Author: Legal Cheek

Morning Round-Up: Monday 13 August

“Tongues were wagging in Middle Temple as Legalcheek.com (Popbitch for lawyers) tried to track down...

Aug 13 2012 7:27am

Stick Or Twist? Deciding When To Call It Quits In The Hunt For a Pupillage Or Training Contract

There has been good news recently for several Legal Cheek contributors – three of whom...

Aug 10 2012 2:37pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 10 August

Cambridge law student makes TV debut in Wonderland: Young, Bright and on the Right –...

Aug 10 2012 8:43am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 9 August

The shameful and nasty prosecution of Simon Walsh – New Statesman ‘An eye for an...

Aug 9 2012 7:26am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 August

Disgraced former lawyer avoids jail over £8k drug find – Evening Gazette An “extreme” prosecution?...

Aug 8 2012 8:22am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 7 August

The most amoral man I ever knew: Charming yes. But as I was to discover,...

Aug 7 2012 8:10am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 6 August

Law student tried to defraud British Airways – Evening Express An interview with the lawyer...

Aug 6 2012 8:10am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 3 August

“‘What would your advice be to anyone wanting a career in law?’ Answer is at:...

Aug 3 2012 6:46am

Pupillage Offer Day: How You’ll Feel…

…if you net that elusive pupillage And if you don’t…

Aug 2 2012 9:03am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 2 August

Pinsent Masons solicitor who put trainee in a headlock after boozy work party and punched...

Aug 2 2012 8:29am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 1 August

Is breastfeeding right for women in big law firms? – Above the Law Hundreds of...

Aug 1 2012 8:18am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 31 July

Katie Holmes ‘mystery man’ named as her lawyer – Digital Spy Tom Cruise dines with...

Jul 31 2012 8:12am

Law Lecturer In Sex (And Other Stuff)-For-Grades Scandal

In the good old days, sleeping with a lecturer was sufficient to get your grades...

Jul 30 2012 1:51pm

Morning Round-Up: Monday 30 July

Increasing number of cases involve ear biting, “a phenomenon which simply did not exist 40...

Jul 30 2012 8:12am

Morning Round-Up: Friday July 27

Linklaters blows whistle on Olympics ticket scam – Leicester Mercury Bar aptitude test due to...

Jul 27 2012 8:23am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 26 July

Barrister jailed for two years over “I want you to be my boyfriend” voicemails –...

Jul 26 2012 8:34am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 25 July

Exchequer Secretary David Gauke, who says it’s morally wrong to pay tradesmen in cash, was...

Jul 25 2012 8:28am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 24 July

Lawyer took up to 150 explicit photos of wife before she became a judge –...

Jul 24 2012 8:09am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 23 July

Top judge in robes fights off muggers: Thugs target 71-year-old outside Mansion House – Mail...

Jul 23 2012 7:58am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 July

Criminals could avoid court in legal shake-up as Keir Starmer suggests bringing “common sense” to prosecutions...

Jul 20 2012 8:35am