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‘Are you sure I don’t look silly?’ Attorney General’s Twitter jitters over full-bottomed wig pic

Jeremy Wright QC deletes photo -- then, after seemingly recovering composure, re-posts it

1 October 2015 13:28
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City firm offers virtual ‘helicopter trips’ and ‘Ferrari racing’ in bid to make commercial awareness interesting

But will CMS's virtual reality headsets allow students to forget that it's slashing trainee numbers by a third this year?

1 October 2015 12:20

Why ‘following your passion’ isn’t always the best advice

Law can be tough, but it provides a better grounding than a job in a trendy start-up, argues an anonymous magic circle trainee solicitor

1 October 2015 09:55

Morning round-up: Thursday 1 October

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

1 October 2015 08:14

Friends of Freshfields lawyer shot dead in Berlin are crowdfunding to help his family

Legal and other costs facing popular ex-solicitor's parents could hit £20,000

30 September 2015 15:20

Top QC who didn’t pay tax for 12 years is struck off

Commercial silk Rohan Pershad QC was "extremely poor at paperwork"

30 September 2015 11:12

‘Cambridge-educated Weil Gotshal trainee’ flogs training contract advice for £45 an hour

When you're on £97k a year, is this really necessary?

30 September 2015 09:58

Morning round-up: Wednesday 30 September

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

30 September 2015 08:20

Lawyer falls for latest Facebook ‘legal contract’ privacy hoax

If in doubt, cite the "Rome Statute"

29 September 2015 17:19

Lawyers back magistrate suspended for paying asylum seeker’s court charge

Axe this "laughably unfair" charge, urge members of legal profession

29 September 2015 12:28