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Too much education: why BPP is wrong to damn its graduates to perennial studentdom

A turning point in my life was when I ran out of excuses to do...

8 May 2013 11:14

Guildhall Chambers becomes latest set to stop offering criminal pupillages

Bristol-based Guildhall Chambers has followed London set Charter Chambers in withdrawing its criminal pupillage for...

7 May 2013 08:45

‘I’m the king of the world!’ DLA Piper hires entire cruise ship for partner meeting

As legal aid implodes and training contract numbers plummet to the lowest level since 1999,...

3 May 2013 09:29

Pupillage application deadline extended (again) to Thursday 9 May

The Bar Council has extended the pupillage application deadline for a second time after disastrous...

2 May 2013 16:50

The strange tale of the fake legal journalist

There’s an assumption that the journalists who churn out copy on behalf of corporate-owned legal...

2 May 2013 13:28

The spelling and grammar shame of Apprentice contestant’s new legal brand

While Dynamo Legal founder Alex Mills has great eyebrows, the 22 year-old entrepreneur – who’s a...

2 May 2013 09:23

TV Edwards lets paralegals go weeks after shelling out for their police station accreditation training

Exclusive: In the latest sign of how hard law firms are being hit by government...

1 May 2013 13:15

Newspapers’ categorisation of lawyers: a cut-out-and-keep guide

When The Observer conferred silk upon ‘Loverson’ barrister David Sherborne (who’s not a QC) on...

1 May 2013 10:05

Pupillage application system fail – yet again

Update: the Pupillage Gateway deadline has been extended, for a second time, to Thursday 9...

29 April 2013 11:53

When tweeting from a law firm Twitter account, be sure not to wish ‘death to all police’

A Canadian criminal lawyer is at the heart of a media storm after several highly...

24 April 2013 14:11