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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...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Orwell Prize Shortlisted Law Blogger Milly Bancroft On The Rise Of The New Media Set
On Tuesday, legal blogger Amanda “Milly” Bancroft found out, via Twitter, that she’d made the...
EXCLUSIVE: BPTC Students Point Finger At Bar Standards Board Following ‘Disastrous’ And ‘Unfair’ Exams
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has had a bad week. First, Richard Moorhead publicly slammed...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 27 April
Judges can and should be involved in pro bono – Law Society Gazette Rupert Murdoch...
Deadline Disbelief As Pupillage Portal DOESN’T Go Down
There is widespread shock among Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students today after the Pupillage...
If You Can’t Go To The Best Uni In Town, Should You Find a Smaller Town?
Following last week’s Queen Mary v Durham debate, I received this email from another student....
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 26 April
Male air steward sues British Airways because colleague called him ‘darling’ – The Telegraph Will...
‘Lawyer Cat’ Meme In Threat To ‘Lawyer Dog’ Supremacy
Last Wednesday I brought you the news that the ‘Lawyer Dog’ meme had gone viral,...
David Allen Green Throws Twitter Tantrum After Rival Legal Blogger Pips Him To Orwell Prize Shortlist
In 2010, when City lawyer David Allen Green (AKA Jack of Kent) was shortlisted for...
Morning Round-Up:Wednesday 25 April
‘This is such fun’: Leveson QC revels in James Murdoch confrontation – The Guardian ‘I’ve...
Barrister Boyz Perform ‘I Want That Job Today’
They’re not so good at singing and they can’t get jobs as lawyers. Meet the...
Chartered Legal Execs Swear Rule Of Law Oath – Other Lawyers To Follow?
For the first time in English legal history, newly qualified lawyers have sworn their version...
Hard Times At The Bar: BSB Chief Baroness Deech Can’t Even Afford Postage Stamps
“I have to warn you followers of my blog, no more Xmas cards from me,...