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The Best Law School-Themed Animated Gifs

#WhatShouldWeCallMe is a brilliant Tumblr blog run by two anonymous law students. Most of the...

Aug 15 2012 11:01am

Did Freshfields’ Olympics Sponsorship Come Out Of The Pro Bono Budget?

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s sponsorship of the Olympics cost it £10 million. The firm’s most recent...

Aug 15 2012 10:03am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 15 August

Watch out for these four client comments – Bitter Lawyer Judiciary silenced out of court...

Aug 15 2012 8:55am

Finally, The Inns Of Court Are Occupied!

During the past year the light at the end of the tunnel grew so dim...

Aug 14 2012 1:05pm

‘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...

Aug 14 2012 9:10am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 14 August

Boyfriend of a managing partner allegedly pulls gun on a vac-schemer – Above the Law...

Aug 14 2012 7:49am

Taking The Piss Out Of Judges To Be Legalised

At Legal Cheek, we enjoy taking the piss out of judges. Especially when they appear...

Aug 13 2012 3:35pm

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...

Aug 13 2012 8:06am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 13 August

“Tongues were wagging in Middle Temple as Legalcheek.com (Popbitch for lawyers) tried to track down...

Aug 13 2012 7:27am

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...

Aug 10 2012 2:37pm

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...

Aug 10 2012 10:29am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 10 August

Cambridge law student makes TV debut in Wonderland: Young, Bright and on the Right –...

Aug 10 2012 8:43am

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...

Aug 9 2012 4:14pm

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...

Aug 9 2012 7:26am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 9 August

The shameful and nasty prosecution of Simon Walsh – New Statesman ‘An eye for an...

Aug 9 2012 7:26am

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....

Aug 8 2012 1:04pm

Feeling Important: Possible As a Trainee Solicitor?

TheTraineeComplex continues his bid to understand life as a City law firm trainee through reference...

Aug 8 2012 9:10am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 August

Disgraced former lawyer avoids jail over £8k drug find – Evening Gazette An “extreme” prosecution?...

Aug 8 2012 8:22am

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,...

Aug 7 2012 12:42pm

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...

Aug 7 2012 10:07am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 7 August

The most amoral man I ever knew: Charming yes. But as I was to discover,...

Aug 7 2012 8:10am