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City law firm breaks silence over mysterious pupillage award process

International niche litigation player Kobre & Kim denies it attempted to breach the spirit of bar’s recruitment rules

9 July 2015 12:06

Solicitor promoted to highest-ranking female officer in army

A former high street law firm practitioner from Wales makes British armed forces history

9 July 2015 09:21

Morning round-up: Thursday 9 July

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

9 July 2015 08:11

Is this the real ‘Suits’ law firm?

Ok, so they’re in unfashionable Toronto and not NYC, but the airbrushed Henein Hutchison mob has nailed the look just in time for broadcast of series five

8 July 2015 15:08

Bar student forced to re-sit entire BPTC after failing just one module

Birmingham High Court ruling means that students failing part of course will be forced to cough up for another round of full fees

8 July 2015 12:34

White & Case latest London Yanks to retain all qualifying lawyers

Global white shoe giant revealed today that all 14 of its London-based freshly-minted junior solicitors will remain at the firm

8 July 2015 11:30

Bar launches direct access website to lure punters away from solicitors

Glitzy marketing bid bound to raise temperatures across profession

8 July 2015 09:16

Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 July

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

8 July 2015 08:05

Mystery surrounds identity of HSBC ‘legal team’ involved in mock-execution video

Bank refuses to clarify status staff sacked for recreating an Isis-style beheading -- but press reports claimed they had a legal function

7 July 2015 16:51