Category: News
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...
The Hazards Of Law Blogging When You’re Married To Boris
On Thursday, 1 Crown Office Row barrister Marina Wheeler wrote a post for the UK...