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Morning round-up: Tuesday 28 April
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Election latest: some voters aren’t that sold on lawyer candidates
One Tory newbie barrister in standing in Hampshire, and our old friend the former telly producer turned Justice Secretary come in for flack
Official figures: training contracts plummet by 12.5% over last decade
Tough conditions for wannabe solicitors continues -- as stats show London tightens grip on training contract market
Exposed: another possible supermarket case of outrageous passing off
Will the intellectual property law teams at two supermarket giants leap into their panda cars to clamp down on these cheeky independents?
Cambridge law students claim they’re being hit on by ‘predatory’ solicitors and barristers
Student paper Varsity lifts lid on unwelcome advances made during graduate recruitment events
Morning round-up: Monday 27 April
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Bring on the revolution, cries former Appeal Court judge, imploring lawyers to ignore establishment and go on strike
Timid approach from establishment representation bodies should be binned, advises Sir Anthony Hooper, in bid to put fire in belly of criminal law practitioners
City lawyer parliamentary candidate battles claims he over-egged experience at Clifford Chance
Tory safe seat man in bid to refute allegations that his claim to have headed a magic circle department is a big fat exaggeration
Bogus ‘boutique barrister’ puts regulator in spotlight over non-practising status
Bar Standards Board defends its position as pupillage-less bar graduate is jailed for fraud after using "barrister" title
Meet the solicitor-pop star more popular than her magic circle law firm
Slaughter and May pop star associate puts her firm in social media shadows with her latest catchy release