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Morning Round-Up: Friday 10 February
Juror faces jail time for trying to ‘friend’ defendant on Facebook – Daily Mail Poker...
Top QC Blasts The Times’ Cycling Campaign
Cycling-mad barrister Martin Porter QC has rounded on a safe cycling campaign launched by The...
Solicitor Wows YouTube With Rap Video
Steve Wilson, a partner in the accident and injury claims team at Sills & Betteridge...
‘I WANT TO NET A STUNNER, 25, TOO!’ Auntie Em Advises…
Dear Auntie Em, I read with great interest your piece dated 6 February, ‘Barrister, 40:...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 9 February
Wigs off, jeans on at the Judicial College – The Guardian Dickens v Lawyers –...
A Letter To My 18 Year-Old Oxbridge-Hating Self
Sarah Gillbe, who skipped uni to work as a legal secretary before becoming a solicitor,...
City Pro Bono Falls: Airfare Savings?
As City pro bono hours drop, Alasdair Stewart of pro bono charity LawWorks is buoyed...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 February
Leading barrister (and Legal Cheek reader) Daniel Barnett predicts airline ‘fat tax’ after ruling –...
EXCLUSIVE: College of Law Drops US Degree Course
For the last few years, the College of Law’s (CoL) strategy has been to present...
In-House Lawyer in ‘Fat Arse’ Storm
Lawyers who work in-house at companies tend to fit in pretty well with their organisations’...
Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle
As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 7 February
Ex-barrister bags Britain’s top Rotarian crown – Richmond & Twickenham Times Jurors warned ‘to keep...
Legal Executives’ ‘Psychology’ Is Holding Them Back
As ILEX is presented with a royal charter, it’s time for a change in mindset...
Barrister, 40: How I Netted Stunner, 25
It began in turquoise waters off Hapuna Beach in Maui. David Wilman, an employed barrister...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 6 February
Why unpaid internships aren’t so bad – New York Times Polygamous family given go-ahead to...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Tattoos, Converting to Law in Your Late 20s & Office Politics
This week podcast hosts Alex Aldridge and Kevin Poulter are joined by Daniela Valdez, an...
Legal Blogging’s Princess Diana Moment
The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) striking off of legal blogging pioneer David Harris last week...
Get Your Law Lecturer Released From Prison, Too?
Students at Bedfordshire University are petitioning against the imprisonment of their psychology lecturer, Dr. Theodora...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 3 February
A law school love story: professor marries student – Above the Law DLA Piper boss...
Is The LNAT Fit For Purpose?
Barrister-to-be Jack Smith, whose LNAT score didn’t correspond with his other academic results, isn’t convinced...
Bar Overplays The Independence Card
Gratuitous individuality threatens to hold chambers back at critical period for the legal market, writes...