Author: Aishah Hussain

STEM Future Lawyers and BPP launch 2020 GDL scholarship
Applications now open for science students interested in law

‘Mobile phones were big black boxes and only four of us had a computer’
Michael Luckman, an intellectual property partner at Gowling WLG, reflects on trainee life in the eighties

Law students to be taught meditation to prepare for workplace stress
New initiatives will also include online 'mindfulness' module

ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%
New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture

The skills lawyers of the 2020s need to succeed
As told by Pinsent Masons tax partner Peter Morley

Twitter users adding ‘QC’ to their name could be committing a crime, junior barrister warns
'I’m a barrista (sic) -- the QC stands for Quality Coffee'

Kim Kardashian gives BARBRI contract law lecturer Instagram shout-out
Thumbs up from first-year law student ??

Brit lawyers could boost salary by over a third working in US
From £66,329 to £93,284

Parliament prorogation case racked up 30 million views, Supreme Court confirms
Most viewed case of all time

Kirkland & Ellis’ Gherkin home named London’s most Instagrammable skyscraper
Host of law firm buildings feature in top ten list

The 2020 Chambers Most List goes live
Barrister-to-be careers resource contains key facts and figures for over 50 sets

Mental health: a once taboo subject for City lawyers
Taylor Wessing litigation partner and head of the firm’s Wellbeing Network, Laurence Lieberman, chats to Legal Cheek's Aishah Hussain

Lawyer among top childhood ‘dream jobs’
It’s also the most likely to become a reality, according to research

Scottish law student told to ‘drain’ sugar daddy’s credit card on £1,000 shopping spree
In exchange for pics of her feet ????

First-year law student Kim Kardashian says she would love to launch law firm staffed by former inmates
Reality star sets eyes on criminal law specialism

Lady Hale’s ‘girly swots’ quip sparks constitutional row
Supreme Court judge also referenced The Handmaid’s Tale as she told state school heads: 'Don’t let the bastards grind you down!'

Exchange Chambers teams up with Lancaster Law School to deliver LLB advocacy module
Option open to third years

Cambridge Uni law student shares his geeky — but ‘mostly useless’ — Supreme Court facts
Series of tweets to mark top court’s tenth birthday

Law and tech writing competition sees students vie for £2,000 cash prize
Entries for Justis’ annual comp open today

UCL beats Oxford and Durham ties with Strathclyde in new law school rankings
Scottish unis Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee secure top ten spots