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Stars of legal drama Silk can’t stop posting photos of the filming of Series 3 on Twitter

Recent sightings in the Inns of Court of the filming of the third series of...

9 September 2013 09:10

Bagging a training contract: the 10 most memorable celebratory Instagram posts

Solicitors-to-be have been out in force this week on Instagram, sharing the good news about...

6 September 2013 10:54

‘I became distracted by targets, billing hours and rates’

Having strived for years to get there, Andrew Sharpe found that the salesman function of...

6 September 2013 09:35

The courtroom in a bus that hopefully won’t give Chris Grayling any big new ideas

A mobile courtroom in a bus has been launched in Pakistan in a bid to...

5 September 2013 14:04

How to survive the first terrifying weeks as a newly qualified solicitor

You never forget your first. Your pulse rockets, your stomach turns over uncomfortably and your...

5 September 2013 09:47

‘We have lollipops’: lawyer’s surreal response to cease & desist letter goes viral

Inspired, perhaps, by this wonderful recent response to a “ham-fisted” cease and desist letter, US...

4 September 2013 13:23

BPP sends LPC transcripts and record cards to the wrong students

Exclusive: BPP Law School students are raging after a breakdown of their Legal Practice Course...

4 September 2013 09:08

Podcast: Hard-working Generation Y puts Xers to shame — but will the graft pay off?

Once upon a time, when higher education was free and jobs plentiful, a generation of...

3 September 2013 13:02

The perils of representing yourself in court as a barrister

Salford-based barrister Andrew Rosmarine has given a demonstration of how representing yourself in court can...

3 September 2013 09:20

Crime against fashion: judge locks up man for wearing fleece and tracksuit bottoms

A Crown Court judge sent a criminal to the cells for nearly three hours because...

2 September 2013 10:40