Category: News
Interview Essentials: ‘It’s OK, Nobody Else Knows What the F*ck Commercial Awareness Is Either’
The other night I went out for a curry with a bunch of associate solicitors...
What Effect Will The Eurozone Crisis Have On Wannabe Lawyers?
Yesterday, I attended a conference organised by the European Commission in Brussels. It was called,...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 30 May
Millionaire parked his Range Rover outside solicitor’s office with posters claiming he ‘charged £4,000 for...
‘Train To Be a Lawyer In Just One Year’: Too Good To Be True?
In February, I mentioned an advert for the London College of Law (not to be...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 29 May
Henry Mostyn: Reaction Barrister son of top judge who left wife for widow of divorce...
Law Grad Who Attempted To Pass Himself Off As a Barrister From His Pop Up Office In a Pub Is Jailed
Earlier this month, Legal Cheek brought you news of the strange case of Marious Pimm,...
Going, Gone: Bemusement As Law School’s Facebook LPC Place ‘Reverse Auction’ Is Over In Seconds
Earlier this month, the National College of Legal Training (NCLT) announced, to much fanfare, that...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 28 May
Lawyer who sued health club because he didn’t like the breakfast there loses case…and judge...
NAMED: The Law Firm Requiring Grads To Self-Fund a £9.5K Paralegal Training Course Before They’re Considered For a TC
EXCLUSIVE: In March, Legal Cheek published a story about a firm that was asking law...
Jaguar Shoes v Jaguar Cars: Blame It On The Lawyers!
Just down the road from my crumbling flat in Hackney Legal Cheek’s Dalston studios is...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 25 May
Law student drove car into security staff at Sainsbury’s – Evening Express Co-op to create...
‘I Can’t Accept The Police’s Disproportionate Influence In Court’
Esteemed, assured, and trusted by the public; police officers make great witnesses. In court, that...
Law Blogger Milly Bancroft Misses Out As Orwell Prize Goes to Super-Niche ‘Rangers Tax Case’ Blog
Gasps, sighs and the sentence “A blog about a Scottish football team’s tax case?!” echoed...
Morning Round-Up: Thurdsay 24 May
Law school grad pays off $114,000 student loan in CASH… and brags about it by...
Why Snarky Blogs Should Stop Taking The Piss Out Of The London Legal Walk
It’s not all that often that I think Alex misses the point, but in his...
Persuading The Law School Turkeys To Vote For Christmas
Yesterday I urged the assembled luminaries at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum to do something...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 23 May
Brooks, the barrister and old school ties – Evening Standard How to network without getting...
Greedy Associates: Freshfields Temp Scheme Could Freeze Junior Lawyer Pay For a Generation
There’s a growing consensus that junior corporate lawyers are overpaid, with a recent (paywalled) survey...
Is The London Legal Walk The Shortest, Least Taxing Sponsored Walk In The History Of Sponsored Walks?
I know it’s great to raise money for worthy causes – and I’m personally very...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 22 May
John Travolta sex accusers’ lawyers sue each other – Female First Why is it, that...
World’s Most Famous Legal Executive Starts Law School
The self taught Chinese ‘barefoot lawyer’ Chen Guangcheng may not have followed the Chartered Institute...