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Solicitors are UK’s 44th happiest professionals

Out of 274 occupations survey by government, 'solicitor' is in the top 50 the most satisfying.

24 March 2014 09:20

‘Teaching is the most important thing I’ve done to improve my work as a lawyer’

When his bid to work himself up from the bottom of a supermarket chain stalled, Laurie Anstis decided to reconsider his early views on university education and pursue a career as a solicitor.

21 March 2014 11:56

Stuttering BBC legal drama Silk is axed

Third series of BAFTA-winning Inns of Court drama will be its last.

21 March 2014 09:58

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer Barry Roux: the hip hop parodies

Televised murder trial turns South African barrister into cult figure.

21 March 2014 09:12

‘I’ve often gone hungry and can’t afford a wig, gown or practitioner textbooks,’ admits pupil barrister

Baby barrister at civil legal aid set tells of bleak pupillage existence.

20 March 2014 15:12

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 was shot down by Chinese missile, claims practising barrister

Barrister who is registered to practise with the Bar Standards Board (BSB) is confident that he has unravelled mystery of flight MH 370.

20 March 2014 08:58

Lyons Davidson trainee solicitor faces jail following dog’s death

Rookie pleads guilty after she left her dog to starve to death.

20 March 2014 08:11

Doughty Street’s website is the loser in Amal Alamuddin’s budding friendship with George Clooney

The top human rights chamber's website goes down again after Doughty Street rookie Amal Alamuddin is pictured once more with George Clooney.

19 March 2014 15:17

Has there been a stranger law student campaign than this?

In a world containing many injustices, why target Baleen Whales?

19 March 2014 14:05

Confusing rules governing use of ‘barrister’ title produce their most absurd result yet

It's illegal to call yourself a barrister when you've never been called to the Bar, but a lack of appetite for enforcing the law means it's possible to do so and avoid sanction.

18 March 2014 10:49