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Half of law students expect 50-hour working week

Almost half of all law students expect to work more than 50 hours a week after qualifying into the profession, according to new research, with just 1% of prospective lawyers targeting a career in-house. Forty-seven percent of law students intend to opt out of the Working Time Directive, which limits the working week to 48 hours, according to the Sweet & Maxwell survey. The study finds just 13% of law students expect to work less than 39 hours a week, while 5% said they were willing to work as many hours as necessary.
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Bar Council wins lobbying victory in Lords vote

The judiciary looks set to win the right to influence appointments to the Legal Services Board following a successful lobbying campaign by the Bar Council for amendments to the Legal Services Bill. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, is set to assist the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, in making appointments to the regulatory board following a vote in the House of Lords last month (April 16).
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The Bar: BCCI working party to push for robust use of judges' powers to limit rising dispute costs

Post-BCCI working party prepares to publish its interim report; Bar Council scores lobbying victory over the Legal Services Bill at the House of Lords; and No5 Chambers goes organic. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest happenings at the Bar
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Student news round-up - The Bar

Bar group floats capping BVC places and relaxing funding in access push [email protected] Bar Council may limit the number of places available…
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Know your chambers: A closer inspection

The traditional Chancery versus commercial divide is narrower than ever - meaning research into each chambers is essential to understand their specialisms, says Dominic Carman
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Access to the Bar: Unlocking the door

The recent report on improving access to the Bar tackled key issues such as funding, diversity and BVC entry requirements. Claire Ruckin reports
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Twelve dinners

Alex Aldridge recounts the rigorous social schedule of a BVC student on the path to being called to the Bar
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Access to the Bar: Bar to progress

What do Thatcher, Blair, Asquith, Gandhi and Jinnah have in common? They all studied to qualify as barristers at the Inns of Court School of Law. The fact that Gandhi and Jinnah - the founders of India and Pakistan respectively - did so is emblematic of the fact that influential lawyers from many Commonwealth countries are linked to the UK by the common experience of having studied for the Bar in London.
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Step-by-step guide to becoming a barrister

The route to becoming a barrister is long and fraught with obstacles. But if you are determined that the Bar is for you, then the rewards can be great. Legal Week Student takes you through the steps along the way
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Thinking about becoming a barrister: Why be a barrister?

As the blurb to my new book, Bewigged and Bewildered? A Guide to Becoming a Barrister in England and Wales (Hart Publishing, 2007, £15) says: "Misunderstandings and jargon prevent many from seriously considering a career as a barrister in the belief that such a career is not for them or that they are not for it. Others know that they might want to become barristers but not how to go about it, or just want to know more about this somewhat mysterious profession."
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