Author: Judge John Hack
Education charity launches second trainee scholarship scheme — this time for wannabe barristers
Seven new social welfare law pupillages to be created
Why are Scottish lawyers paid so much less than English ones?
Huge pay differentials at top corporate firms north and south of border
Criminal lawyers slam Grayling in court bid to save legal aid rates
Solicitors attack Justice Secretary for bullying their own professional body
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Different world
Training contract turbulence — some firms boost numbers, others slash
EXCLUSIVE: The latest training contract rises at CMS Cameron McKenna and Irwin Mitchell contrast with drops at magic circle duo and other City outfits as targets are announced for 2014-15 recruitment round
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New meme puts legal spin on preppie hell
Law Society launches cheesy ad campaign to alert punters that solicitors do law
Latest wheeze from Chancery Lane prompts a look at the marketing gurus’ clichéd view of lawyers and the legal profession
What should we do with the Inns of Court’s empty law libraries?
Middle Temple's library alone costs £725,000-a-year to maintain -- and is quieter than ever now all those books are available online
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On the ball
Clifford Chance shifts LPC student deal to BPP
In a move that leaves the University of Law with only one magic circle firm on its books, Clifford Chance joins Allen & Overy in defecting to rival
Drugs conviction puts student’s legal career in peril
Legal profession regulatory bodies take a dim view of class-A convictions, but cases are assessed individually
Social mobility report’s shallow analysis of legal profession
Headline figures slam judiciary for being public school-educated toffs, but provides little insight demographics of wider sectors
Baker & McKenzie cuts training contract numbers by 12% as new Belfast support centre announced
EXCLUSIVE: Outsourcing stifles training contract growth at City law firms -- reductions in London graduate intake at Baker & McKenzie and Allen & Overy following Northern Ireland support office ventures
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Rockin’ the law
Legal executive chief leads lawyers in ice bucket challenge
Jury still out on whether Justice Secretary Grayling as well as Law Society and Bar...
A post-drinking binge kebab could cut domestic violence and accidents, argues solicitor
Social services take note -- kebabs should be promoted to the front line in the battle against domestic violence. At least, that’s the view of a licensing lawyer in Scotland
Ambulance chasers become the ambulance
A Merseyside claims management company faces potential legal action after promoting its services via an ... ambulance
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Fenced off
Legal aid slasher Grayling nominated for the ice bucket challenge
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan nominates the bête noir of much of the legal profession to take a drenching -- while other luminaries are also in the spotlight
Top junior lawyer calls on Law Society to fight for return of trainee minimum salaries
As a new team arrives at beleaguered Chancery Lane, Legal Cheek sets out the issues the solicitors’ profession leadership should be addressing for law students and young lawyers
#ThrowbackThursday: ‘Fat boy’ and ‘Mr Hairpiece’ — classic 90s lawyer spat resurfaces
20 years on and classic lawyer bust-up has resurfaced on viral video site Break.com