the...

Mar 9 2012 11:00am

Law Student Changes Plea And Admits to Sending Stan Collymore Racist Tweets

Newcastle University law student Joshua Cryer (pictured) has confessed to sending “grossly offensive” tweets to...

Mar 9 2012 8:37am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 9 March

Matrix barrister is clear front-runner to be next UK judge in Strasbourg – The Guardian...

Mar 9 2012 8:02am

‘Fun And Freewheeling Parties’: Law Firm’s New Grad Recruitment Strategy

Specialist litigation firm Quinn Emanuel, whose London office has been prominent on the wave of...

Mar 8 2012 10:15am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 8 March

City law firm couple jailed for fraud – Law Society Gazette Why do US judges...

Mar 8 2012 8:35am

Fashion Law: It’s Booming, Darling

Jobless LPC students and law graduates, have you considered fashion law? Suddenly, everyone seems to...

Mar 7 2012 3:57pm

Does Chelsea’s City Lawyer Chairman Know What He’s Doing?

Meet Bruce Buck (pictured left), the Chelsea FC chairman, member of Roman Abramovich’s inner circle,...

Mar 7 2012 11:45am

The Worst Law Firm Ad Ever?

There’s not a lot that can be added by way of introduction. There’s more… Hapless...

Mar 7 2012 10:29am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 7 March

Strauss-Kahn hotel maid lawyer set to join Cambridge protest – Cambridge News Crooked solicitor smuggled...

Mar 7 2012 8:58am

Lunch with Legal Cheek: Mark Stephens

You can change the world through law, star media lawyer Mark Stephens tells Emily Jupp,...

Mar 6 2012 1:59pm

The Sun Launches X-Factor-Style Law School and Training Contract Competition

In a move that some may view as a sign of the legal profession going...

Mar 6 2012 9:50am

The Next Alan Hansen? Judge Gives Sentencing a Match of The Day Flavour

A Manchester judge felt moved to criticise the recent behaviour of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez...

Mar 6 2012 9:16am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 6 March

Repatriation row over lawyer’s body – Hamilton Advertiser Lawyer nets world marmalade award – Newmarket...

Mar 6 2012 8:15am

City Lawyers Go After David Wolfe QC

RollOnFriday’s story about newly appointed silk David Wolfe QC (pictured) signing a letter in 2003...

Mar 5 2012 2:59pm

Explained: What Lawyers Do

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Mar 5 2012 12:30pm

Law Student Branded ‘Slut’ By Talk Show Host Gets Obama Call

The following would never happen in Britain… On 23 February, Georgetown Law School student Sandra...

Mar 5 2012 10:15am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 5 March

‘This was a professional hit’: Michael Mansfield QC backs Jill Dando assassination claim – The...

Mar 5 2012 8:31am

#RoundMyKitchenTable: Are Legal Bloggers Real Journalists?

Still reeling from the shock of not being included in The Independent‘s Twitter 100 list,...

Mar 2 2012 4:40pm

Pupillage In The Provinces? Thanks, But No Thanks

London-based pupillage hunter OccupyTheInns thinks taking a position in the regions could be a bad...

Mar 2 2012 1:23pm

BREAKING NEWS: Fire Alarm LPC Students WON’T Be Required To Re-Sit Exam

Good news for LPC students at Liverpool John Moores University whose business law and practice...

Mar 2 2012 10:33am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 2 March

Allen & Overy’s David Benton: the man who decides if Greece has defaulted – The...

Mar 2 2012 8:18am