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If You Can’t Bag a Pupillage in England Can You Do it Abroad?

Unable to secure a pupillage in London, Shafik Cassim has had more luck in Mauritius This...

Jan 30 2012 11:53am

Alternative Careers: Working for a Legal Charity

LawWorks’ Alasdair Stewart on why there’s more to life than training contracts When I started...

Jan 23 2012 9:50am

Keeping Up With Law’s ‘Made in Chelsea’ Set

LPC student Cat Pond doesn’t fancy joining the Sloanes, but what are the alternatives for...

Jan 18 2012 10:14am

Don’t Suppose You Have Any Work Experience Opportunities? #GizAJob

Is it acceptable to ask for work experience through Twitter, asks GDL student David Woodall....

Jan 17 2012 10:37am

Why Law Graduates Can be Choosers

GDL graduate Cathryn Kozlowski on why she turned down a paralegal job With more and...

Jan 13 2012 9:30am

File-Sharers Start Religion to Exploit Legal Loophole

Follow @DiaryofaGDL Huffington Post columnist David Woodall wonders what will happen if Kopimism catches on...

Jan 10 2012 10:25am

Accutrainee Chief Hits Back at Critics

Follow @Accutrainee Founder of new cut-price training contract scheme responds to recent criticism from Legal...

Jan 4 2012 2:40pm

Can Tension Between Legal Aid and Pro Bono Be Resolved?

Rather than criticise pro bono charities for “overselling” themselves, legal aid lawyers need to work...

Jan 3 2012 1:04pm

SIX STEP GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS PARTY SALVATION

Don’t dance, or – even worse – have sex with a colleague; do mix your...

Dec 14 2011 1:21pm

MORE TO LIFE THAN LAW

Follow @pondcat Law graduates’ transferable skills give them an advantage in the non-legal job market,...

Dec 13 2011 9:33am

MASTERING WHAT, EXACTLY?

Follow @FellowsAdam Bar graduate Adam Fellows isn’t convinced doing a masters degree is a good...

Dec 12 2011 9:29am

OCCUPY THE LAW SOCIETY! (in a nice way)

Follow @pondcat Other than a short-lived campaign to occupy the Inns of Court, there are...

Dec 6 2011 3:22pm

WHY THE OBSESSION WITH A-LEVELS?

Follow @cathrynkoz Cathryn Kozlowski focused on getting top music qualifications rather than top A-levels, but...

Dec 6 2011 10:01am

PRO BONO WEEK: OUT WITH A WHIMPER

Follow @AlasdairIS But despite the complaints from lawyers and disinterest from the press, the fact...

Dec 1 2011 11:05am

£65K FOR A PUPILLAGE?!

Follow @FellowsAdam Adam Fellows considers the discrepancies between pupil earnings, and asks whether the Bar...

Nov 29 2011 10:42am

BOOZERS: THEIR BRILLIANCE AND BAD BEHAVIOUR

Writing anonymously, a partner at a top London law firm reflects on the legal profession’s...

Nov 23 2011 9:43am

I DON’T WANNA BE IGNORED

Follow @DiaryofaGDL GDL student David Woodall isn’t convinced all work experience is worthwhile It dawns...

Nov 22 2011 10:25am

SOCIAL MOBILITY EFFORTS STILL IN A VACUUM

Follow @FellowsAdam The disconnect between the legal profession and school children is a hindrance to...

Nov 21 2011 3:24pm

TOP 5 iPHONE APPS FOR LAW STUDENTS

Follow @dietjustice Diet Justice reviews some of the best iPhone Apps for lawyers-to-be I now...

Nov 15 2011 3:03pm

LEGAL BODY IN FRESH ONLINE BLUNDER

Follow @pondcat First, the bar’s awful ‘Pupillage Portal’; now the solicitors’ regulator has run into...

Nov 14 2011 4:01pm

‘YOU HAVE TO EAT DINNER TO QUALIFY AS A BARRISTER?!’

Follow @FellowsAdam Adam Fellows explains the eccentric world of the inns of court Despite the...

Nov 10 2011 6:57am