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February 8th in Careers, Divorce, Money by Editor .

A Marriage of Two Lawyers

Driven apart by law…

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January 25th in Careers, Money, NQ, Trainees by Editor .

The Aston Martin For Trainees

For the second year trainee with a touch of 007 about them…

December 9th in Careers, Court, Facebook, Money, Suing by Editor .

“Settlers’ Remorse”? Winklevoss Bros Sue Facebook’s Zuckerberg Again

Because $65m just isn’t enough to sweeten the taste of sour grapes…

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September 15th in Allen & Overy, Legal News, Money, Pay by Editor .

A&O Partners Enjoy Earnings, Staff Make Music

Falls in revenues more than matched by increases in profitability…

September 3rd in Careers, Halliwells, Legal News, Money by Editor .

Halliwells Partners’ Liabilities Begin to Surface

Partners may have escaped the sinking ship intact but there’s outstanding debt floating around and it’s catching up with them…

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June 22nd in Associates, Bonus, Careers, Money, Motivation by Editor .

Do Cash Bonuses Work for Lawyers?

Well that depends on how big they are, doesn’t it…?

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June 10th in Careers, Crime, Legal News, Money by Editor .

69 year-old solicitor busted for £850k client account pilfering

Imagine; nearly half a century of private practice, an unblemished record, sniffing the sweet smell of retirement and falling at the last hurdle…by stealing…

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June 4th in Careers, Court, Legal News, Money by Editor .

Lawyers Acquitted In Insider Dealing Case

They didn’t really risk everything for a mere £40k each after all…

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June 1st in CMS Cameron McKenna, Eversheds, Money by Editor .

Results: Camerons Falling, Eversheds Flying

Justification for Eversheds’ four rounds of redundancies…?

May 12th in Billable Hour, Clients, Legal Quotes, Money by Editor .

Legal Quote: Damn Those Awkward Clients

Why can’t they just accept a fee without complaining…?

April 21st in Careers, Court, Lawyers, Legal News, Money, Scandal by Editor .

Former BigLaw Partners in Court on Insider Dealing Charges

Considering the sums involved, they might want to consider a defence of insanity…

April 15th in Careers, Lawyer Hate, Money, Pay by Editor .

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”

From “Henry VI” by William Shakespeare…

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April 7th in Associates, Billable Hour, Careers, Clients, Money, Sole Practitioners by Editor .

The Happy Lawyer

And it’s all down to billing…

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March 26th in Eversheds, Legal Fees, Legal News, Money by Editor .

Legal Fees Reduced to Bartering

A barrow of apples for some due diligence…?

March 16th in Careers, Money, Recession, Shoosmiths, Students, Trainees by Editor .

Shoosmiths wants new trainees

After a rather trainee-unfriendly 2009, Shoosmiths restarts its trainee recruitment programme…

March 11th in Celebrity, Court, Legal News, Money by Editor .

Pink Floyd Sues Floundering EMI

And that’s not the only bad news for the sole Brit amongst the big 4 record companies…

February 16th in Money, NQ, Salary, Trainees by Editor .

Things We Like: US firms paying £100k for NQs

There’s nothing like a bit of excess to drum up enthusiasm…