Category: News

City Lawyer Admits To ‘Trying It On’ With Woman On Edinburgh-London National Express Coach

There was a time, before the financial crisis struck, when City lawyers travelled by plane....

Aug 8 2012 1:04pm

Feeling Important: Possible As a Trainee Solicitor?

TheTraineeComplex continues his bid to understand life as a City law firm trainee through reference...

Aug 8 2012 9:10am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 August

Disgraced former lawyer avoids jail over £8k drug find – Evening Gazette An “extreme” prosecution?...

Aug 8 2012 8:22am

For God’s Sake, Retire! Baby Boomer Partners’ Refusal To Quit Blocks Junior Lawyer Career Progression

The number of partners retiring has fallen by a third in the last 15 years,...

Aug 7 2012 12:42pm

Anthony Arlidge QC, 75, Ditches Judge Constance Briscoe For Wannabe Barrister, 27

In his recently relinquished role of Master of Entertainments at Middle Temple, Anthony Arlidge QC...

Aug 7 2012 10:07am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 7 August

The most amoral man I ever knew: Charming yes. But as I was to discover,...

Aug 7 2012 8:10am

Cameron McKenna: Inhale The Good Shit, Exhale The Bullshit

Last week, The Lawyer reported that CMS Cameron McKenna is dropping the ‘CMS’ tag and...

Aug 6 2012 3:07pm

Why The ‘Out Of Office’ Email Is Dead

I love holidays, but I hate missing opportunities. Unfortunately, the two often go hand in...

Aug 6 2012 9:30am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 6 August

Law student tried to defraud British Airways – Evening Express An interview with the lawyer...

Aug 6 2012 8:10am

The Post-BPTC Files: Starting An Internship Aged 28 ‘Wasn’t The Life I’d Envisaged’ – But It Worked Out Alright

Editorial note: Last month Gemma Amran turned the conventional pupillage hunt narrative on its head...

Aug 3 2012 7:06am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 3 August

“‘What would your advice be to anyone wanting a career in law?’ Answer is at:...

Aug 3 2012 6:46am

Pupillage Portal Gets The Year And The Day Wrong As Chambers Make Their Graduate Offers

There was widespread disbelief earlier this year when, for the first time in its three-year...

Aug 2 2012 2:40pm

Pupillage Offer Day: How You’ll Feel…

…if you net that elusive pupillage And if you don’t…

Aug 2 2012 9:03am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 2 August

Pinsent Masons solicitor who put trainee in a headlock after boozy work party and punched...

Aug 2 2012 8:29am

Five Ways Barristers Can Treat Mini-Pupils Better

As I continue the Herculean battle to obtain pupillage, I broke a promise to myself...

Aug 1 2012 10:15am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 1 August

Is breastfeeding right for women in big law firms? – Above the Law Hundreds of...

Aug 1 2012 8:18am

‘Does Grindr Count As An Extra-Curricular Activity?’

The other day, desperate for something memorable to put in the gaping ‘outside interests’ section...

Jul 31 2012 1:04pm

Dog Bite Judge Beatrice Bolton: ‘Judges Are Human And They Can Only Take So Much’

Former Crown Court judge Beatrice Bolton achieved fame when she stormed out of court after...

Jul 31 2012 9:45am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 31 July

Katie Holmes ‘mystery man’ named as her lawyer – Digital Spy Tom Cruise dines with...

Jul 31 2012 8:12am

Law Lecturer In Sex (And Other Stuff)-For-Grades Scandal

In the good old days, sleeping with a lecturer was sufficient to get your grades...

Jul 30 2012 1:51pm