Category: News
Law Student Branded ‘Slut’ By Talk Show Host Gets Obama Call
The following would never happen in Britain… On 23 February, Georgetown Law School student Sandra...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 5 March
‘This was a professional hit’: Michael Mansfield QC backs Jill Dando assassination claim – The...
Pupillage In The Provinces? Thanks, But No Thanks
London-based pupillage hunter OccupyTheInns thinks taking a position in the regions could be a bad...
BREAKING NEWS: Fire Alarm LPC Students WON’T Be Required To Re-Sit Exam
Good news for LPC students at Liverpool John Moores University whose business law and practice...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 2 March
Allen & Overy’s David Benton: the man who decides if Greece has defaulted – The...
Has Training Contract Gloom Become Self-Reinforcing?
The atmosphere of negativity in the legal profession towards graduate recruitment is getting out of...
Legal Tweeters Shunned In The Independent’s Twitter 100
The legal profession is waking up this morning to the distressing news that not a...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 1 March
Former Premiership footballer Stuart Ripley to discuss work as a sports lawyer – Edge Hill...
Becoming a QC: Easy as £4,200 inc VAT
The congratulations email received by today’s new QCs comes with…a bill for £4,200 (inclusive of...
Michael Mansfield QC: ‘The Johnny Depp Of The Legal World’
“Radical; vegetarian; socialist. These three words are rarely used in conjunction with lawyers, but these...
‘Dear Me, Don’t Go to Law School’
Law students from the University of Calgary have made a brilliant video warning about the...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 29 February
‘Most beautiful’ lawyer suspended for two years after lying that she had a medical degree...
Should Law Schools Refund Students if They Can’t Get a Job?
In a move that may interest jobless British law graduates and the bigwigs on the...
EXCLUSIVE: BPTC Providers’ Wildly Differing Exam Lengths Provoke Unfairness Accusations
BPTC students are up in arms about the wildly differing lengths of exam times between...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 28 February
Judge pulls out a gun in court – Daily Mail Suspended jail sentence for racist...
Does Studying Law Destroy Your Soul?
Until recently LPC student Cat Pond was an empathetic, liberal type, but the law has...
EXCLUSIVE: Fire Alarm Causes LPC Exam To Be Abandoned Mid-Way Through
LPC students at Liverpool John Moores University are in limbo after a fire alarm went...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 27 February
LawVest controversy as it emerges DLA boss has personal stake – The Lawyer The world’s...
Who Are You Calling a Paralegal?
The title of non-practising barrister needs to be given more weight to reflect Bar school...
LPC Student In ‘I HATE COLLEGE OF LAW’ Facebook Rant
The College of Law’s Facebook page is usually a happy place, where wannabe lawyers post...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 24 February
Whitehall lawyer kept me as a slave and tried to strangle me, says nanny –...