Author: Legal Cheek

End Of The Day Round-Up

Law student pleads guilty to exotic bird’s beheading death at Vegas casino [Mail Online] “No...

Jan 11 2013 6:32pm

Podcast: How Far Should Bar Hopefuls Follow Their Dreams?

Incredibly, Yusuf Solley landed the first pupillage he applied for – with the Government Legal...

Jan 11 2013 4:03pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 11 January

Law’s Mystic Meg: no future for high street firms, but window of opportunity for mid-sized...

Jan 11 2013 9:35am

End Of The Day Round-Up

President of the Law Society: “If career progression was based on pure merit, some male...

Jan 10 2013 6:45pm

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 10 January

Delhi gang rape lawyer says ‘no respectable woman’ would be raped [Huffington Post UK] ‘An...

Jan 10 2013 9:17am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Female solicitor told not to have a relationship or babies by boss, tribunal hears [The...

Jan 9 2013 6:48pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 9 January

Chris Grayling: Using same old probation services to cut reoffending is madness [The Telegraph] Foreign...

Jan 9 2013 9:28am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Lawyers heckle fellow lawyers who have offered to defend men in India gang rape case...

Jan 8 2013 6:29pm

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 8 January

Barristers ‘among the most dangerous drivers on the road’, study finds [Mail Online] Smug Clifford...

Jan 8 2013 9:46am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Indian bar must represent Delhi gang rape defendants, says Bar Council [The Lawyer] Revealed: Prince...

Jan 7 2013 6:26pm

REVEALED: The Original South Korean ‘Lawyers Gangnam Style’ Video

When Southampton University law student Tommy Chuang posted his brilliant ‘Lawyer Style’ video on YouTube...

Jan 7 2013 11:36am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 7 January

Linklaters associate who died during triathlon may have suffered the same condition as Bolton Wanderers’...

Jan 7 2013 9:11am

Legal Cheek High Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. Has ‘Spit Roast Email’ Trainee Daniel England Been ‘Offered A Job’ As A Newly...

Jan 5 2013 1:14pm

End Of The Day Round-Up

Cherie Booth’s consultancy among latest ABS approvals [Law Society Gazette] ‘Massively oversubscribed’: legal aid contracts...

Jan 4 2013 6:18pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 4 January

Court told that solicitor tried to get his wife to lie for him when he...

Jan 4 2013 9:21am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 3 January

Allen and Overy warns of new year Christmas party hangover [Metro] Lawyer, 51, moves back...

Jan 3 2013 9:43am

End Of The Day Round-Up

BPP joins government initiative to create non-uni route to lawyer career [Legal Week] What can...

Jan 2 2013 6:57pm

Isn’t It Great To Be Back At Work!

Meanwhile on Twitter lawyers share their 2013 pain…

Jan 2 2013 10:00am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 2 January

The real-life Legally Blonde: Law student who spent thousands on becoming a living Barbie doll...

Jan 2 2013 8:45am

A Year In Stories: The Best Legal Cheek Posts Of 2012

We’ll be back on Wednesday 2 January. In the meantime, here are some of our...

Dec 24 2012 10:58am

Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. DPP Slams Twitter Joke Trial QC For Making ‘Cheap Points’ And Failing To Grasp...

Dec 22 2012 3:05pm