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Morning round-up: Tuesday 7 April
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
The Judge rules: thank-you, Weil, for exposing work-life balance charade
Big law firms should be honest with their junior lawyers about what life is like at a top-tier practice: the money is great but it's hard work
Lawyer to take part in arctic rugby world record attempt
Eversheds associate will strap on his snow shoes and trek 100 miles to play rugby at the north pole in charity world record attempt
Yet another BPTC is being launched — despite chronic shortage of pupillages
BPP is controversially to bring its BPTC to Brum, despite only nine pupillage places available in all the West Midlands as of yesterday
Global law firm apologises for April Fool promising better work-life balance
Associates at Weil Gotshal’s offices around the world are fuming at ham-fisted bid by the senior partnership to take the piss out of work-life balance issues
Call for QC rank to be widened to all lawyers, not just advocates
Restricting the gong is unfair and a block to diversity in the modern profession, says legal executives group
Morning round-up: Thursday 2 April
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
The lamps went out all over legal London today
Power cut bring chaos to lawyer-land, but several brave souls manage to get down the pub
Judges give Grayling a special birthday present — another High Court defeat
Justice Secretary gets slapped down again, this time over prisoner transfer reforms – but happy b-day, nonetheless, Chris
Newly-qualified retention latest: Simmons clocks up 80%
City firm hangs on to 12 of 15 freshly minted solicitors -- and places one in house