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Pupillage Offer Day: How You’ll Feel…
…if you net that elusive pupillage And if you don’t…
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 2 August
Pinsent Masons solicitor who put trainee in a headlock after boozy work party and punched...
Five Ways Barristers Can Treat Mini-Pupils Better
As I continue the Herculean battle to obtain pupillage, I broke a promise to myself...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 1 August
Is breastfeeding right for women in big law firms? – Above the Law Hundreds of...
‘Does Grindr Count As An Extra-Curricular Activity?’
The other day, desperate for something memorable to put in the gaping ‘outside interests’ section...
Dog Bite Judge Beatrice Bolton: ‘Judges Are Human And They Can Only Take So Much’
Former Crown Court judge Beatrice Bolton achieved fame when she stormed out of court after...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 31 July
Katie Holmes ‘mystery man’ named as her lawyer – Digital Spy Tom Cruise dines with...
Law Lecturer In Sex (And Other Stuff)-For-Grades Scandal
In the good old days, sleeping with a lecturer was sufficient to get your grades...
‘Ditch University Snobbery’, Says Lawyer-Turned-MP Whose Oxford AND Cambridge Degrees Helped Him Net Linklaters Job
There’s more evidence of the do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do mentality that is coming to define this government in...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 30 July
Increasing number of cases involve ear biting, “a phenomenon which simply did not exist 40...
Huge Follower Count Of Celebrity Solicitor Dean Dunham Plummets As Fear Spreads About Being Outed for Buying Twitter Disciples
The other week we reported the spectacular – and rather unnatural – growth in the Twitter...
Morning Round-Up: Friday July 27
Linklaters blows whistle on Olympics ticket scam – Leicester Mercury Bar aptitude test due to...
ADVICE: ‘Could An Artistic Legal CV Help Me To Stand Out From The Crowd?’
Dear Auntie Em, This post on The Student Room asking if legal CVs could be...
Same Shirt, Different Day: Freudian Explanation?
Last Thursday, I wore the same shirt to work as I had on Wednesday. This...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 26 July
Barrister jailed for two years over “I want you to be my boyfriend” voicemails –...
Fifty Shades Of Grey Frenzy Prompts Solicitor To Pen ‘Acceptable Face Of Porn In The Office’ Memo
There are some gems contained within this memo by Lupton Fawcett lawyer Angela Gorton on...
Lesbian Law Student Publishes Vacation Scheme Sex Diary
“Being a summer intern at a law firm is an exercise in gluttony and high-functioning...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 25 July
Exchequer Secretary David Gauke, who says it’s morally wrong to pay tradesmen in cash, was...
Well-Being Corner: Why Five Minutes of (Non-Chargeable) Meditation Could Save Your Career
Editorial note: Former Halliwells trainee Marc Piano knows a thing or two about handling stress,...
Jobless Graduates Left At Whim Of Law Firms’ Make-It-Up-As-You-Go-Along Recruitment Procedures
Last month Kearns Solicitors placed an advert in Counsel magazine seeking LPC and BPTC graduates...