Author: Legal Cheek

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

End Of The Day Round-Up

Lap dancer loses sacking claim [The Independent] Matrix silk overturns Stringfellows stripper decision [The Lawyer]...

Dec 21 2012 7:35pm

Just When You Thought Personal Injury Law Couldn’t Get Any Classier…‘Pimp My Claim’ Arrives

“After 16 years practising personal injury law I have now seen it all,” wrote Zenith...

Dec 21 2012 4:19pm

2012: ‘The Year Social Media Made It Onto The Legal Map’

Over a bottle or two of the finest Tesco Value red wine, the Legal Cheek...

Dec 21 2012 3:27pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 21 December

Julian Assange: “democracy is the sum of our resistance” [Head of Legal] ‘Julian Assange’s speech,...

Dec 21 2012 9:17am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Trainee retention figures hold up [Law Society Gazette] Solicitor faces up to 5 years in...

Dec 20 2012 6:34pm

Mooting Fails: ‘It’s Very Embarrassing…I Am Not Entirely Familiar With The Facts Myself’

Among the mooting clips recently placed on video-sharing site Vimeo by City Law School are...

Dec 20 2012 1:31pm

‘Can You Be A Lawyer With Tattoos?’ Asks Wannabe Barrister Professor Green

And the answer to rapper Professor Green’s question, which he asked the other day on...

Dec 20 2012 10:20am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 20 December

Looks like we’re not the only country with social media issues… Law blogger questioned by...

Dec 20 2012 9:24am

End Of The Day Round-Up

How to abuse people on Twitter and get away with it [The Guardian] Michael Douglas’s...

Dec 19 2012 7:13pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 19 December

Posters of offensive messages on Twitter or Facebook less likely to face criminal charges, under...

Dec 19 2012 9:22am

End Of The Day Round-Up

DPP’s interim guidelines for social media prosecutions embargoed til midnight. But Twitter Joke Trial barrister...

Dec 18 2012 6:18pm

Ex-Eastenders and Strictly Star Chris Parker On His Frustration With Law Firms’ A-Level Obsession

After spending his 20s as an actor, rising to fame in Eastenders and Strictly Come...

Dec 18 2012 2:18pm

Legal Twitter Profile Of The Week

In these difficult times for the legal profession, it’s all about carving out a niche…

Dec 18 2012 1:59pm

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 18 December

Commission on a Bill of Rights BINGO [UK Human Rights Blog] Slaughter and May solicitor...

Dec 18 2012 9:29am

End Of The Day Round-Up

“The Bill of Rights Commission reports tomorrow. Please, please can we all try to be...

Dec 17 2012 6:58pm