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Morning Round-Up: Friday 10 February

Juror faces jail time for trying to ‘friend’ defendant on Facebook – Daily Mail Poker...

Feb 10 2012 8:52am

Top QC Blasts The Times’ Cycling Campaign

Cycling-mad barrister Martin Porter QC has rounded on a safe cycling campaign launched by The...

Feb 9 2012 3:39pm

Solicitor Wows YouTube With Rap Video

Steve Wilson, a partner in the accident and injury claims team at Sills & Betteridge...

Feb 9 2012 1:06pm

‘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:...

Feb 9 2012 10:59am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 9 February

Wigs off, jeans on at the Judicial College – The Guardian Dickens v Lawyers –...

Feb 9 2012 8:58am

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,...

Feb 8 2012 1:48pm

City Pro Bono Falls: Airfare Savings?

As City pro bono hours drop, Alasdair Stewart of pro bono charity LawWorks is buoyed...

Feb 8 2012 10:47am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 February

Leading barrister (and Legal Cheek reader) Daniel Barnett predicts airline ‘fat tax’ after ruling –...

Feb 8 2012 9:02am

EXCLUSIVE: College of Law Drops US Degree Course

For the last few years, the College of Law’s (CoL) strategy has been to present...

Feb 7 2012 4:52pm

In-House Lawyer in ‘Fat Arse’ Storm

Lawyers who work in-house at companies tend to fit in pretty well with their organisations’...

Feb 7 2012 2:07pm

Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle

As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear...

Feb 7 2012 11:01am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 7 February

Ex-barrister bags Britain’s top Rotarian crown – Richmond & Twickenham Times Jurors warned ‘to keep...

Feb 7 2012 8:37am

Legal Executives’ ‘Psychology’ Is Holding Them Back

As ILEX is presented with a royal charter, it’s time for a change in mindset...

Feb 6 2012 1:32pm

Barrister, 40: How I Netted Stunner, 25

It began in turquoise waters off Hapuna Beach in Maui. David Wilman, an employed barrister...

Feb 6 2012 10:06am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 6 February

Why unpaid internships aren’t so bad – New York Times Polygamous family given go-ahead to...

Feb 6 2012 8:42am

#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...

Feb 3 2012 3:33pm

Legal Blogging’s Princess Diana Moment

The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) striking off of legal blogging pioneer David Harris last week...

Feb 3 2012 1:30pm

Get Your Law Lecturer Released From Prison, Too?

Students at Bedfordshire University are petitioning against the imprisonment of their psychology lecturer, Dr. Theodora...

Feb 3 2012 10:13am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 3 February

A law school love story: professor marries student – Above the Law DLA Piper boss...

Feb 3 2012 8:45am

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...

Feb 2 2012 2:02pm

Bar Overplays The Independence Card

Gratuitous individuality threatens to hold chambers back at critical period for the legal market, writes...

Feb 2 2012 11:34am