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Solicitors at Quinn Emanuel offered money to work London hours from Colombian hostel

Top international litigation firm Quinn Emanuel has made an extraordinary offer to its lawyers. But there's a catch.

3 February 2014 12:10

The 15 law student personality types that emerge during social interaction

University College Dublin Law Society has attempted an ambitious categorisation of the 15 types of law students to be found at its annual ball — and uploaded the results to YouTube.

31 January 2014 08:43

Advice: ‘I am studying law but looking to work as a journalist’

Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge responds to a Birmingham University law student's Twitter plea for advice.

30 January 2014 13:33

20 Essex Street barrister marries Bollywood star

Top London commercial barrister Sudhanshu Swaroop has tied the knot with a Bollywood celebrity.

29 January 2014 12:42

Sharp-witted Oxford law student takes down UKIP MEP Bloom after Richard III gibe

An Oxford University law student has got the better of UKIP member Godfrey Bloom after the gaffe-prone MEP seemed to try to mock him for his disability.

28 January 2014 07:51

Lawyer who bit neighbour and spat in parents faces admits Law Society fraud

Barrister-turned-solicitor Frances Brough is facing jail — again — for defrauding the Law Society out of more than £22,000 in bogus travel expenses.

27 January 2014 09:30

Freshfields’ removal of criminal records box from applications is targeted at support staff — but applies to trainee solicitors

A Law Society Gazette piece in today’s Morning round-up about Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s removal of...

22 January 2014 14:17

Why it doesn’t mean much when the chair of the Bar Council says they want to cap BPTC numbers

Yesterday’s call by Nicholas Lavendar QC to limit Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) numbers has...

21 January 2014 08:51

The tooth fairy affidavit drafted by a lawyer-couple for their daughter after she lost a tooth

Comedian Emily Winter has dug out a tooth fairy affidavit that her lawyer-parents made for...

20 January 2014 11:18

Morning round-up: Friday 17 January

Law firms: charging more, getting less [The Economist] 1 Pump Court criminal barrister: “I sometimes...

17 January 2014 08:13