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ETHNIC MINORITIES DON’T ‘FIT THE IMAGE’
Follow @khan_sophie It’s harder to get on in law if you’re not white, argues solicitor-advocate...
LAW CONVERSION COURSE IS ‘MAD CRUSH OF KNOWLEDGE’
Follow @catpond Lawyer-to-be Cat Pond is relieved to put the ten-month Graduate Diploma in Law...
#TweetsOfTheWeek
Follow @LegalCheek Legal Cheek is watching you… Poorly disguised Twitter boast of the week @John_Cooper_QC...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: ARTS DEGREES ARE EASY
Follow @LegalCheek Top London employment lawyer Kevin Poulter thinks arts degrees are easy. Laurence Mills,...
‘I WANT THIS REALLY BADLY’
Follow @FellowsAdam Bar graduate Adam Fellows on why, in spite of the odds, he’s determined...
LEGAL CHEEK CHAT – WITH JOSHUA ROZENBERG
Follow @JoshuaRozenberg Joshua Rozenberg, Britain’s best-known legal commentator, takes 5 minutes out to share his...
AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS
Follow @emilyjupp Dear Auntie Em, I’m a male first year trainee solicitor at a large...
LAWYERS WITHOUT RIGHTS
Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Stories of Jewish lawyers in Nazi Germany are both tragic and inspiring Sitting...
DISABILITY IS LEGAL PROFESSION’S ‘WHITE ELEPHANT’
Follow @legalaware Diversity has improved in most areas, but disabled law students are still marginalised,...
BEING A SOLICITOR: THE VIDEO GAME
Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Yesterday I had a go at an online game City law firm Berwin...
EXPOSING THE MYTH OF A GENTEEL PROFESSION
Follow @andr0id Law firms are rife with office politics, says paralegal Android, and it’s worse...
CITY LAWYER IN FACEBOOK FAN PAGE FIRST
In what must surely be a first for a City lawyer, Preiskel & Co head...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: TESCO LAW – STACKING SHELVES BY NIGHT, GIVING LEGAL ADVICE BY DAY
How will the Legal Services Act affect law students and junior lawyers?...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: BEING A GAY LAWYER
Bar Professional Training Course graduate Adam Fellows, who was called to the bar in July,...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: THE REAL WAY TO GET A TRAINING CONTRACT
Regular guest Kevin Poulter, an employment lawyer at Bircham Dyson Bell, tells LPC graduate Krish...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: LAWYERS ON TWITTER
Are tweeters fair game for journos? Following a spot of controversy over my Guardian law...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: HAVING A FACE THAT FITS
This week, we’re discussing the importance of having a face that fits in law. With...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: UNPAID INTERNSHIPS
Bar professional training course graduate Amy Rollings, employment lawyer (and style icon) Kevin Poulter and...