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What some deeply unoriginal sexist emails say about lawyers

An apology may have been enough for DLA Piper sexist email partner Nick West to keep his job. But it can’t reverse the damage his witless misogynistic quips have done to City lawyers’ reputations.

May 21 2014 10:00am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 21 May

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

May 21 2014 8:18am

Legal pic of the day

What is Eversheds trying to tell us?

May 20 2014 4:24pm

General public flee as T-shirt clad lawyers descend on London

Not only did yesterday's London Legal Walk raise over £500,000 for legal advice charities, but it also produced a host of delightful visual moments.

May 20 2014 10:55am

Tory councillor who described herself as a ‘barrister’ despite never being called to the Bar is arrested

Law graduate was originally cleared of wrongdoing for using ‘barrister’ title, but Legal Cheek‘s identification of huge Bar Council error in investigation leads to intervention by police.

May 20 2014 9:02am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 20 May

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

May 20 2014 7:58am

Legal pic of the day

The glamour of the Bar.

May 19 2014 4:04pm

Man sues for more money than there is on earth

$2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 claim issued by New York man after he is allegedly bitten by a dog.

May 19 2014 1:21pm

Bristol Uni law student lands the best part-time job in the history of part-time jobs

Second year law student will test baths professionally after becoming the nation's first ever Bathroom Executive Officer.

May 19 2014 9:05am

Morning round-up: Monday 19 May

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

May 19 2014 7:57am

Legal pic of the day

At last, a law-themed bike rack!

May 16 2014 7:12pm

DLA Piper launches probe over reports that partner referred to women as ‘gash’ in email exchange

City law firm confirms Nick West is being investigated as part of the sexist email scandal that has engulfed FA chief Richard Scudamore.

May 16 2014 12:25pm

Uni law exam features Breaking Bad characters

Breaking Bad duo Walter White and Jesse Pinkman star in City University employment law exam.

May 16 2014 9:15am

Morning round-up: Friday 16 May

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

May 16 2014 7:33am

Legal pic of the day

No gin no fee.

May 15 2014 8:20pm

Noisy pigeons force abandonment of university law exam

First and third year students doing public law and international law affected, but someone has seen the funny side and created a @BangorUniPigeon Twitter account.

May 15 2014 2:44pm

The legal correspondence that ensued when Instagram sensation Dan Bilzerian threw porn star Janice Griffith off a roof

Letter appears on website that was purportedly written by Dan Bilzerian's lawyer to pornstar who was injured after he threw her into a pool.

May 15 2014 11:47am

Why it’s inadvisable to describe yourself as a lawyer on Twitter when you’re not

Activist and campaigner Mohammed Ansar is probably regretting claiming to be a qualified lawyer.

May 15 2014 9:17am

Morning round-up: Thursday 15 May

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

May 15 2014 8:02am

Legal pic of the day

This law firm appears to only hire women.

May 14 2014 4:36pm

Viz imagines the future of the legal profession

Is law destined to go the way of the discount carpet industry? Viz thinks so.

May 14 2014 1:51pm