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Forget Extracurricular Activities And ‘Gap Yahs’, How Can Wannabe Lawyers REALLY Stand Out From The Crowd?
College of Law GDL student Simeon Klein is tempted to take a risk and be...
The Bizarre Story Of The ‘Marauding Lawyers’
The Washington Post reports that Pakistani “police officials, judges, litigants and witnesses say they have...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 14 November
Baker & McKenzie, Hogan Lovells and Reed Smith among the “50 best law firms for...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Released: Bar Barometer, trends in the profile of the Bar [Bar Council] Internet access is...
Seven Celebs Sired By a Solicitor (Or Other Type Of Lawyer)
To celebrate the visit to London last week of Kim Kardashian – the daughter of...
US Supreme Court Justice Tells Sesame Street’s Abby That ‘Being a Princess Is Not a Career’
“Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career,” explains...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 13 November
‘Grayling tells chair of Criminal Bar Association (CBA) to “get back in your box” over...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Abu Qatada wins appeal against deportation [UK Human Rights Blog] Abu Qatada: what happens next?...
Barrister Who Named Lord McAlpine On His Blog Removes Post And Braces Himself For Possible Legal Action
One of the bloggers who named Lord McAlpine in the wake of Newsnight’s report wrongly...
The Bar Conference In Tweets: Most Retweeted, Most Eye-Catching, Most Amusing
Amid the mutual back-slapping at Saturday’s 27th annual Bar conference, there was gossip, intrigue and...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 12 November
Police arrest man for posting picture of burning a poppy [Kent Police via David Allen...
Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories
1. Leaving Clifford Chance: A Mother’s Departure Email 2. Court Hears How Barrister Who Lectured...
End Of The Day Round-Up
“Barrister quotes Shakespeare while trying to chat up attractive Probation officer. Didn’t catch the quote,...
Privileged Colleagues Who Don’t Need To Self-Publicise ‘Will Always Resent You For It’
Ed note: This is the third in a series of posts where leading members of...
Leaving Clifford Chance: A Mother’s Departure Email
The email reproduced below, by a female associate departing from Clifford Chance’s Washington DC office,...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 9 November
Star of lawyer documentary The Briefs Franklin Sinclair cheats death in ‘freak waves’ horror on...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Law produces the most psychopaths of any profession [Huffington Post] Bored lawyers break into a...
Lawyer Jailed After Allegedly Drawing Penis Graffiti All Over The Walls Of His Former Law Firm
A disbarred personal injury lawyer, who has been charged with stealing clients’ money, has been...
Junior Barrister Follows In Obama’s Footsteps By Becoming Top Ranked Post In Reddit’s ‘IAmA’ Section – But Who Is He?
Yesterday, an anonymous junior barrister (whose ID card is pictured below) found himself the talk...
Is This The Least Professional ‘How To Become a Solicitor’ Video Ever Made?
In this clip placed on YouTube on Monday, which charts the required steps to becoming...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 8 November
Barrister celebrates 90th birthday in…court [Joshua Rozenberg via Twitter] UK’s relationship with the Council of...