Author: Jonathan Ames

It’s not a good idea to swear at members of the public representing themselves

Freshfields and Allen & Overy are the remaining magic circle firms keeping trainees and newly-qualified solicitors on tenterhooks

The rich get richer

Mid-tier international firm gives University of Law a boost in wake of sale to Netherlands-based conglomerate

A US west coast university lecturer is at the forefront of merging design and law

Solicitors quickly ditch social media bid to pick up work in wake of Staffordshire amusement park disaster

Student with cerebral palsy claims officials are dragging heels over upgrade to law library doors

Private equity-owned outfit changes hands again

Don’t call the other side a “lying slag” and/or “bitch” and don’t physically “face up” to barristers in court

London’s Queen Mary trails a distant third in newspaper list, while a barrel-load of Russell Group big names disappoints

Exclusive Legal Cheek investigation: A mining and energy specialist solicitor, the London office of a top Canadian law firm, some posh “search” consultants and a leading legal directory may have been fooled by international fraudsters

Global mega firm caught between a rock and a hard place as fall-out from YouTube rant lingers

Exclusive: Magic circle firm distances itself from rookie's online diatribe -- not difficult to imagine the reaction of senior partners