The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Serious Fraud Office chief admits agency’s future is in doubt [The Guardian]
Quindell shares drop 40% after SFO disclosed [Financial Times]
Sir Edward Heath: Sex trial was not dropped to cover up ex-PM allegations, says lawyer [The Telegraph]
The lawyer birthday cake story keeps rolling on Twitter [Twitter]
I can't wait to see what @lerindobra does for Grayson's third birthday party! MT @legalcheek http://t.co/lzhJdVsPih #HappyBartDay
— Morris Bart (@MorrisBartLLC) August 7, 2015
Why Law? “My dad was a lawyer so it was an easy path to take. It’s better than manual labour I guess.” [Humans in Law]
“A City Law Firm” Seems legit… [Instagram]
Top ten ways having a background as a barrister has helped me to write [Female First]
A former lawyer shares the choice that enabled him to break free of a career he didn’t love [Business Insider]
Judge reconsiders case of man, 19, put on sex offender registry for 25 years after sleeping with underage girl he met on hookup app and who lied about her age [Mail Online]
Corporate paralegal required at top 500 firm based in Bristol [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“They hire the best. The best tend to have graduated from Oxford or Cambridge.” [Legal Cheek Comments]