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SJ Berwin’s Tim Taylor QC Makes Made in Chelsea Debut
There has been much excitement in the legal world about the fact that Made in...
Complain About The BSB At Your Peril, Bar Students – ‘Independent’ Complaints Body Is Chaired By BSB Member
A recent article, ‘EXCLUSIVE: BPTC Students Point Finger At Bar Standards Board Following ‘Disastrous’ And...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 8 May
Almost 50% of people rely on TV dramas for legal knowledge – Liverpool Daily Post...
PODCAST: Scrap Trainee Minimum Salary And ‘Only The Rich’ Will Become Solicitors, Says Junior Lawyers Division Chief
The minimum trainee salary debate is developing into quite a fight – with the latest...
Ex-Clifford Chance Solicitor Who Works Part-Time As Roy Hodgson Look-a-Like Backs New England Boss
The Sun took its legal coverage up a notch today when it featured solicitor Neil...
Berwin Leighton Paisner Trainee Posed as Evening Standard Journalist To Obtain Info In Olympics Dispute, Say Protesters
A trainee solicitor at Berwin Leighton Paisner has been reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 4 May
Cameron gets legal tutoring to prepare for grilling at Leveson – The Independent Philip Marshall...
‘Fake’ Barrister Used Pub As Office And Joked His Wig Was ‘Itchy’, Says Prosecution
Last week, the trial of a law graduate charged with fraud for attempting to pass...
London Election Day: Full List of Lawyer Candidates, Including The Fisher Meredith Partner Standing For UKIP
Last week, I wrote a piece for The Guardian profiling three of the lawyers vying...
Linklaters Pays Alistair Darling £15,300 For Making a Speech
As you may have noted from the extract above – taken from the House of...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 3 May
Barrister’s failure to turn up was “a gross discourtesy” – Llanelli Star JAC commissioner: ‘let...
Paperless Dream Is Over At Rolls Building As ‘Cutting Edge’ E-Filing System Is Axed
Much has been made of how modern the new “state-of-the-art” Rolls Building court complex is....
Want a Trainee? Law Society To Help London Trainees At Stricken Dewey & LeBoeuf Find New Firms
The Law Society is set to step in to assist trainees in the London office...
ADVICE: Your Uni Choices Are Fine, But Why The Narrow Focus On The Bar?
I recently received this email from a prospective law student… Read my response below.
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 2 May
Law graduate denies describing himself as a barrister in court – Peterborough Today Ex-Eastenders star...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury: ‘Impersonal’ and ‘Bureaucratic’ Legal Profession Is ‘In Crisis’
Veteran lawyers are always complaining that the profession is going to the dogs. But never...
‘Glory, Glory, Legal Cobra!’
Ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of the highest echelons of the...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 1 May
Court clerk watched hardcore porn as sex attack victim gave evidence during trial because he...
Made in Chelsea: Millie’s Boyfriend Reveals Barrister Dream As Monday Excitement Builds For Times Law Prof Gary Slapper
I’ve written previously of my love for E4’s Made in Chelsea. But it seems that...
Unpaid Internships: Law Students Most Likely To Work For Free
New data shows that law students are the most willing of all students to work...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 30 April
Trainee lawyer probed by police over threats is convicted robber – Daily Record Is Robert...