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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

Oct 8 2014 9:19am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 8 2014 8:14am

Lawyers work most hours and are more loyal than anyone else

Members of the legal profession are wonderful employees

Oct 7 2014 3:11pm

Why it’s not a good idea for lawyers to peruse work documents over fast-food

That man looking over your shoulder could be a tabloid hack -- and, worse still, the legal document could be about him

Oct 7 2014 12:55pm

There are two solicitors on The Apprentice 2014 — and one is ex-Slaughter and May

St Albans family lawyer Lauren Riley and ex-Slaughter and May and Latham Watkins associate Felipe Alviar-Baquero to battle it out before Sir Alan in this year's show

Oct 7 2014 9:18am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 7 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 7 2014 8:27am

Lawyer + Hawk = The Law Hawk

Junior lawyer differentiates himself from rivals through really weird 'Texas Law Hawk' video and social media campaign

Oct 6 2014 2:11pm

‘Glamorous solicitor’ to be a contestant on this year’s The Apprentice

Lawyer announces that she'll be appearing in hit BBC show with a swipe at fellow members of the legal profession

Oct 6 2014 9:12am

Morning round-up: Monday 6 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 6 2014 8:02am

Addleshaw latest firm to release trainee retention figures — hitting 82%

National player retains marginally more autumn qualifiers than most rivals in further sign of tentative graduate recruitment market recovery

Oct 3 2014 9:31am

Morning round-up: Friday 3 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 3 2014 8:07am

The 9 best humble-brags from lawyers as latest Legal 500 directory hits streets

A sure as night follows day, solicitors, barristers and law firms greet the release of the latest league table with the odd dollop of false humility

Oct 2 2014 12:34pm

Sir John Walsh of Branagh’s CV may be even more spectacular than Lord Harley of Counsel’s

Aussie barrister in challenge to Lancashire solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker (aka Lord Harley of Counsel) for crown of best CV on the internet

Oct 2 2014 9:26am

Morning round-up: Thursday 2 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 2 2014 8:08am

Are Amal and George just as shameless as Kim and Kanye? Probably

Your Barrister Boyfriend co-creator Natalia Naish is faintly repulsed at the Amal Alammudin-George Clooney wedding

Oct 1 2014 12:47pm

Small law firm somehow persuades very successful rapper to do voiceover on its advert

Rapper and No Limit Records boss Master P lends a hand to promote small US law firm with “UGHH” catchphrase

Oct 1 2014 10:25am

It looks like the drunken Kent Uni fresher who got stuck up a tree may have been a law student

Did booze-fuelled tree farce begin after unsuccessful attempt by student to use LLB credentials to gain access to Freshers Ball?

Oct 1 2014 9:14am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 1 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 1 2014 8:02am

Keira Knightley clearly doesn’t realise how hard it is to get a training contract or pupillage

Actress says she'd advise her daughter to be a lawyer to avoid the "heartbreaking rejection" of life as an actor. Hmmm...

Sep 30 2014 1:30pm

Wannabe barrister takes break from BPTC to reflect on his job as an Ann Summers sex toy salesman

Has flamboyant TV barrister ‘Judge Rinder’ widened frame of reference for bar hopefuls seeking to stand out from the crowd?

Sep 30 2014 9:21am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 30 September

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Sep 30 2014 8:04am