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Legal charity launches new family law focused social welfare pupillage scheme

Special two-year fellowship that will see successful candidates split their time between Bar Pro Bono Unit and chambers

14 April 2016 10:32

Morning round-up: Thursday 14 April

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

14 April 2016 08:01

Macfarlanes misses golden opportunity to improve its lagging gender diversity stats

All male partnership promotion could see firm drop into ‘relegation zone’ in Legal Cheek’s table

13 April 2016 16:11

Sheffield barrister who was jailed for teen sex attack after successful Crimewatch appeal booted out of profession

Criminal barrister Desmond Rosario was jailed for four years last summer

13 April 2016 15:09

Research: Medicine, economics and engineering grads earn more than those with law degrees

10 years on, male law graduates earn nearly 20% more than their female counterparts

13 April 2016 14:13

Reed Smith confirms merger talks with Philadelphia outfit Pepper Hamilton

Rumours circulate that Clyde & Co is eyeing up potential suitors in Miami

13 April 2016 11:26

Solicitor General under pressure over blind trust disclosure

As students of equity & trusts will of course know, the arrangement allows Robert Buckland QC's financial affairs to remain secret

13 April 2016 09:40

Morning round-up: Wednesday 13 April

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

13 April 2016 08:09

Research: top students from disadvantaged backgrounds less likely to apply for elite training contracts

'Contextual recruitment' needed to stop the privileged bagging all the jobs, says agency which developed method

12 April 2016 16:54

Legal academic granted permission to judicially review cancellation of controversial Southampton Law School conference

Exclusive: Freedom of speech row over cancelled "anti-Semitic" event to hit the courts

12 April 2016 14:07