Tag: Barristers
Starting pupillage: ‘So much to learn but hopefully a chance to teach a little too’
Two years after being called to the Bar, OccupyTheInns prepares to become a fully-fledged barrister...
What lawyers can learn from legal dramas
As the return of hit BBC barrister series Silk nears, WaitroseLaw considers the practical lessons...
Event: If I knew then what I know now — at the Google Campus
On the evening of Thursday 10th October six authors of posts in Legal Cheek‘s ‘If...
Don’t you step into my courtroom wearing blue suede trainers, judge tells lawyer
Recently we reported on the judge who sent a defendant to the cells for wearing...
Why do you need a degree to do the Graduate Diploma in Law?
In Saturday’s The Times, Giles Coren argued that formal education is pretty much worthless —...
Stars of legal drama Silk can’t stop posting photos of the filming of Series 3 on Twitter
Recent sightings in the Inns of Court of the filming of the third series of...
The courtroom in a bus that hopefully won’t give Chris Grayling any big new ideas
A mobile courtroom in a bus has been launched in Pakistan in a bid to...
‘We have lollipops’: lawyer’s surreal response to cease & desist letter goes viral
Inspired, perhaps, by this wonderful recent response to a “ham-fisted” cease and desist letter, US...
The perils of representing yourself in court as a barrister
Salford-based barrister Andrew Rosmarine has given a demonstration of how representing yourself in court can...
Crime against fashion: judge locks up man for wearing fleece and tracksuit bottoms
A Crown Court judge sent a criminal to the cells for nearly three hours because...
On the menu: lawyers
Yesterday food blog Accidental Flatlander posted a photo that will chill the blood of solicitors...
UK legal education system given unlikely boost by Obama
The messy postgraduate route to qualifying as a lawyer in England and Wales comes in...
Podcast: What sexy law-related careers are there other than the Bar?
Like many young hopefuls, Thomas Connelly and Nathan Akhavan-Moossavi both found themselves drawn to the...
Which of these loathsome politicians, sponging royals and inconsequential celebs are honorary Inns of Court benchers?
Seven of these famous figures are Inns of Court benchers, the other seven aren’t. Can...
The 15 best mini-pupil selfies of the summer
Trawlers of Instagram and Twitter will doubtless have noticed that the social media trend of...
The male barrister hottie list ‘subverted expectations’ — the female one ‘reinforces the most reactionary of ideas’
YourBarristerBoyfriend’s original list is well-written, hilarious and has pictures of good-looking shirtless barristers. Naturally, I...
10 of the most unhinged comments about lawyers to ever grace the Mail Online
What with Robert Colover‘s labelling of a paedophile’s victim as “predatory”, the emergence of Barbara...
‘I spent my early years at the Bar worrying that my peers were smarter than me’
In this week’s ‘If I knew then what I know now’, Nigel Poole QC recalls...
Beware the Twitter wrath of the disgruntled mini-pupil
A mini-pupil has given a memorable demonstration of work experience disenchantment in the social media...
4 Breams Buildings removes chambers profile of Robert Colover after he becomes target of email hate campaign
The chambers of the barrister suspended from handling sex cases after calling a paedophile’s victim...
Top QC offers Chris Grayling work experience at her chambers
5KBW’s Sarah Forshaw QC has offered non-lawyer justice secretary Chris Grayling an opportunity to gain...