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Award-winning junior barrister Connor Johnston says lawyers can still make a go of legal aid
Housing law specialist and winner of Legal Aid Practitioners Group gong remains positive in face of cuts
Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 July
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Solicitors are rubbish at the ‘art’ of Crown Court advocacy, says top Tory QC
Silk who defended the Krays also aggrieved by modern law firm tendency to "tie papers with rubber bands instead of tape"
Bar Council must delay plans to move Pupillage Gateway deadline
Clarity is urgently needed instead of tumbleweed blowing across the website’s alerts page
Allen & Overy ups junior lawyer pay by A QUARTER to blow away rest of magic circle
English firm now paying close to US levels for rookies -- but bonuses are slashed
Morning round-up: Monday 20 July
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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The best from below the line
Junior lawyers’ biggest complaints: rubbish bonuses and poor partnership chances
Survey of City and regional commercial firms reveals young solicitors still aspire to the big money
Lawyer calls client a ‘small penis as*hole’ — then challenges him to a duel over billing dispute
Row with your client? Insult the size of his manhood and then figuratively slap him in face with a silk glove
Uni of Law LPC student bids to win Miss England title before qualifying as a lawyer
Durham grad speaks to Legal Cheek about battle to land a training contract -- or perhaps even a pupillage