Author: Judge John Hack
Barrister numbers destined to shrink dramatically, says young bar leader
Former Lord Chief Justice tries to buck up spirits at last weekend’s conference, but outlook still bleak for many and the prospect of fusion looms
Judge triggers social media storm after berating lawyer for bringing new-born to court
US sole practitioner said she had no choice after adjournment application was thrown out -- highlighting difficulties women face in legal profession, which five London lawyers aim to tackle with new group
City partner’s daughter blows lid on Fieldfisher’s lunchtime pheasant farrago
Several things you didn’t know about post-rebranded Fieldfisher: the partners like posh lunches, preferably game bird-orientated; they don’t always get what they want; and their children are privy to internal memos
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Casser le plafond verre
Pistorius sentence sparks Twitter row over what five years really means
This morning’s ruling sees the “Bladerunner” taken down to the cells, but will it be the final curtain for a plethora of parody Twitter accounts?
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You're nicked
Blogging barrister who self-referred to regulator over contempt now standing for Bar Council
Bar up-and-comer whose profile-raising attempts haven't always gone smoothly wants profession to "move with the times"
Come ride in my lime green Lamborghini, says law firm boss
Solicitors' firm chief exec loves his car so much that he wants to share it
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Top drafting
The perils of paralegals — regulator bans Irwin Mitchell employee for litany of errors
Birmingham-based paralegal at national firm misled clients over damages and settlements
Twitter row rumbles over of meaning of ‘lawyer’
A leading media rent-a-quote merchant reckons as long as you can say the word, you can adopt the title
Research: Some City firms are not as white and male as you might think — but many still are
Exclusive Legal Cheek research reveals striking disconnect between representation of women at associate and partner levels alongside vastly different attitudes towards hiring ethnic minority lawyers
Addleshaw latest firm to release trainee retention figures — hitting 82%
National player retains marginally more autumn qualifiers than most rivals in further sign of tentative graduate recruitment market recovery
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Hunger games
The 9 best humble-brags from lawyers as latest Legal 500 directory hits streets
A sure as night follows day, solicitors, barristers and law firms greet the release of the latest league table with the odd dollop of false humility
Sir John Walsh of Branagh’s CV may be even more spectacular than Lord Harley of Counsel’s
Aussie barrister in challenge to Lancashire solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker (aka Lord Harley of Counsel) for crown of best CV on the internet
Research: lawyers viewed as warmly as sex workers
A mind boggling Venn diagram shows that the legal profession and the oldest profession are despised equally
Return of the Loadsamoney lawyers as magic circle partners enjoy extremely fine wines
Break out the red braces, start waving fistfuls of fifty pound notes and bray like something normally housed in a stables -- according to Freshfields, the good times are back
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Napery niceties
Should the legal apprenticeship age limit be scrapped?
Current rules discriminate against legal profession vocational course graduates; while the prospect of the non-university, loafing-on-sofa route to qualification looms
Former wannabe barrister and bliss guru smashes into paralegal market
The man who made a mint from ghost-writing student essays and then provided good vibration lifestyle advice is now knocking out cut-price legal advice