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A personal injury lawyer booked a whole 2-minute block of advertising during the Superbowl and filled it with something very strange
Jamie Casino's ad is being hailed in the US as "insanely epic", "a masterpiece" and "batshit amazing".
There is a lawyer on ‘Full-Kit W*nkers’
But who is the Manchester City-supporting member of the legal profession?
Solicitors at Quinn Emanuel offered money to work London hours from Colombian hostel
Top international litigation firm Quinn Emanuel has made an extraordinary offer to its lawyers. But there's a catch.
Lawyer’s sloppy first-take advert becomes viral hit
This does not inspire confidence.
Vac Scheme deadline day: coverage of all today’s big news
With most top law firms' deadlines for vac scheme applications at midnight tonight, it's going to be a fun Friday evening for wannabe solicitors.
Why life as a QC is more similar to running a pub in Cleethorpes than at first it may appear
When she became a lawyer, Taryn Lee QC thought that she was taking a very different path to her publican parents. But now she's not so sure.
The 15 law student personality types that emerge during social interaction
University College Dublin Law Society has attempted an ambitious categorisation of the 15 types of law students to be found at its annual ball — and uploaded the results to YouTube.
Advice: ‘I am studying law but looking to work as a journalist’
Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge responds to a Birmingham University law student's Twitter plea for advice.
Interview: Law student facing exclusion from Sussex Uni will draw upon Occupy legal challenge to fuel barrister dream
Most law students would consider the prospect of being excluded by their university to be a nightmare. But not Michael Segalov.
20 Essex Street barrister marries Bollywood star
Top London commercial barrister Sudhanshu Swaroop has tied the knot with a Bollywood celebrity.
This is what happens when you respond to the ‘City lawyer offering free accommodation for intimacy’ advert
An imaginary law student's revenge.
How long would these children’s book villains go to prison for?
If Lord Voldemort somehow ended up in a real court he would go down for a whopping 134 years and six months.
Sharp-witted Oxford law student takes down UKIP MEP Bloom after Richard III gibe
An Oxford University law student has got the better of UKIP member Godfrey Bloom after the gaffe-prone MEP seemed to try to mock him for his disability.
Manchester Uni law student-fashion blogger feted by Femail as ‘internet star’
The Mail Online's Femail section has run a piece today acclaiming the fashion blog of Manchester University law student Hannah Farrington.
Lawyer who bit neighbour and spat in parents faces admits Law Society fraud
Barrister-turned-solicitor Frances Brough is facing jail — again — for defrauding the Law Society out of more than £22,000 in bogus travel expenses.
Exam panic in January? You must be studying law…
We're going to assume that this beautifully-arranged photo, spotted a few days ago at Newcastle University's Robinson library, is the work of a law student.
The all-purpose legal internal announcement template
Templates can be applied to internal announcements too.
Academia is ‘a long way from my hopes of being a barrister but it’s an amazing life’
Law students need to remember that "the you of today" may differ from "the you of the years ahead", says Northumbria University professor of law and society Chris Ashford.
Morning round-up: Friday 24 January
The morning's top legal news stories.
The selfie meets the courtroom camera
A lawyer has been spotted taking a selfie by a courtroom camera in Florida.