Author: Legal Cheek
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.
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.
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.
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.
Morning round-up: Friday 24 January
The morning's top legal news stories.
Morning round-up: Thursday 23 January
The morning's top legal news stories.
Morning round-up: Wednesday 22 January
Freshfields to remove criminal record box from applications [Law Society Gazette] West Brom won’t give...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 January
Gran punched solicitor at club after being branded a “gyppo” [This is Lancashire] Lord Rennard...
Morning round-up: Monday 20 January
Man arrested at Croydon Crown Court for “impersonating solicitor” [Croydon Advertiser] Long-serving barrister quits her...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers 2. 7...
Can an Oxbridge law degree put you off becoming a lawyer?
Earlier this week a leaked email revealed that law students were the worst performers at...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 15 January
Topless photos atop Empire State Building spark lawsuit [BBC News] Human rights row: UK quitting...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 14 January
Courts becoming clogged as legal aid cuts affect separating couples seeking mediation [The Independent] Geoffrey...
Law Society chief’s tax affairs probed by Private Eye
Private Eye has published an article in which it alleges that Des Hudson, the big-earning...
Morning round-up: Monday 13 January
The case of confused copyright: Elderly heiress threatens to sue BBC over ownership of Sherlock...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Why do so many BPTC students have 2:2s? 2. Lawyers sued for not advising...
The end of the day round-up
“There’s nothing wrong or illegal in favouring Oxbridge candidates” [Legal Cheek comments] Garden Court pupil...
Morning round-up: Friday 10 January
Law firm Clifford Chance adopts “CV blind” policy to break Oxbridge recruitment bias [The Independent]...
The end of the day round-up
Spending a night in Tottenham after the Mark Duggan inquest [Vice] Mark Duggan Inquest: The...
Morning round-up: Thursday 9 January
Mark Duggan’s family reacts with fury to inquest verdict of lawful killing [The Guardian] The...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 January
Two guilty over abusive tweets to Caroline Criado-Perez [BBC News] Was South Square barrister Lucy...