Category: News

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 14 March

Sorry m’lud, we’ve lost the handcuff keys – Oxford Mail Want to be a barrister?...

Mar 14 2012 8:47am

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...

Mar 13 2012 12:53pm

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....

Mar 13 2012 10:54am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 13 March

When you teach a lawyer to fish – Bitter Lawyer Law firms ‘swarming’ to social...

Mar 13 2012 8:59am

An LLM Can ‘Count Against’ Training Contract Hunters

LLMs are intellectually tough, time-consuming and not all law firms like them, warns LegalAware Students...

Mar 12 2012 1:31pm

The Perils Of Interviewing Lawyers

Lawyers’ aversion to risk makes them awful to interview. Attempt to challenge this rule of...

Mar 12 2012 9:48am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 12 March

‘Idiot’ thief steals judge’s nameplate… and then poses with it on Facebook – Daily Mail...

Mar 12 2012 8:33am

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...

Mar 9 2012 1:28pm

Bar Should Be Restricted To Russell Group Graduates

Why incur the cost and hassle of an aptitude test to limit entry onto the...

Mar 9 2012 11:00am

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...

Mar 9 2012 8:37am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 9 March

Matrix barrister is clear front-runner to be next UK judge in Strasbourg – The Guardian...

Mar 9 2012 8:02am

‘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...

Mar 8 2012 10:15am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 8 March

City law firm couple jailed for fraud – Law Society Gazette Why do US judges...

Mar 8 2012 8:35am

Fashion Law: It’s Booming, Darling

Jobless LPC students and law graduates, have you considered fashion law? Suddenly, everyone seems to...

Mar 7 2012 3:57pm

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,...

Mar 7 2012 11:45am

The Worst Law Firm Ad Ever?

There’s not a lot that can be added by way of introduction. There’s more… Hapless...

Mar 7 2012 10:29am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 7 March

Strauss-Kahn hotel maid lawyer set to join Cambridge protest – Cambridge News Crooked solicitor smuggled...

Mar 7 2012 8:58am

Lunch with Legal Cheek: Mark Stephens

You can change the world through law, star media lawyer Mark Stephens tells Emily Jupp,...

Mar 6 2012 1:59pm

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...

Mar 6 2012 9:50am

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...

Mar 6 2012 9:16am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 6 March

Repatriation row over lawyer’s body – Hamilton Advertiser Lawyer nets world marmalade award – Newmarket...

Mar 6 2012 8:15am