Tag: Barristers

Firm charges law students £695 for ‘virtual internship’
Company co-founder accepts it's 'a bit controversial'

Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech
As barristers ballot on strike action enters final hour

London chambers pulls ad offering to pay paralegal less than minimum wage
Exclusive: Temple Court Chambers' £12,000 salary was an 'error'

Judge falls asleep TWICE during trial
Verdict overturned on appeal after employment specialist nods off during cross-examination

The Secret Barrister reveals pain at not being able to publicly celebrate success
Anonymous author wishes they could lap up glory in person

Profession prepares for big changes in training of lawyers
Scrapping of LPC, shift to apprenticeships and focus on tech prompt enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure

The private prosecution of Boris Johnson – what happens next?
Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains

Boris Johnson to face court over alleged Brexit campaign misconduct
Private prosecution brought following successful crowdfunding campaign

Top QC details paid work experience offer in rebuke to chambers’ ‘unpaid’ internship
Jaime Hamilton offering £700 bursary plus travel expenses for two-week placement

High Court seeks junior lawyers for new judicial assistant scheme
A chance to get behind the scenes at the Royal Courts of Justice

2020s is the decade of legal change, says Richard Susskind
Exclusive interview: AI and online courts will flourish and replace 'old ways of working'

Telling lawyers to ‘toughen up’ isn’t the answer
PJ Kirby QC, joint head of Hardwicke, speaks to Legal Cheek ahead of his appearance this afternoon at The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Arrest warrant issued for barrister who harassed solicitor
Dr Aisha Bijlani allegedly bombarded Richard Howlett with emails, some abusive, after refusing to take her case pro bono

‘We need a 50% target of women in all chambers’, says Charlotte Proudman
#MeToo pioneer calls for tougher sanctions for sexist behaviour

I completed an unpaid internship — they’re not the problem
Unremunerated roles 'symptomatic of the general crisis at the criminal bar', says one wannabe barrister

Why leaping into law as a career changer takes confidence
ULaw’s John Watkins talks transferrable skills and reveals how career changers can show risk-averse employers that they’re a safe option

Profession gears up for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Richard Susskind and Julie Brannan lead high profile speaker roster for next Wednesday’s event at Kings Place London

‘He threw a phone at my head’: International survey reveals bullying rife in the legal profession
Largest ever study finds one in three females sexually harassed in workplace

‘We have an obligation to make entry to the bar as fair as possible’
Cornerstones Barristers’ Andrew Lane reflects on his career to date and how barrister training should evolve to adequately prepare the next generation of advocates

Inns of Court unveil country’s cheapest barrister training course
Charity applying for sign-off on £13,000 course in major bar training shake-up

London criminal law chambers pulls ‘unpaid’ internship
Exclusive: 9KBW places controversial expenses-only programme 'under review'