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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

Cameron McKenna: Inhale The Good Shit, Exhale The Bullshit

Last week, The Lawyer reported that CMS Cameron McKenna is dropping the ‘CMS’ tag and...

Aug 6 2012 3:07pm

Why The ‘Out Of Office’ Email Is Dead

I love holidays, but I hate missing opportunities. Unfortunately, the two often go hand in...

Aug 6 2012 9:30am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 6 August

Law student tried to defraud British Airways – Evening Express An interview with the lawyer...

Aug 6 2012 8:10am

A G&T With @LegalTrainee Founder Izzy Abidi

Earlier this week I caught up with Eversheds trainee Izzy Abidi – the brains behind...

Aug 3 2012 1:59pm

The Post-BPTC Files: Starting An Internship Aged 28 ‘Wasn’t The Life I’d Envisaged’ – But It Worked Out Alright

Editorial note: Last month Gemma Amran turned the conventional pupillage hunt narrative on its head...

Aug 3 2012 7:06am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 3 August

“‘What would your advice be to anyone wanting a career in law?’ Answer is at:...

Aug 3 2012 6:46am

Pupillage Portal Gets The Year And The Day Wrong As Chambers Make Their Graduate Offers

There was widespread disbelief earlier this year when, for the first time in its three-year...

Aug 2 2012 2:40pm