Author: Judge John Hack

Legal pic of the day

The Supreme Court -- it’s the new rock ‘n’ roll

Feb 12 2015 4:23pm

Saga telly advert creates a world where everyone speaks like lawyers – and it’s not pretty

Alternative business structure giant pitches for grey pound legal services market in major threat to traditional high street law firms

Feb 12 2015 1:36pm

Clifford Chance completes magic circle retention report by rejecting 9% of its NQs

Allen & Overy remains on top with 93% rate while Freshfields lets the most newly-qualifieds go

Feb 12 2015 9:23am

Meet ‘Hewie’ the social media savvy law firm dog

North-east solicitors adopt a cuddly puppy look for their firm’s Twitter personality -- but no word on whether pets are allowed to join staff during working day

Feb 11 2015 12:20pm

BPTC student stands for local council in Grayling’s constituency

Funnily enough, young Labour party candidate and wannabe barrister takes a dim view of the Lord Chancellor’s record on access to justice

Feb 11 2015 9:22am

Linklaters latest magic circle firm to release newly-qualified retention rate – 91% stay on

Only Clifford Chance remains silent on which qualifying trainees will be lucky or sad

Feb 10 2015 4:47pm

Video: ghost poleaxes woman in law firm reception

Take care the next time you're waiting for a lift at any law firm in the Chilean capital of Santiago

Feb 9 2015 3:40pm

Katy Perry’s lawyers send cease & desist letter to ‘Left Shark’ replica designer

Global mega star wheels out international law firm to clamp down on internet knock-off Super Bowl sharks

Feb 7 2015 11:26am

Nazi bomb hoax barrister handed 12-month jail sentence

Michael Shrimpton’s professional fate in the hands of bar regulator as prison term comes in wake of child pornography conviction

Feb 6 2015 5:18pm

Legal pic of the day

'English Law Day' in Seoul fails to wow Koreans

Feb 6 2015 3:26pm

Lib-Dem justice minister bombarded with flack for pompous Magna Carta tweet

Social justice campaigners draw Simon Hughes’s attention to the fact that his government is devastating legal aid budget

Feb 6 2015 2:05pm

City firm coaxes all staff to embrace pro bono ethic by asking for 25 hours a year

Transatlantic giant Hogan Lovells launches bid to spread charitable works across all levels of its business -- including trainees, and presumably dinner ladies too

Feb 6 2015 12:10pm

Grayling Magna Carta party latest — win raffle to open a bridge

Highlight of Ministry of Justice’s controversial Global Law Summit to be a bottleneck of traffic in east London

Feb 3 2015 9:01am

Legal pic of the day

Fear in a handful of dust …

Jan 30 2015 4:40pm

Junior lawyer battles food waste living on a pound a day for charity

Corporate law specialist at Trethowans in one-woman challenge against modern world laziness

Jan 30 2015 11:02am

Twitter shock at barrister’s triple ‘C-bomb’

Is senior junior at 1 Gray's Inn Square the most foul-mouthed lawyer on Twitter?

Jan 30 2015 9:54am

Legal pic of the day

That guilty look

Jan 29 2015 4:13pm

Freshfields first in magic circle to release trainee retention rate, with 85% staying on

Figure is a 5% boost over last year as 44 newly-qualifying lawyer are set to pick up £67,500 starting salaries

Jan 29 2015 3:01pm

Tadpoles and pigs play key role in high street law firm paralegal hiring policy

"Insult to intelligence" critical reasoning test pivotal in determining whether you’re up to the task of checking land registry searches at west country solicitors’ firm

Jan 29 2015 12:34pm

Barristers bombard Guardian journo with spoof otter-watching texts after overhearing her mobile number outside court

Tedium of waiting for jurors to come to a verdict was relieved by a practical joke on a hack

Jan 23 2015 11:47am

Legal pic of the day

No beer today

Jan 22 2015 4:32pm