Category: Comment

US law school enrolment is falling, but do we care?

Legal education consultant blames 'cushy lifestyle' of academics

Nov 8 2017 9:07am

Judicial bullying affects aspiring barristers too

Taboo subject dissected by a BPTC graduate

Nov 3 2017 10:13am

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

Oct 18 2017 10:19am

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

Oct 11 2017 9:11am

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

Oct 3 2017 3:01pm

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

Sep 27 2017 9:05am

Why lawyers need to loosen the ‘stiff upper lip’

Macho demonstrations of 'resilience' are overrated

Sep 13 2017 2:41pm

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

Aug 2 2017 10:12am

The Oxford University gown debate, from a law student’s perspective

Is wearing different gowns depending on your grades morally wrong?

Jun 30 2017 9:06am

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

Jun 23 2017 1:41pm

‘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

Jun 6 2017 9:05am

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

May 26 2017 9:01am

Why junior lawyers shouldn’t be afraid of AI, by a law student

We shouldn't waste the abundance of opportunities out there

May 22 2017 12:06pm

The true state of the BPTC, from someone who has recently gone through it

A Legal Cheek commenter shares their story

Feb 9 2017 9:06am

A good day at work? Not likely if you’re a lawyer

It's not just Trump and Brexit which are getting us down

Feb 8 2017 9:03am

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

Feb 3 2017 10:37am

Beware the bursting of law’s artificial intelligence bubble

Legal tech is a long story of incremental change, not revolution

Jan 31 2017 9:29am