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- JP Morgan sets aside $6bn to combat Bear Stearns claims as Wachtell secures trophy mandate
- Mills loses bid to keep divorce ruling secret
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- Career Clinic: Who will pay for my LPC?
- Dickinson Dees takes on insolvency duo
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"Life's too short to spend your career looking nervously over your shoulder, sweating over whether you'll get struck off, sacked or bounced for partnership (which is quite enough to have on mind, even if getting prosecuted is a little unlikely). Legal practice is quite stressful enough without the added fear of the past catching up with you. I disagree that 'every else does it'. Most people would be too scared to contemplate it. You need to wipe the slate clean, grow up and get wise to the fact that a job as a lawyer is not worth committing a crime to obtain" - Career Clinic: I lied about my degree to get a TC!
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