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Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 24 April
My favourite time of year: pupillage application time – mikehillbarrister.com Bar Standards Board’s ‘research’ is...
Over 10% Of Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People in The World’ Are Lawyers, But None Are Brits (Adele Gets a Slot, Though)
“What, no Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers?!” I bellowed after scanning Time Magazine’s list of...
Legal Education Review Chief Slams ‘Gross Inability’ Of BPTC Students
Senior members of the legal profession have a tendency to shy away from telling it...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 23 April
Margaret Mountford on Theresa May’s Abu Qatada mistake – The Mirror Terror case lawyers who...
Ambivalent Germans Fret Over Bribery Rules As Freshfields Launches London 2012 Tie-Up
Last night, with just 99 days to go to the London Olympics, Anglo-German law firm...
Advocacy In Decline…And It’s Solicitors’ Fault, Says BSB Study
A whopping 78% of respondents to a Bar Standards Board (BSB) survey believe that standards...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 April
Jedward’s law student brother joins pair at premiere – Mail Online Bring back barrister immunity...
VIDEO: Jonathan Djanogly “Giggled and Grinned” Through Legal Aid Asbestos Victims Debate
Oh dear, Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has put his foot in it again… The extraordinary...
Minimum Pupillage Award ‘Limits Flow Of Talent To The Bar’
Keep the minimum wage for trainee solicitors, but scrap it for pupil barristers, argues OccupyTheInns...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday April 19
Bindmans advises Hackney businesses adversely affected by Olympics – Hackney Gazette Why Anders Breivik’s trial...
Shearman & Sterling Lawyer Could Be Jailed For Pointing Gun At Photographer
The lawyer who was pictured aiming what looked like a semi-automatic pistol as he drove...
Are The Earnings Of Nick Clegg’s Wife (Dechert Partner Miriam Gonzalez) Our Business?
“Can she legitimately claim to be left-wing when she’s married to a banker,” I found...
‘Lawyer Dog’ Meme Goes Viral
Legal Cheek‘s associate editor Emily Jupp, who by day works as a journalist in the...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 18 April
Lawyer is an ass: Pippa’s gun mate is Shearman & Sterling associate – The Mirror...
SOLD: College Of Law Cashes In At Younger Generation’s Expense In Private Equity Deal
Introducing Baroness Helena Kennedy last night at the College of Law’s “Diversity at the Bar”...
Must We Do An Interview With The Express, Darling? Managing Partner And His PA, 23, On How They Got It On At Work
“Dave and I went to great lengths to keep our relationship secret at work,” recalls...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 17 April
The ex-Linklaters lawyer making it big selling burritos – Evening Standard Top barrister “loves” Come...
‘The Prestige Factor’: Queen Mary or Durham For Law?
Last week I received this email from a student: “The prestige factor” is a major...
‘Prostitute’ Lawyer Jailed For Running Belfast Brothel
Natacha Pociana, a qualified lawyer from Brazil, has been jailed for two months after admitting...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 16 April
‘You showed your butt in court!’ Judge defends decision to order man to serve three-day...
If You Put Trainee Solicitors On Housing Benefits, You Cut The Price Of Law School, Right?
Following the announcement by the Law Society that trainee solicitors on housing benefit is “not...