Tag: Barristers
Wannabe barrister takes break from BPTC to reflect on his job as an Ann Summers sex toy salesman
Has flamboyant TV barrister ‘Judge Rinder’ widened frame of reference for bar hopefuls seeking to stand out from the crowd?
Doughty Street barrister marries celeb to create global ‘Alamooney’ brand
Best of the legal profession reaction as Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney pool their powers
Former wannabe barrister and bliss guru smashes into paralegal market
The man who made a mint from ghost-writing student essays and then provided good vibration lifestyle advice is now knocking out cut-price legal advice
An LPC graduate was hustling for work this morning in Chancery Lane Tube station
Initiative or desperation?
Law suit threat hangs over student unions banning pro-lifers at freshers fairs
Leading Catholic barrister warns universities they are responsible for student groups that breach discrimination and human rights legislation
The Ministry of Justice has done one of the worst tweets ever seen on Twitter
"This might be funny if these were not the people running our justice system"
A gavel and a Marilyn Monroe wig — one university’s idea of the legal system
Marketing gurus at Bedford University claim implanting US iconography in promotional materials is simply “light-hearted” fun -- while creating a barrister straight out of fright night
5 reasons why today’s vote won’t matter to the legal profession because Scottish lawyers already do things so very differently
There’s going to be some sort of democratic bonanza in a place made famous by an American-Australian actor in a Hollywood epic — but as far as the Scottish legal profession is concerned, it’s already independent
Lawyers can’t be stressed – they don’t drink coffee
Research reveals legal profession to be out of the top-10 groups addicted to the caffeine rush, suggesting all this talk of hard work is exaggerated
Judge sacked after he orders defendant to be electrocuted
US judge removed from the bench after he instructs police to zap accused with a 50,000 volt electric shock
Education charity launches second trainee scholarship scheme — this time for wannabe barristers
Seven new social welfare law pupillages to be created
Criminal lawyers slam Grayling in court bid to save legal aid rates
Solicitors attack Justice Secretary for bullying their own professional body
The lessons of legal sat nav
What if you combined lawyers with the latest in satellite navigation technology?
Lord Harley of Counsel issues ‘interim statement’ as his extraordinary LinkedIn profile captivates Britain’s lawyers
Lord of LinkedIn saga gets a new chapter
University of Law to bring in aptitude test for its BPTC
Test will be introduced next year, along with minimum 2:1 entry requirement
Solicitor-advocate who judge slammed for dressing ‘like something out of Harry Potter’ expresses shock at ‘unwarranted attack’
Speaking exclusively to Legal Cheek, Alan Blacker — who also goes by the title Lord Harley — hits back at Crown Court judge who questioned his appearance, title and qualifications
Social mobility report’s shallow analysis of legal profession
Headline figures slam judiciary for being public school-educated toffs, but provides little insight demographics of wider sectors
Legal aid slasher Grayling nominated for the ice bucket challenge
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan nominates the bête noir of much of the legal profession to take a drenching -- while other luminaries are also in the spotlight
Legal pic of the day
What a bank holiday means to pupil barristers
Law firm faces Twitter accusation of plagiarising newspaper articles
Legal commentator doyen Joshua Rozenberg leads the charge against a high street practice that appears to have a penchant for lifting other writers’ words
Comedy counsel storm the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival punters can’t move without tripping over a barrister -- or someone playing at being a barrister -- about to jump on stage