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LEGAL AWARDS CEREMONIES: THE HORROR
Follow @AlexAldridgeUK The ‘British Legal Awards’, the grandly titled money making scam awards ceremony for...
AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: “Pupillage is giving me nightmares”
Dear Auntie Em, I’m plagued by this terrible recurring dream I’ve been having since I...
PRO BONO WEEK: OUT WITH A WHIMPER
Follow @AlasdairIS But despite the complaints from lawyers and disinterest from the press, the fact...
MILLIONAIRE LAWYERS SHOULD FUND PUPILLAGES
Follow @OccupyTheInns Unless the legal profession acts, an occupation of the Inns of Court could...
‘READY FOR THAT DRINK, DEBS?’
Follow @debbiematthews1 Debbie Matthews on the perils of blurring the line between work and, er,...
£65K FOR A PUPILLAGE?!
Follow @FellowsAdam Adam Fellows considers the discrepancies between pupil earnings, and asks whether the Bar...
GOOD LAW SCHOOLS HAVE PROPER DISABILITY POLICIES
Follow @legalaware But disabled students also have a part to play in improving institutions’ behaviour,...
GOING FORWARD, I’LL ALWAYS BE A MORON
Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Legal Cheek launches anti-‘going forward’ offensive “Going forward, I give up,” wrote Financial...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: ALTERNATIVE CAREERS TO LAW
Dan Hoadley and Alex Aldridge, both of whom trained as barristers before going into journalism...
#TweetsOfTheWeek
Follow @LegalCheek Legal Cheek is watching you… Twitter tale from the Bar of the week...
AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: I want to jack in law to become an artist
Dear Auntie Em, Last week I went to an art exhibition sponsored by my [large...
THE MAN BEHIND THE LAW REPORTS
Follow @DanHLawReporter Barrister-turned-law reporter Daniel Hoadley explains what it’s like to document court cases, and...
PUPILLAGE: ‘A REASONABLE EXPECTATION’
Follow @OccupyTheInns OccupyTheInns hits back at the criticism last week’s post received, and puts forward...
BOOZERS: THEIR BRILLIANCE AND BAD BEHAVIOUR
Writing anonymously, a partner at a top London law firm reflects on the legal profession’s...
I DON’T WANNA BE IGNORED
Follow @DiaryofaGDL GDL student David Woodall isn’t convinced all work experience is worthwhile It dawns...
SOCIAL MOBILITY EFFORTS STILL IN A VACUUM
Follow @FellowsAdam The disconnect between the legal profession and school children is a hindrance to...
WHAT’S DRIVING YOU, LOVE OR FEAR?
Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Don’t pursue a career on the basis of what will sound good at...
#TweetsOfTheWeek
Follow @LegalCheek Legal Cheek is watching you… Twitter put down of the week Rookie barrister...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: BAR DELEGATION VISITS DALSTON
Jeremy Hopkins, a practice manager at top commercial set 3 Verulam Buildings, and Benjamin Gray,...
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON
Law graduate Flora Duguid isn’t ready to fly the white flag yet in her quest...
AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: ‘I’ve been having an affair with my boss’
Follow @emilyjupp Dear Auntie Em, I’ve been having an affair with my boss for the...