Category: Comment
The Secret Barrister: A year of rubbish media reports and the public is dangerously disconnected from criminal law
The public should be outraged by the justice system -- but not for the reasons they think
US law school enrolment is falling, but do we care?
Legal education consultant blames 'cushy lifestyle' of academics
Judicial bullying affects aspiring barristers too
Taboo subject dissected by a BPTC graduate
The Harvey Weinsteins of law: A solicitor shares her story
As Hollywood reels over allegations one of its stars sexually assaulted multiple women, lawyer Caroline Newman says it's time to speak up about harassment in the profession
Why I don’t think a law degree prepares you for a training contract
One LLB graduate reflects on the lessons his degree never taught him
Young Legal Aid Lawyers: We cannot argue working in legal aid isn’t difficult, but don’t quit
Group issues rallying cry to students, in a response to an article by Legal Cheek’s Katie King
Law students are virtually barred from pursuing a career in legal aid anymore, unless they’re rich
74% say they’ve been put off the sector, I was one of them
Why lawyers need to loosen the ‘stiff upper lip’
Macho demonstrations of 'resilience' are overrated
A reply to top lawyer David Greene, from the Cambridge students he called ‘arrogant’
Techy students defend their lawbot
How City law prepares you for the *joys* of motherhood
One associate can't help but see comparisons between her crying newborn baby and her demanding clients
The Oxford University gown debate, from a law student’s perspective
Is wearing different gowns depending on your grades morally wrong?
Brexit and the online world
On the anniversary of the historic Brexit vote, David Allen Green reflects on how social media has influenced the past year
‘Social mobility initiatives are targeting the wrong people: I would know — I was one of them’
Legal Cheek’s Katie King explains why they must be more selective
The reality of taking the CILEx route: ‘I work just as hard as a solicitor for less money and less respect’
An anonymous trainee legal exec thinks attitudes to the apprenticeship need to change
Why junior lawyers shouldn’t be afraid of AI, by a law student
We shouldn't waste the abundance of opportunities out there
The problem with low cost legal hubs is that law graduates don’t want to work in them
Students say ‘no thanks’ to northshoring
The true state of the BPTC, from someone who has recently gone through it
A Legal Cheek commenter shares their story
A good day at work? Not likely if you’re a lawyer
It's not just Trump and Brexit which are getting us down
Brexit’s Great Repeal Bill is a never-attempted ‘massive problem’: is Oxbridge prof stating the obvious to Lords’ committee?
There was also a lot of talk about Henry VIII clauses and Acquis Communautaire