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Does the way that lawyers are encouraged to think and work make them vulnerable to depression?

A high stress job combined with a temperamental inclination to analyse and pick apart can...

19 September 2013 09:17

Morning round-up: Thursday 19 September

Swedish court rules it is legal to masturbate in public (if it’s not directed at...

19 September 2013 07:57

End of the day round-up

Leveson has been “disastrous” says Guardian legal chief [Press Gazette] Linkedin challenges US government over...

18 September 2013 16:07

Lawyer bills 29 hours in one day

A US lawyer is facing disciplinary proceedings after billing for a 29-hour day. According to...

18 September 2013 11:18

Pupillage-less BPTC grad among the ‘25 most influential Londoners aged under 25′

There’s no doubt that Gabrielle Turnquest‘s achievement in becoming the youngest person to be called...

18 September 2013 09:16

Dispatches from the GDL frontline: ‘It’s a weird atmosphere because half the people have training contracts and half don’t’

The idyllic life of the undergraduate came crashing to a halt this week for thousands...

17 September 2013 14:07

The 10 best law student meltdowns on Vine

While lawyers have been slow to embrace iPhone app Vine, law students have seized upon...

17 September 2013 09:33

Exeter University confirms that it was one of its professors who had his law lecture remixed

As universities return for autumn, beware, lecturers, of the smartphone-wielding student with video-editing skills. And,...

16 September 2013 11:17

Starting pupillage: ‘So much to learn but hopefully a chance to teach a little too’

Two years after being called to the Bar, OccupyTheInns prepares to become a fully-fledged barrister...

16 September 2013 09:34

Morning round-up: Monday 16 September

Judges must quit £3,000-a-night luxury lodgings and stay at B&Bs, as ministers seek to slash...

16 September 2013 07:47