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Why ‘following your passion’ isn’t always the best advice
Law can be tough, but it provides a better grounding than a job in a trendy start-up, argues an anonymous magic circle trainee solicitor
What it’s like to do jury duty when you are a barrister
Hardwicke's Andy Creer experiences life on the other side of the courtroom
The Judge Rules: Amal – she’s famous for being a film star’s wife. Get over it
Everyone is fascinated with Mrs Clooney precisely because she is Mrs Clooney
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From the magic circle dream to ‘a grim reality of being over-worked, under-valued and unhappy’
The biggest challenge is admitting to others that you are unhappy, says Oxford-educated law exile Martin Underwood
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Law student summers: expectations vs reality
The time has come to pause and reflect on the past few months
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You can have rubbish A-levels and still succeed in legal profession
Legal Cheek Twitter hash tag generates rush of proud responses from those who pissed about at school but still became lawyers
Law student newbies shed public tears of joy on A-level day
Social media was awash this morning with emotional teens celebrating their upgraded status
What’s on Slaughter and May’s jukebox?
Elite magic-circle law firm Slaughter and May has a jukebox in its office
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Meet the ‘Humans of Law’
Inspired by global social media sensation “Humans of New York”, two Legal Cheek work experience students have set up a legal profession version
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With the courts closed and the legal profession in holiday mode, what better opportunity to do lots of pointless presentations?
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#LawyerSchmovies: 13 top movie titles improved by references to the law
The latest social media craze is all about law and films
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What corporate lawyers say Vs what corporate lawyers mean
The euphemisms that keep the deals moving
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Vac schemes: students do everything but legal work
As the summer stints draw to a close, Legal Cheek asks the pivotal question: did anyone do any legal work?
15 legal GIFs that every law student can instantly relate to
The most-liked law GIFs on Facebook