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‘I Would Like To Extend You a Counter-Offer To Suck My Dick’: Law School Dropout’s Job Chances Scotched As Email Goes Viral
We haven’t had a legal profession viral email story since the ‘spitroast trainee’ Daniel England...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 14 August
Boyfriend of a managing partner allegedly pulls gun on a vac-schemer – Above the Law...
Taking The Piss Out Of Judges To Be Legalised
At Legal Cheek, we enjoy taking the piss out of judges. Especially when they appear...
Judges Threatened With Disciplinary Action For Blogging About Their Day Job – Even If They Do So Anonymously
A magistrate has published on his blog what he says are new guidelines from the...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 13 August
“Tongues were wagging in Middle Temple as Legalcheek.com (Popbitch for lawyers) tried to track down...
Stick Or Twist? Deciding When To Call It Quits In The Hunt For a Pupillage Or Training Contract
There has been good news recently for several Legal Cheek contributors – three of whom...
Jags And Unpaid Interns: The Two Faces Of Fly-On-The-Wall Documentary Law Firm Tuckers
‘The Briefs’, the two-part ITV criminal law firm documentary which concluded last night, sparked rage...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 10 August
Cambridge law student makes TV debut in Wonderland: Young, Bright and on the Right –...
How Junior Lawyers Can Get Involved In The Shoreditch Tech Start-Up Scene
Sitting in the Barley Mow pub in east London one Friday night, the conversation wandered...
NAMED: The Bar Graduate, 27, Who Anthony Arlidge QC Has Dumped Constance Briscoe For
On Tuesday, we relayed the extraordinary news that 18 Red Lion Court veteran Anthony Arlidge...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 9 August
The shameful and nasty prosecution of Simon Walsh – New Statesman ‘An eye for an...
City Lawyer Admits To ‘Trying It On’ With Woman On Edinburgh-London National Express Coach
There was a time, before the financial crisis struck, when City lawyers travelled by plane....
Feeling Important: Possible As a Trainee Solicitor?
TheTraineeComplex continues his bid to understand life as a City law firm trainee through reference...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 August
Disgraced former lawyer avoids jail over £8k drug find – Evening Gazette An “extreme” prosecution?...
For God’s Sake, Retire! Baby Boomer Partners’ Refusal To Quit Blocks Junior Lawyer Career Progression
The number of partners retiring has fallen by a third in the last 15 years,...
Anthony Arlidge QC, 75, Ditches Judge Constance Briscoe For Wannabe Barrister, 27
In his recently relinquished role of Master of Entertainments at Middle Temple, Anthony Arlidge QC...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 7 August
The most amoral man I ever knew: Charming yes. But as I was to discover,...
Cameron McKenna: Inhale The Good Shit, Exhale The Bullshit
Last week, The Lawyer reported that CMS Cameron McKenna is dropping the ‘CMS’ tag and...
Why The ‘Out Of Office’ Email Is Dead
I love holidays, but I hate missing opportunities. Unfortunately, the two often go hand in...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 6 August
Law student tried to defraud British Airways – Evening Express An interview with the lawyer...
A G&T With @LegalTrainee Founder Izzy Abidi
Earlier this week I caught up with Eversheds trainee Izzy Abidi – the brains behind...