Category: News

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Feb 4 2014 9:56am

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".

Feb 3 2014 7:33pm

There is a lawyer on ‘Full-Kit W*nkers’

But who is the Manchester City-supporting member of the legal profession?

Feb 3 2014 3:12pm

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.

Feb 3 2014 12:10pm

Lawyer’s sloppy first-take advert becomes viral hit

This does not inspire confidence.

Feb 3 2014 9:05am

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.

Jan 31 2014 2:24pm

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.

Jan 31 2014 9:58am

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.

Jan 31 2014 8:43am

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.

Jan 30 2014 1:33pm

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.

Jan 30 2014 8:54am

20 Essex Street barrister marries Bollywood star

Top London commercial barrister Sudhanshu Swaroop has tied the knot with a Bollywood celebrity.

Jan 29 2014 12:42pm

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.

Jan 28 2014 12:56pm

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.

Jan 28 2014 7:51am

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.

Jan 27 2014 2:48pm

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.

Jan 27 2014 9:30am

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.

Jan 24 2014 2:20pm

The all-purpose legal internal announcement template

Templates can be applied to internal announcements too.

Jan 24 2014 10:39am

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.

Jan 24 2014 9:28am

Morning round-up: Friday 24 January

The morning's top legal news stories.

Jan 24 2014 8:39am

The selfie meets the courtroom camera

A lawyer has been spotted taking a selfie by a courtroom camera in Florida.

Jan 23 2014 1:42pm