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Chris Grayling flunks politicians’ equivalent of a training contract interview

Wannabe lawyer and local council candidate Alex Cisneros uses graduate recruitment criteria to review last night’s performance by Justice Secretary at a constituency hustings meeting

17 April 2015 12:48

An LPC grad has made a gangster film about paralegals

Harnessing the drudgery of life at the bottom of the legal food chain to launch an alternative career

17 April 2015 10:48

The Judge Rules: Politicians hate lawyers – and always have

A round-up of the party election manifestos demonstrates yet again that while the legal profession might have right on its side, the political establishment of all colours doesn’t give a monkey’s

17 April 2015 09:14

Morning round-up: Friday 17 April

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

17 April 2015 08:06

Fed up with the grind at the English bar? Perhaps this set of Kiwi jokers appeals…

Pastafarians preferred, says an Auckland barrister in desperate bid to replace the last chap, who never fit in owing to odd film tastes

16 April 2015 16:58

Birds of prey swoop into Inns of Court to protect bald barristers from seagull attacks

Life for follicly-challenged lawyers made a misery by London gulls -- but help on hand

16 April 2015 12:39

Essex Uni law grad first over line to qualify as solicitor through paralegal shortcut

30 year-old narrowly beats gaggle of paralegals to equivalent means qualification that bypasses training contract

16 April 2015 10:43

Clifford Chance cancels YouTube rant trainee’s Singapore secondment amid regulatory concerns

Fall-out from anti-West rant continues to cause magic circle firm difficulties

16 April 2015 09:27

Morning round-up: Thursday 16 April

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

16 April 2015 07:54

Ukip manifesto pledges to protect ‘British law’ (even though ‘British law’ isn’t a thing)

Nigel Farage's party seems unaware that England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own legal systems

15 April 2015 14:33