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Vicious divorce battle between young corporate lawyer couple, aged 30 and 32,...
Allegations fly in highly-public clash between former Latham & Watkins lawyer and Weil Gotshal associate A former Latham Watkins associate and his Weil Gotshal lawyer wife have aired their dirty...
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Legal aid lawyers are running rings around plodding civil servants in latest...
By hiring people with no legal expertise to put its new post-cuts framework in place, the Ministry of Justice has left itself exposed Angry legal aid lawyers have declared war on the government’s...
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Dogs’ legal action against top law firm and bank struck out
Goldie and Diamond blocked from suing Shoosmiths and HSBC by judge Two dogs called Goldie and Diamond have had a claim made on their behalf struck out by the High Court in a legal battle between their...
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Civil litigation-themed Lego is a thing
Hopefully there’s no trademark infringement on the all new ‘Lawgo’ A Canadian law firm has taken the fun and exciting world of Lego and made it more tedious — by producing a civil litigation version of...
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White & Case ups trainee intake again as it reveals plan to challenge magic...
Only ten firms in UK now offering more TCs than London office of US giant Commercial giant White & Case has announced plans to boost its trainee intake — again — as it embarks on an ambitious...
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Skadden lawyer accused of racism over Paris attacks article
Associate authored piece titled “It’s okay if you care more about the Paris attacks than the Beirut bombings” A Skadden lawyer has been accused of racism after publicly defending people who care more...
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Law firm beats ancient rivals to ‘oldest in the world’ crown
445 years not out A Kent law firm is to be crowned the world’s oldest by the Guinness World Records. Thomson Snell & Passmore — a mixed-practice based in Dartford and Tunbridge Wells — was founded...
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Hope for Natasha: BPP law grad’s £160k donation target for specialist surgery
Aspiring lawyer suffers from a rare genetic disease called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome A BPP law graduate who completed the last two years of her degree from her hospital bed has made a heart felt plea for...
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Criminal courts charge backlash shows just how rubbish Chris Grayling was as...
#EpicGrayl The criminal courts charge, the brainchild of ex-Justice Secretary Chris Grayling, has been dealt yet another heavy blow, this time in a damning government report released today. The no...
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Durham law student YouTube star set to forsake Zoella-style fame for the...
Second year is a global social media hit — but wants to be a City solicitor An amateur lifestyle vlogger has amassed an impressive five-figure subscriber count on YouTube while juggling her law degree...
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The Freshfields ‘£1,000 an hour’ partner: row breaks out over how much top...
Barrister MP reckons magic circle giant demands up to a grand for 60 minutes of its time A row has broken out about how much venerable law firm Freshfields charges out its top partners for. According...
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London solicitor, 36, ridiculed after revealing fear she can’t privately...
Personal injury lawyer Megan Goodyer and hubby may be regretting appearing in The Telegraph‘s ‘Money Makeover’ A satirical crowdfunding campaign has been set up for a personal injury solicitor and her...
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City law firm RPC teams up with Jersey Boys star to release Slade Christmas...
Solicitor choir gets into the festive spirit for charity City law firm RPC has released a cover of Slade’s seasonal classic, ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’, with the help of Jersey Boys star Jon Boydon...
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Top lawyers are ten times more likely to be privately educated than anyone else
The legal profession just can’t seem to shake its ‘old boys’ club’ reputation — for good reason New research has shown that the highest status areas of the law are predominantly a private school kid’s...
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‘I want to be a lawyer — but not a corporate lawyer: is there hope for me?’
The message from law fairs is that it’s City law or bust In the third of our new series of career conundrums, a final year law student on track to graduate with a first class degree asks Legal Cheek...
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Linklaters moves to distance itself from charity — a year after it was placed...
Exclusive: Magic circle firm’s logo removed from Human Aid’s website and name deleted from sponsorship page Elite global law firm Linklaters has moved to distance itself from a charity which delivers...
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Katie Hopkins seems to be styling herself as a legal commentator
Reality TV star loves writing about the law in her mad Mail Online columns Katie Hopkins seems to be styling herself as a legal affairs commentator. The reality star — who holds an economics degree...
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Job losses, falling profits and rising debt for Walkie Talkie law firm
DWF has a great London office and a big overdraft The law firm which gobbled up financial crisis casualty Cobbetts and then moved into a spanking new office high up in London’s iconic Walkie Talkie...
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Addleshaw Goddard set to merge with Maclay Murray & Spens to create...
Combined firm could become one of the biggest sources of training contracts in the UK Northern giant Addleshaw Goddard is lining up to merge with one of Scotland’s big four, Maclay Murray & Spens....
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Done deal: Irwin Mitchell gobbles up Thomas Eggar as quest for legal market...
More merger mania National law firm Irwin Mitchell has confirmed that it has struck a deal with mixed regional practice Thomas Eggar that will see the firms become one. An indication of who will wear...
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