Category: News
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 14 March
Sorry m’lud, we’ve lost the handcuff keys – Oxford Mail Want to be a barrister?...
Legal Profession Is ‘Bedazzled By The Legend Of London’
In reality, the capital’s lawyers are no better than their regional counterparts, says The Law...
David ‘Scrap The QC System’ Wolfe QC Is STILL Fuming
Rule one of PR: you can’t shut the stable door after the horse has bolted....
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 13 March
When you teach a lawyer to fish – Bitter Lawyer Law firms ‘swarming’ to social...
An LLM Can ‘Count Against’ Training Contract Hunters
LLMs are intellectually tough, time-consuming and not all law firms like them, warns LegalAware Students...
The Perils Of Interviewing Lawyers
Lawyers’ aversion to risk makes them awful to interview. Attempt to challenge this rule of...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 12 March
‘Idiot’ thief steals judge’s nameplate… and then poses with it on Facebook – Daily Mail...
EXCLUSIVE: Freshfields Celebrates International Women’s Day With Cake-Baking Competition
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which has one of the lowest percentages of female partners (12%) of...
Bar Should Be Restricted To Russell Group Graduates
Why incur the cost and hassle of an aptitude test to limit entry onto the...
Law Student Changes Plea And Admits to Sending Stan Collymore Racist Tweets
Newcastle University law student Joshua Cryer (pictured) has confessed to sending “grossly offensive” tweets to...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 9 March
Matrix barrister is clear front-runner to be next UK judge in Strasbourg – The Guardian...
‘Fun And Freewheeling Parties’: Law Firm’s New Grad Recruitment Strategy
Specialist litigation firm Quinn Emanuel, whose London office has been prominent on the wave of...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 8 March
City law firm couple jailed for fraud – Law Society Gazette Why do US judges...
Fashion Law: It’s Booming, Darling
Jobless LPC students and law graduates, have you considered fashion law? Suddenly, everyone seems to...
Does Chelsea’s City Lawyer Chairman Know What He’s Doing?
Meet Bruce Buck (pictured left), the Chelsea FC chairman, member of Roman Abramovich’s inner circle,...
The Worst Law Firm Ad Ever?
There’s not a lot that can be added by way of introduction. There’s more… Hapless...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 7 March
Strauss-Kahn hotel maid lawyer set to join Cambridge protest – Cambridge News Crooked solicitor smuggled...
Lunch with Legal Cheek: Mark Stephens
You can change the world through law, star media lawyer Mark Stephens tells Emily Jupp,...
The Sun Launches X-Factor-Style Law School and Training Contract Competition
In a move that some may view as a sign of the legal profession going...
The Next Alan Hansen? Judge Gives Sentencing a Match of The Day Flavour
A Manchester judge felt moved to criticise the recent behaviour of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 6 March
Repatriation row over lawyer’s body – Hamilton Advertiser Lawyer nets world marmalade award – Newmarket...