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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...

May 2 2012 12:33pm

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.

May 2 2012 9:55am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 2 May

Law graduate denies describing himself as a barrister in court – Peterborough Today Ex-Eastenders star...

May 2 2012 9:04am

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...

May 1 2012 12:22pm

‘Glory, Glory, Legal Cobra!’

Ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of the highest echelons of the...

May 1 2012 10:24am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 1 May

Court clerk watched hardcore porn as sex attack victim gave evidence during trial because he...

May 1 2012 9:15am

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...

Apr 30 2012 3:10pm

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...

Apr 30 2012 11:18am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 30 April

Trainee lawyer probed by police over threats is convicted robber – Daily Record Is Robert...

Apr 30 2012 8:38am

#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...

Apr 27 2012 1:58pm

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...

Apr 27 2012 9:56am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 27 April

Judges can and should be involved in pro bono – Law Society Gazette Rupert Murdoch...

Apr 27 2012 8:25am

Deadline Disbelief As Pupillage Portal DOESN’T Go Down

There is widespread shock among Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) students today after the Pupillage...

Apr 26 2012 12:07pm

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....

Apr 26 2012 9:54am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 26 April

Male air steward sues British Airways because colleague called him ‘darling’ – The Telegraph Will...

Apr 26 2012 8:52am

‘Lawyer Cat’ Meme In Threat To ‘Lawyer Dog’ Supremacy

Last Wednesday I brought you the news that the ‘Lawyer Dog’ meme had gone viral,...

Apr 25 2012 3:20pm

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...

Apr 25 2012 10:26am

Morning Round-Up:Wednesday 25 April

‘This is such fun’: Leveson QC revels in James Murdoch confrontation – The Guardian ‘I’ve...

Apr 25 2012 8:45am

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...

Apr 24 2012 4:03pm

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...

Apr 24 2012 1:09pm

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,...

Apr 24 2012 10:29am