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Potentially juicy magic circle constructive dismissal claim of the week
For those with an interest in the City branch of the legal profession, A Hussain...
The Freshfields trainee selling insider training contract interview tips for £150 a pop
Exclusive: NailThatTrainingContract.co.uk appeared online a few days ago. It offers “inside tips from a current...
‘I heard a voice whisper: “What a ghastly portrait of insufferable arrogance” – and I realised he meant me’
This is my 36th year at the Bar and things have changed a hell of...
Top QC laments daughter’s indifference to mini-pupillage offer
As spotted in the letters section of yesterday’s The Times.
9 reasons why Harry Mount’s hatchet job on the legal profession misses the mark
Today’s piece by ex-pupil barrister Harry Mount arguing in favour of the government’s legal aid...
Why there are literally no good reasons to become a ‘self-employed consultant solicitor’
Where do lawyers go when they lose their jobs? It’s a question on the minds...
Lawyers prove they can pull off a demo – as Britain discusses #PublicW*nkingOnYoutube
They got all dressed up, posed for clever pictures and were joined in such numbers...
As MoJ consultation on legal aid closes, the UK criminal justice system is placed on ebay
Bidding closes on 11 June, with the UK criminal justice system “available to the lowest...
The celebs supporting #SaveUKJustice
This morning Stephen Fry became the most high profile celebrity (he has nearly six million...
Video: The moment a drunk lawyer strips from waist down and lunges at police after apparently running away from a cab without paying
New York lawyer Stephanie Hendricks had quite an evening on Saturday. After a heavy drinking...
Cambridge shocks students with X-rated criminal law exam paper
Law students at Cambridge University were surprised to find this rather graphic problem question in...
‘Journalists probably deal with more law than anyone else – including lawyers’
25 years ago I thought I had left the law behind, writes media law consultant...
Just another day at the Chancery Lane Starbucks
Image by @LeonGlenister.
Why do wannabe barristers have to accept their BPTC place before they know if they’ve got an Inns scholarship?
The conventional wisdom is that students are unwise to do the Bar Professional Training Course...
10 of the best Lord Justice Ward lines
Last month, retiring Court of Appeal judge Sir Alan Ward used his penultimate judgment to...
Will lawyers fall for the government’s ‘wholesale privatisation of justice’ PR trick?
During the consultation over the scrapping of the trainee solicitor minimum salary last year, the...
Are the Inner Temple toilets still a leading cottaging hotspot?
Readers may recall the spot of bother Inner Temple had last year with cottagers, who...
Video: the Downfall of Chris Grayling
Justice secretary Chris Grayling has become the latest victim of the Downfall meme, in which...
‘Never be too rigid in your thinking’
My careers guidance went something like this, writes Silverman Sherliker partner Jennie Kreser in the...
6 animals that look like Chris Grayling
Some have lampooned Chris Grayling for his lack of a legal qualification. Others have sought...
Going, going, gone – to the person with £2,660 to blow on legal work experience
Westminster School has completed its controversial auction of work experience at the criminal Bar, with...