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Morning round-up: Friday 21 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

21 February 2014 07:55

A journey through a pimped-up legal profession with gangsta app Gizoogle

Gizoogle is a gangsta version of Google, through which a pimped-up version of the internet can be accessed. The lawyers who populate this realm do things differently.

20 February 2014 11:30

Your Barrister Boyfriend names the 9 ‘hottest’ new QCs

Tumblr sensation publishes list of the "hottest" lawyers who became QCs yesterday.

20 February 2014 09:25

Morning round-up: Thursday 20 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

20 February 2014 07:58

The 12 most popular law school memes on the internet

Images propelled to fame by Facebook page 'Law School Memes'.

19 February 2014 13:19

Barristers rubbish Public Defender Service

A bin at Cardiff Crown Court has felt the full force of barristers' dislike for the much-maligned PDS.

19 February 2014 09:39

QC list 2014: Big jump in ethnic minority silks, but why so few women still?

Solicitor-advocate numbers up sharply too, but most new appointments are white male barristers.

19 February 2014 08:03

Is DLA boss Sir Nigel Knowles the most boring person on Twitter?

To have led DLA Piper from regional law firm to global behemoth suggests that Sir Nigel Knowles has a considerable personality. But he hasn't shown much of it on Twitter since he began tweeting last year.

18 February 2014 10:40

HM Courts & Tribunals Service embraces cutting edge gaming technology

This photo of a mystery Crown Court waiting room appeared on Reddit a few days...

18 February 2014 09:11

Third six pupil who wowed Bar with legal aid cuts speech is made a tenant at last

A rare good news story for the criminal branch of the legal profession.

17 February 2014 11:06