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Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 22 August
Wikileaks slams David Allen Green – Twitter Pupillage: a right or a privilege? – Legal...
Leap To The Other Side: Camden New Journal Music Editor On How She’s Juggling Journalism And Law
For the past two years I have been leading a double life – part music...
Is It OK For Solicitors To Ask Their Secretaries To Cancel The Milk For Them?
Hearing trainee solicitors talk about “their secretary” always makes me cringe. Invariably it’s done in...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 21 August
Trainee’s disappointment after Magic Circle firm promised BIG LOLLY! – Voice of Reason The strong...
Notice To Youthful Male Barristers On Trains: Give Baroness Deech Your Seat
Offering your seat to somebody else on the train is, from my experience, as likely...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 20 August
Rupert Penry-Jones bares all in ‘The Last Weekend’ swimming scene – Metro Ben Emmerson QC:...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Understanding How Law Firms Think About A-Levels
With many law firms and barristers’ chambers using strict minimum A-level requirements to filter wannabes,...
An Apology
Legal Cheek would like to apologise unreservedly to Natasha Powell, whose photograph we incorrectly used...
Tweeting Like It’s 1984: Why Police’s Bright Idea To Ban Anonymous Bloggers Could Herald Orwellian Dystopia
Imagine a world where everything you say and write is stored indefinitely and attributable to...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 17 August
Apple lawyer faces ‘smoking crack’ jibe by patent judge – BBC Lawyer ordered to pay...
How To Land a PAID Paralegal Position And Qualify As a Solicitor Without Drowning In Debt
Paralegal Tony, a part-time LPC student and paralegal at a City law firm, says that...
Clarke Willmott Lawyers Accused Of ‘Shocking’ Omissions As Firm Pays Out £500K In Pro Neg Settlement
When paralysed motorcyclist Kenny Jordan took his case to Clarke Willmott, he would have expected...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 16 August
Christians who refused to let gay couple share a bedroom in their guesthouse to take...
The Best Law School-Themed Animated Gifs
#WhatShouldWeCallMe is a brilliant Tumblr blog run by two anonymous law students. Most of the...
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...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 15 August
Watch out for these four client comments – Bitter Lawyer Judiciary silenced out of court...
Finally, The Inns Of Court Are Occupied!
During the past year the light at the end of the tunnel grew so dim...
‘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...