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End Of The Day Round-Up
Trainee retention rates dip in 2012 as post-recession recovery falters [Legal Week] Judge credits knife-wielding...
Why Wannabe Lawyers Should Learn To ‘Pivot’
Initially, I wasn’t sure about applying this idea to the realm of legal careers –...
Solicitor In N-Word Row
Earlier this week a letter was published by a newspaper in Stoke which took issue...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 12 December
Gay marriage row: Ukip plans to derail David Cameron [The Guardian] Why are dead people...
End Of The Day Round-Up
39 Essex Street’s Justine Thornton’s admiration for Dechert’s Miriam Gonzalez [Grazia] Gay marriage to be...
Better Late Than Never: Lawyers – Gangnam Style
Yesterday University of Southampton law student Tommy Chuang released ‘Lawyer Style’ – as far as...
The 4 Bits Of The Bar Council Chair’s Inaugural Speech That Matter For Junior Barristers And Bar Wannabes
Last night’s speech by incoming Bar Council chair Maura McGowan QC was full of diplomatic...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 11 December
‘There are now more lawyers in the country than police officers. Why is that?’ [Mail...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Chief prosecutor supports scrapping law against insults [The Telegraph] Lincoln’s Inn Christmas tree [Emma-Jane Tritton...
Will The ‘New Twitter’ Take Off Among Lawyers?
Back in 2008-09, the legal tweeting community was widely looked down upon, its members derided...
Beware What You Say In the Presence Of Law Students…
At a seminar last week, one of the most senior judges in India courted controversy...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 10 December
Six fat cat lawyers get £½MILLION each a year legal aid [The Sun] A much-used...
Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories
1. Dinah Rose QC: ‘Marry A House-Husband!’ 2. ‘You Can’t Touch Me I’m A Solicitor’...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Lord Justice Leveson takes time out from Oz backpacker trail to deliver speech on privacy...
39 Essex Street Barrister Justine Thornton Unveils Her Christmas Card
Pictured alongside hubby Ed, a politician, and her two young sons, the Thornton family’s main...
‘A barrister’s rhetorical flourishes can be seductive, but eventually they become an irritating distraction’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
NOT GUILTY: Trainee Solicitor Cleared Of Racial Abuse At Lap Dancing Club
The trainee solicitor accused of racially abusing a bouncer at a Leeds lap dancing club...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 7 December
High Court judge accused of jumping red light tries to have case thrown out because...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Dinah Rose QC’s husband responds to her “Marry a house-husband!” comment [Standard.co.uk] Latest on the...
Power Shift To The (Mid-Level) People Set To Herald Rise Of The ‘Indie Lawyer’
Social media is giving individual solicitors and barristers a voice and helping them to develop...
‘Part The Crowds, Barrister Coming Through!’ – The Real Reasons Behind The Bar’s Love Of Wigs And Gowns
It is easy to scoff at barristers in our itchy wigs and fraying gowns. Horse...