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Training contract numbers take another tumble

Newly-released figures show that there were 205 fewer training contracts registered in latest recruitment round

17 February 2015 09:11

Morning round-up: Tuesday 17 February

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

17 February 2015 08:11

Legal pic of the day

Wigs and tights

16 February 2015 15:27

Classic Fleet Street legal bookshop to become an Itsu

Hammicks closes as lawyers buy their books online

16 February 2015 11:33

Baroness Hale bemoans 11 years of women judges being overlooked for promotion to the highest court

Comments by UK's top female judge follow Supreme Court president's call for pro-women culture change

16 February 2015 10:08

Law student jumps into role as Southampton Uni’s first male cheerleader

He’s one in a team of 100 women -- and he’s got a robust response to the sneerers

16 February 2015 09:46

Morning round-up: Monday 16 February

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

16 February 2015 08:06

Barristers and clerks left stunned as Tom Cruise walks into a London chambers

Scientologist and actor swoops dramatically into the Temple on a mystery assignment

13 February 2015 15:53

Chris Grayling’s global summit turns to sh*t

Lawyers -- keep those colons clean. That’s the latest message from the website for the controversial international shindig scheduled to celebrate the Magna Carta anniversary

13 February 2015 15:22

Berwin Leighton Paisner culls 30% of newly-qualified solicitors

Only 15 out of 20 NQs will continue to look out over Old Father Thames as the firm trots out line about keeping only “the very best”

13 February 2015 13:39