Category: News

Shearman & Sterling: ‘We Never Offered Email Scandal Trainee An NQ Solicitor Job; He Resigned Over The Summer’

Yesterday we brought you news of the updated LinkedIn profile of Shearman & Sterling ‘spit...

Jan 4 2013 10:02am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 4 January

Court told that solicitor tried to get his wife to lie for him when he...

Jan 4 2013 9:21am

What Has Happened To The Legal Education And Training Review Final Report?

The final report of the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) – potentially the biggest shake-up...

Jan 3 2013 10:15am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 3 January

Allen and Overy warns of new year Christmas party hangover [Metro] Lawyer, 51, moves back...

Jan 3 2013 9:43am

End Of The Day Round-Up

BPP joins government initiative to create non-uni route to lawyer career [Legal Week] What can...

Jan 2 2013 6:57pm

Five Legal Market Predictions For 2013

1. More firms to stop paying students’ law school fees Clarke Willmott’s November decision to...

Jan 2 2013 2:13pm

Isn’t It Great To Be Back At Work!

Meanwhile on Twitter lawyers share their 2013 pain…

Jan 2 2013 10:00am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 2 January

The real-life Legally Blonde: Law student who spent thousands on becoming a living Barbie doll...

Jan 2 2013 8:45am

A Year In Stories: The Best Legal Cheek Posts Of 2012

We’ll be back on Wednesday 2 January. In the meantime, here are some of our...

Dec 24 2012 10:58am

Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. DPP Slams Twitter Joke Trial QC For Making ‘Cheap Points’ And Failing To Grasp...

Dec 22 2012 3:05pm

End Of The Day Round-Up

Lap dancer loses sacking claim [The Independent] Matrix silk overturns Stringfellows stripper decision [The Lawyer]...

Dec 21 2012 7:35pm

Just When You Thought Personal Injury Law Couldn’t Get Any Classier…‘Pimp My Claim’ Arrives

“After 16 years practising personal injury law I have now seen it all,” wrote Zenith...

Dec 21 2012 4:19pm

2012: ‘The Year Social Media Made It Onto The Legal Map’

Over a bottle or two of the finest Tesco Value red wine, the Legal Cheek...

Dec 21 2012 3:27pm

‘I Fear That I Was Too Ready To Treat The View Of The Experienced As Gospel’

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...

Dec 21 2012 11:31am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 21 December

Julian Assange: “democracy is the sum of our resistance” [Head of Legal] ‘Julian Assange’s speech,...

Dec 21 2012 9:17am

End Of The Day Round-Up

Trainee retention figures hold up [Law Society Gazette] Solicitor faces up to 5 years in...

Dec 20 2012 6:34pm

Mooting Fails: ‘It’s Very Embarrassing…I Am Not Entirely Familiar With The Facts Myself’

Among the mooting clips recently placed on video-sharing site Vimeo by City Law School are...

Dec 20 2012 1:31pm

‘Can You Be A Lawyer With Tattoos?’ Asks Wannabe Barrister Professor Green

And the answer to rapper Professor Green’s question, which he asked the other day on...

Dec 20 2012 10:20am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 20 December

Looks like we’re not the only country with social media issues… Law blogger questioned by...

Dec 20 2012 9:24am

End Of The Day Round-Up

How to abuse people on Twitter and get away with it [The Guardian] Michael Douglas’s...

Dec 19 2012 7:13pm

DPP Slams Twitter Joke Trial QC For Making ‘Cheap Points’ And Failing To Grasp ‘Sophistication’ Of Social Media Issues

Having narrowly beaten Kirsty Brimelow in the last battle of the top QCs, Twitter Joke...

Dec 19 2012 1:50pm