Author: Alex Aldridge

What Does City ‘Mini-Boom’ Mean For Wannabe Lawyers?

Hope (of City recovery, creation of more fat cats and then another crash) is beautiful,...

Feb 21 2012 2:38pm

I Know, Let’s Call it…LawVest!

No one seems entirely sure what LawVest, the new DLA Piper-backed alternative business structure (ABS),...

Feb 20 2012 1:46pm

Camilla Becomes Honorary Barrister – as BPTC Fees Rise to £16.5K For The Proles

As the cost of doing the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) rises another notch to...

Feb 16 2012 3:38pm

Personal Injury: It’s a Massive Laugh!

Paul Rooney, the personal injury law firm, has launched a comedy video advert to flog...

Feb 16 2012 10:53am

Should We Let Sleeping Judges Lie?

Alex Aldridge found it hard to stay awake while marshalling as a bright-eyed 26-year-old, so...

Feb 15 2012 3:49pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 15 February

Murdoch sends in his top lawyer to stop Sun scandal spreading to US – The...

Feb 15 2012 9:03am

Online Dating Sites For Lawyers – And Those Keen To Bag One

At a loose end on Valentine’s Day, Alex Aldridge signs up to several websites aimed...

Feb 14 2012 3:47pm

Psychoanalysis Corner: What ‘Spit Roast’ Email Says About Shamed City Boys

Alex Aldridge extracts the cries for help beneath the ‘G4 Tour Rules’ drafted by Shearman...

Feb 10 2012 10:40am

Top QC Blasts The Times’ Cycling Campaign

Cycling-mad barrister Martin Porter QC has rounded on a safe cycling campaign launched by The...

Feb 9 2012 3:39pm

Solicitor Wows YouTube With Rap Video

Steve Wilson, a partner in the accident and injury claims team at Sills & Betteridge...

Feb 9 2012 1:06pm

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 9 February

Wigs off, jeans on at the Judicial College – The Guardian Dickens v Lawyers –...

Feb 9 2012 8:58am

EXCLUSIVE: College of Law Drops US Degree Course

For the last few years, the College of Law’s (CoL) strategy has been to present...

Feb 7 2012 4:52pm

In-House Lawyer in ‘Fat Arse’ Storm

Lawyers who work in-house at companies tend to fit in pretty well with their organisations’...

Feb 7 2012 2:07pm

Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle

As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear...

Feb 7 2012 11:01am

Barrister, 40: How I Netted Stunner, 25

It began in turquoise waters off Hapuna Beach in Maui. David Wilman, an employed barrister...

Feb 6 2012 10:06am

Legal Blogging’s Princess Diana Moment

The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) striking off of legal blogging pioneer David Harris last week...

Feb 3 2012 1:30pm

Get Your Law Lecturer Released From Prison, Too?

Students at Bedfordshire University are petitioning against the imprisonment of their psychology lecturer, Dr. Theodora...

Feb 3 2012 10:13am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 2 February

Cheryl Cole starts legal proceedings against claims made by MC Harvey – The Mirror New...

Feb 2 2012 9:02am

At Least You’re Not an Italian Trainee Lawyer…

As English law students worry about the possible scrapping of the minimum trainee solicitor salary,...

Feb 1 2012 4:07pm

BSB Finally Suspends £81K Theft Barrister – Before He Appears For Client In Front Of Judge Due To Sentence Him

In the last few hours the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has belatedly suspended David Friesner,...

Jan 31 2012 5:24pm

Lawyers and Tattoos: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

When I saw a picture the other day of Mexican vampire woman Maria Jose Cristerna...

Jan 31 2012 2:11pm