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Vac Scheme deadline day: coverage of all today’s big news
With most top law firms' deadlines for vac scheme applications at midnight tonight, it's going to be a fun Friday evening for wannabe solicitors.
Why life as a QC is more similar to running a pub in Cleethorpes than at first it may appear
When she became a lawyer, Taryn Lee QC thought that she was taking a very different path to her publican parents. But now she's not so sure.
The 15 law student personality types that emerge during social interaction
University College Dublin Law Society has attempted an ambitious categorisation of the 15 types of law students to be found at its annual ball — and uploaded the results to YouTube.
Advice: ‘I am studying law but looking to work as a journalist’
Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge responds to a Birmingham University law student's Twitter plea for advice.
Interview: Law student facing exclusion from Sussex Uni will draw upon Occupy legal challenge to fuel barrister dream
Most law students would consider the prospect of being excluded by their university to be a nightmare. But not Michael Segalov.
20 Essex Street barrister marries Bollywood star
Top London commercial barrister Sudhanshu Swaroop has tied the knot with a Bollywood celebrity.
This is what happens when you respond to the ‘City lawyer offering free accommodation for intimacy’ advert
An imaginary law student's revenge.
How long would these children’s book villains go to prison for?
If Lord Voldemort somehow ended up in a real court he would go down for a whopping 134 years and six months.
Sharp-witted Oxford law student takes down UKIP MEP Bloom after Richard III gibe
An Oxford University law student has got the better of UKIP member Godfrey Bloom after the gaffe-prone MEP seemed to try to mock him for his disability.
Manchester Uni law student-fashion blogger feted by Femail as ‘internet star’
The Mail Online's Femail section has run a piece today acclaiming the fashion blog of Manchester University law student Hannah Farrington.
Lawyer who bit neighbour and spat in parents faces admits Law Society fraud
Barrister-turned-solicitor Frances Brough is facing jail — again — for defrauding the Law Society out of more than £22,000 in bogus travel expenses.
Exam panic in January? You must be studying law…
We're going to assume that this beautifully-arranged photo, spotted a few days ago at Newcastle University's Robinson library, is the work of a law student.
The all-purpose legal internal announcement template
Templates can be applied to internal announcements too.
Academia is ‘a long way from my hopes of being a barrister but it’s an amazing life’
Law students need to remember that "the you of today" may differ from "the you of the years ahead", says Northumbria University professor of law and society Chris Ashford.
Morning round-up: Friday 24 January
The morning's top legal news stories.
The selfie meets the courtroom camera
A lawyer has been spotted taking a selfie by a courtroom camera in Florida.
12 of the most charming court buildings in England and Wales
Following the popularity of '12 of the least glamorous court buildings in England and Wales', here is a selection of 12 of the most charming.
Morning round-up: Thursday 23 January
The morning's top legal news stories.
The end of the day round-up
Twitter’s failure to tackle trolls is an insult to the likes of Stan Collymore [The...
Freshfields’ removal of criminal records box from applications is targeted at support staff — but applies to trainee solicitors
A Law Society Gazette piece in today’s Morning round-up about Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s removal of...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 22 January
Freshfields to remove criminal record box from applications [Law Society Gazette] West Brom won’t give...