Author: Legal Cheek
Lawyer issues boyfriend with ‘motion to compel’ him to buy her a puppy
King Charles spaniel-obsessed lawyer issues “motion to compel” as a gentle nudge to other half.
Tuning up for the bar – law student in bid to serenade his way into chambers
Pupillage-hunter croons via YouTube about the tribulations of searching for that elusive first step to a career in chambers.
Morning round-up: Tuesday 10 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Morning round-up: Monday 9 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Morning round-up: Friday 6 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Merit-based pay schemes on the rise, as demand mounts for young corporate lawyers
A dearth of three to five-year qualified deal-making and corporate specialists is driving up salaries for younger solicitors, as pay freezes that blighted the City during the economic crisis begin to thaw.
Morning round-up: Thursday 5 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Originals from the 1850s have been moved from the Law Society’s library at its headquarters in Chancery Lane to National Archives UK.
Exclusive: Up to half of Bindmans secretaries face sack
Leading human rights law firm Bindmans is sacking up to half of its secretaries in a dramatic illustration of the impact of technology on law firm administration.
Who’s the w*nker … who’s the w*nker … who’s the w*nker on the bench?
Nevada is renowned for a history of gambling, a desert landscape serving as a mafia burial ground ... and now for a judge called Wanker.
Students show coffee house knowledge of leading cases
End of term exam time is hitting some law students hard this year. Mounting evidence has emerged over recent days of how some can be driven close to the edge by endless hours of revising for obtuse questions about champerty and maintenance, landlord and tenant law and general tort issues.
Legal aid fee rates haircut — it’s the only one barristers will get
Women junior barristers will soon be grateful that legal protocol still requires them to wear a spot of old horse hair on their bonces when appearing in the high court -- because they certainly won’t be able to afford a session at Toni & Guy’s after the government’s legal aid rate cuts take effect.
Morning round-up: Tuesday 3 June
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Morning round-up: Monday 2 June
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Morning round-up: Friday 30 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Could old-fashioned mentoring be the new ‘CV Blind’?
Having explored ‘CV Blind’ and sampled an Aspiring Solicitors’ lunch, Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge gets a taste of the often-overlooked area of legal mentoring.
Morning round-up: Thursday 29 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Morning round-up: Wednesday 28 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Morning round-up: Tuesday 27 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Morning round-up: Friday 23 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Morning round-up: Thursday 22 May
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.