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Ince & Co posts lowest autumn retention figure so far – keeping just 60% of its new lawyers
City firm Ince & Co drop to bottom of retention table, with six NQs heading for the exit
Modern lawyers are far too specialised, says Supreme Court judge
First Jonathan Sumption QC laid into law degrees, now he’s criticising qualified lawyers for being narrow minded
QC takes swipe at ‘knob on the bench’ who controls courtroom aircon
Barristers uses misunderstanding to his advantage
Court document in full: Lawyer demands Game of Thrones-style ‘trial by combat’
New York sole practitioner attempts to resurrect ancient common law tradition
City firm monitors lawyers’ calls in bid to combat stress
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co implements app-based tech that checks for stress in lawyer telephone voices
Morning round-up: Monday 10 August
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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The Judge Rules: career-focused millennials spell doom for the GDL
Like James Blunt, the law conversion course is just so 2005
Uni of Law ditches Birmingham part-time BPTC just six weeks before start date
Exclusive: Students with part-time places told to head to London instead
Killjoy bar leaders aim to phase out dining requirement for qualification as a barrister
Age-old tradition of drunken bread roll fights looks set to be pensioned off as it's not sufficiently educational