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...

May 30 2012 1:55pm

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,...

May 30 2012 10:04am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 30 May

Millionaire parked his Range Rover outside solicitor’s office with posters claiming he ‘charged £4,000 for...

May 30 2012 8:03am

‘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...

May 29 2012 2:19pm

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 29 May

Henry Mostyn: Reaction Barrister son of top judge who left wife for widow of divorce...

May 29 2012 6:27am

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,...

May 28 2012 12:42pm

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...

May 28 2012 9:29am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 28 May

Lawyer who sued health club because he didn’t like the breakfast there loses case…and judge...

May 28 2012 8:04am

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...

May 25 2012 10:16am

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...

May 25 2012 9:32am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 25 May

Law student drove car into security staff at Sainsbury’s – Evening Express Co-op to create...

May 25 2012 8:20am

‘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...

May 24 2012 12:49pm

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...

May 24 2012 10:13am

Morning Round-Up: Thurdsay 24 May

Law school grad pays off $114,000 student loan in CASH… and brags about it by...

May 24 2012 8:51am

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...

May 23 2012 2:33pm

Persuading The Law School Turkeys To Vote For Christmas

Yesterday I urged the assembled luminaries at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum to do something...

May 23 2012 10:37am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 23 May

Brooks, the barrister and old school ties – Evening Standard How to network without getting...

May 23 2012 9:01am

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...

May 22 2012 1:25pm

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...

May 22 2012 8:21am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 22 May

John Travolta sex accusers’ lawyers sue each other – Female First Why is it, that...

May 22 2012 8:04am

World’s Most Famous Legal Executive Starts Law School

The self taught Chinese ‘barefoot lawyer’ Chen Guangcheng may not have followed the Chartered Institute...

May 21 2012 1:51pm