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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

21 July 2015 09:40

Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 July

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

21 July 2015 08:19

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"

20 July 2015 15:43

Bar Council must delay plans to move Pupillage Gateway deadline

Clarity is urgently needed instead of tumbleweed blowing across the website’s alerts page

20 July 2015 11:28

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

20 July 2015 08:41

Morning round-up: Monday 20 July

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

20 July 2015 07:58

Comments of the week

The best from below the line

17 July 2015 15:31

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

17 July 2015 13:46

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

17 July 2015 11:54

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

17 July 2015 10:32