Author: Aishah Hussain

Vlogging future magic circle trainee parodies Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ music video
University of Bristol law grad Eve Cornwell’s clip has already racked up 47,000 views

Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2018–19
From swimming pools to sleeping pods -- and everything in between

Ariana Grande pays tribute to Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods in ‘thank u, next’ music video
Singing superstar reveals she tweaked iconic 'bend and snap' to avoid being sued

My journey from law student to City law firm innovation pioneer
A sneak peek at some of the insights Taylor Wessing innovation manager Laura Bygrave will share at Legal Cheek’s ‘Creativity, innovation and the law’ event tomorrow evening

‘Idealistic’ future lawyers may find themselves disappointed in practice, says ex-Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger
Temper idealism with realism instead

What does Brexit mean for future lawyers?
Over 200 students headed to Linklaters’ Silk Street office to find out

Solicitor dresses up as Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods for ‘best fictional lawyer’ event
Outfit included fluffy pup

Court of Appeal to be live-streamed for the first time this week
Pilot case concerns West Ham United

New blog post documents incredible lives of first female barristers
Chronicles their lasting legacies

6 things students need to know about insurance law and insurtech
RPC insurance specialists deliver insights on hot commercial awareness topic

Judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover fetches £56,000 at auction
Nearly four times the pre-sale estimate

8 horrors of being a law student
From petrifying printing costs to soul-crushing training contract rejections -- law school can be a scary place

Why do barristers wear wigs and gowns?
New Middle Temple exhibition explains the origins of our unusual court garb

Brexit is bringing new opportunities to Dublin, say top lawyers
Solicitors from global law firms Pinsent Masons, Dechert and Matheson join international bar qualification provider BARBRI to discuss the rise of Dublin as a legal centre

DWF is looking to recruit its first ever pupil barrister
Following BSB approval

To become a lawyer don’t study law, says Supreme Court’s Lord Sumption — do history, classics, economics or languages instead
Top judge backs law conversion route

Legal Entrepreneurs Podcast: From Linklaters lawyer to CrowdJustice pioneer
Julia Salasky talks law and business

SRA awarded £700,000 to fund ‘robolawyer’ projects
Taxpayers' cash will help support AI innovations within the legal services sector

Weil Gotshal boosts newly qualified solicitor pay to £120,000
As it ups LPC maintenance grant by 25%

The changing fortunes of Dublin as a legal centre from the eyes of a lawyer who lived it
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘The rise of Dublin as a global legal centre’, Pinsent Masons senior associate Marilyn Cooney reflects on her career to date