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How To Win Clients As A Junior Lawyer

Writing under the pseudonym ‘Evan Richards’, an up-and-coming London corporate lawyer explains how to get...

Feb 13 2012 10:45am

In-House Lawyer in ‘Fat Arse’ Storm

Lawyers who work in-house at companies tend to fit in pretty well with their organisations’...

Feb 7 2012 2:07pm

Bar Overplays The Independence Card

Gratuitous individuality threatens to hold chambers back at critical period for the legal market, writes...

Feb 2 2012 11:34am

At Least You’re Not an Italian Trainee Lawyer…

As English law students worry about the possible scrapping of the minimum trainee solicitor salary,...

Feb 1 2012 4:07pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 1 February

John Terry will not attend court to deny racist abuse charge – The Mirror Sacked...

Feb 1 2012 8:53am

MP Demands Action After Legal Cheek Reveals £81K Theft Barrister is Still Practising

Today in the House of Commons, Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland will call for...

Jan 31 2012 10:17am

EXCLUSIVE: £81K Theft Barrister is STILL PRACTISING While On Bail Awaiting Sentencing

A barrister awaiting sentencing after admitting stealing £81,500 from his former chambers represented a client...

Jan 27 2012 12:55pm

Ticket Price to Oscars-style Lawyer Awards Soars to £7K

How do legal magazines that have seen their print advertising revenues plummet over the last...

Jan 20 2012 1:58pm

Sloppy Reporting Obscures Bar’s True Pupillage Problems

A contributing factor towards lack of diversity at the Bar, and the oversupply of wannabe...

Jan 19 2012 9:22am

City Law Bonuses Reach £35K – but Brazilian lawyer earnings exceed UK counterparts

It’s often forgotten that City lawyers get bonuses. But a survey released today shows average...

Jan 19 2012 12:10am

Why Law Graduates Can be Choosers

GDL graduate Cathryn Kozlowski on why she turned down a paralegal job With more and...

Jan 13 2012 9:30am

Minimum Trainee Solicitor Salary May Be Scrapped – Will Minimum Pupillage Award Be Next?

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said there’s no regulatory justification for retaining the 30-year-old...

Jan 12 2012 11:24am

Fraudulent City Lawyer With Fake CV Facing Jail

Ever lied on your CV? I know at least two lawyers at big City law...

Jan 12 2012 9:37am

‘If You Want to Be an Actor and Earn Some Money, Become a Barrister’

Recently the actor Philip Glenister (pictured below), of Life on Mars and Mad Dogs fame,...

Jan 11 2012 9:40am

Legal Sector’s January Recovery Looks Brittle

Fundamentals behind recent improved trainee retention rates and pay rises are questionable, says Alex Aldridge...

Jan 10 2012 1:12pm

Julian Assange’s ex-Lawyer Re-Brands as Fitness Guru

Yesterday, it was with considerable surprise that I happened upon ‘Jogging with the FT: Mark...

Jan 9 2012 3:17pm

Morning Round-Up: Monday 9 January

Liverpool lawyer named in US fraud class action – Liverpool Daily Post Legal Aid bill...

Jan 9 2012 8:40am

#RoundMyKitchenTable: TAKING A GAP YEAR TO SECURE A TRAINING CONTRACT

Law graduates Flora Duguid and Cathryn Kozlowski have both opted to take gap years before...

Dec 9 2011 11:31am

£65K FOR A PUPILLAGE?!

Follow @FellowsAdam Adam Fellows considers the discrepancies between pupil earnings, and asks whether the Bar...

Nov 29 2011 10:42am

IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THE BLOGGERS, JOIN THEM

Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Continuing snobbery towards legal blogging betrays journalists’ fear that evolving medium could do...

Nov 14 2011 10:38am

OCCUPIED WITH THEMSELVES

Follow @TheTCHawk The OccupyLSX protesters have lost sight of their original objectives, says law graduate...

Nov 3 2011 10:33am