Author: Legal Cheek

Morning round-up: Friday 4 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 4 2014 8:17am

Morning round-up: Thursday 3 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 3 2014 8:12am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 2 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 2 2014 8:07am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 1 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 1 2014 7:59am

Morning round-up: Monday 31 March

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Mar 31 2014 6:45am

Morning round-up: Friday 28 March

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Mar 28 2014 8:28am

Lawyers at Bar National Mock Trial Competition urge students to look beyond criminal Bar

Citizenship Foundation's Bar Mock Trial final sees Northern Ireland's Aquinas Grammar School win national junior advocacy crown. But assembled top lawyers warn wannabes of plight of criminal Bar, and encourage them to explore other areas.

Mar 27 2014 9:34am

6 qualities that wannabe litigators must possess following the Jackson reforms

To land a top pupillage or training contract, students need to show they have what it takes to thrive in a much-changed environment.

Mar 19 2014 9:18am

8 reasons why wannabe lawyers shouldn’t go to uni

As increasing numbers of top law firms introduce apprenticeship programmes, we consider the arguments in favour of entering the legal profession straight from school.

Mar 5 2014 10:46am

Morning round-up: Monday 24 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Feb 24 2014 7:57am

Morning round-up: Friday 21 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Feb 21 2014 7:55am

How to get people to give you money to become a lawyer

Bagging a scholarship isn't as hard as students often imagine.

Feb 20 2014 2:49pm

Morning round-up: Thursday 20 February

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Feb 20 2014 7:58am

Has an Oxbridge law degree lost its value?

Final year Cambridge law students Zahra Mashhood and Loviisa Langdon consider the impact of recent moves by the legal profession to draw graduates from a wider pool.

Feb 12 2014 12:07pm

Vac Scheme deadline day: coverage of all today’s big news

With most top law firms' deadlines for vac scheme applications at midnight tonight, it's going to be a fun Friday evening for wannabe solicitors.

Jan 31 2014 2:24pm

Interview: Law student facing exclusion from Sussex Uni will draw upon Occupy legal challenge to fuel barrister dream

Most law students would consider the prospect of being excluded by their university to be a nightmare. But not Michael Segalov.

Jan 30 2014 8:54am

From Bath Spa to Clifford Chance: how a history graduate who bungled his A-Levels made it to the Magic Circle

We met one of the winners of Clifford Chance's much-talked about 'CV blind' scheme.

Jan 27 2014 11:47am

Morning round-up: Friday 24 January

The morning's top legal news stories.

Jan 24 2014 8:39am

Morning round-up: Thursday 23 January

The morning's top legal news stories.

Jan 23 2014 8:19am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 22 January

Freshfields to remove criminal record box from applications [Law Society Gazette] West Brom won’t give...

Jan 22 2014 8:19am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 January

Gran punched solicitor at club after being branded a “gyppo” [This is Lancashire] Lord Rennard...

Jan 21 2014 8:22am