Tag: Barristers

Revealed: The best chambers for quality of work 2022

Legal Cheek’s latest Junior Barrister Survey reveals all

Jan 27 2022 12:10pm

Can lawyers be leaders?

Not so, says Boris -- much to the annoyance of lawyers

Jan 27 2022 11:20am
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One in six young barristers want to quit, new report finds

Workloads and mental health among reasons for ditching the wig and gown

Jan 26 2022 2:13pm

Barrister fails to overturn six-month suspension for sexual comments to mini-pupil

Robert Michael Kearney challenged delay in reporting vulgar remarks

Jan 25 2022 10:24am

Will working as a magistrate become the next CV must-have for wannabe lawyers?

Government targets 'younger people' as part of new recruitment drive

Jan 24 2022 12:36pm

6 top tips for securing pupillage

Gatehouse Chambers’ Jasmine Murphy shares her advice for aspiring pupils

Jan 21 2022 1:19pm

Revealed: The best chambers for training 2022

The results of Legal Cheek's Junior Barrister Survey are in!

Jan 19 2022 9:15am

Criminal barristers vote to take action if government does not increase legal aid

'Justice system on its knees', say bar leaders

Jan 18 2022 10:35am

Why I rejected a magic circle TC offer to pursue a career at the bar

Henderson Chambers’ Beatrice Graham reflects on her career journey while offering advice to aspiring barristers aiming to secure pupillage

Jan 17 2022 12:08pm

Polite lawyers are actually the most aggressive, research finds

Saying 'respect' in court can in fact mean 'disrespect'

Jan 6 2022 9:51am

Legal Cheek’s most read stories of 2021

Crazy working hours, lockdown blues, uni rankings, NFTs -- and of course the usual dose of lawyers behaving badly

Dec 30 2021 9:18am

What went down at the Legal Cheek-ULaw Winter 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme

Lawyers share insights into practice areas including ESG, finance, legal tech, gaming and media law

Dec 23 2021 12:52pm

A round-up of the best Xmas trees across the legal profession

From law firm lobbies to historic Inns of Court 🎄

Dec 22 2021 9:15am

Eco-protest barrister to go to European Court of Human Rights after contempt ruling upheld

'It’s no great surprise that the Supreme Court has decided to side with itself', embargo-breaker Tim Crosland says

Dec 20 2021 12:20pm
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BPP to offer free SQE and bar ‘bridge courses’

Tie-up with eight universities

Dec 15 2021 9:30am

Minimum pupillage awards to rise next month

A little over £19k for baby barristers in London

Dec 9 2021 2:01pm

Re-think training and support of junior barristers, says incoming bar chief

WhatsApp groups no substitute for chambers camaraderie

Dec 8 2021 10:58am

This pic of the MoJ’s Xmas tree hasn’t gone down well with criminal lawyers

'Utterly detached from the reality', wrote one barrister on Twitter, as crumbling courts and case backlogs continue to blight justice system

Dec 6 2021 12:18pm