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UWE and ULaw students overturn 95% of Department of Work and Pensions ‘fit for work’ decisions — hauling in £1million
Law students 1 - 0 Iain Duncan Smith
Dechert, Eversheds and Addleshaw latest firms to hike junior lawyer pay
Miriam Gonzalez's firm leads way, upping NQ salary to £74,000
Twitter erupts in anger as Amal Clooney is described as an ‘actor’s wife’ by Associated Press
Snarky description comes as Doughty Street barrister loses Al-Jazeera journo case
Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
ULaw pulls plug on business school just weeks after launch
Opening of highly touted De Broc is shelved indefinitely owing to low student interest
Comments of the week
The best from below the line
The Judge Rules: Bye-bye LPC and training contract, hello unified bar exam
Kaplan’s demise triggers speculation that a streamlined qualification process will arrive sooner than many anticipated
Are US law firms raiding City rivals to poach top qualifying talent?
No, it’s all myth, say recruitment experts -- the Yanks are now training enough junior solicitors of their own
Morning round-up: Friday 28 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
August picture caption competition
Legal Cheek revives its occasional series with a romantic image of a young barrister in London town