Tag: Barristers

Ten secrets shared on how to secure pupillage
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Leeds, criminal barrister turned ULaw dean Tom Macdonald gives his top tips
Pupillage places jump by 7%
New stats show 510 pupils started their training last year

Judge asked mini-pupil what her ‘favourite sex position’ was
Shocking claims of sexual harassment surface in magazine article

From law school boxing club to representing the most famous boxer in the country: A criminal barrister shares his story
Former amateur super-heavyweight now writing crime thrillers, too

Carry on dining: Inns of Court qualifying sessions here to stay, says bar regulator
But more should be held outside London

The Secret Barrister’s debut book is the perfect deterrent for any aspiring criminal lawyer
An 'irresistibly special' career but one littered with heartache; Legal Cheek reviews Stories of the Law and How It's Broken

Event: Secrets to Success Leeds — with Pinsent Masons, Irwin Mitchell, Womble Bond Dickinson, Exchange Chambers and ULaw
Apply to attend our latest student commercial awareness event as part of the Secrets to Success series

How many barristers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Bar funnyman Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek to answer an age-old question...
Why I am in favour of unpaid pupillages
The regulator needs to update its approach

Don’t forget about mental health in the diversity debate
LawCare speaks to junior lawyers struggling with stress, depression and drink problems on a daily basis. CEO Elizabeth Rimmer says the legal profession is due a culture change -- and that this will have a positive impact on diversity

Excitement builds ahead of next week’s Legal Cheek Awards 2018
Profession prepares for big night at The Cheesegrater

Suspended chemsex junior barrister fined £250 after posting on Facebook that he’d had lunch at Middle Temple
Exclusive: Henry Hendron tells Legal Cheek he intends to challenge sanction

Wannabe barrister who lied about masters degree and work experience in pupillage application is disbarred
She claimed to have helped ten prisoners escape the death penalty

It’s only the cost of a posh bottle of plonk: Bar Pro Bono Unit urges barristers to donate in practising certificate renewal push
What else would £30 get you in legal London?

Top London chambers are STILL failing to pay living wage
Exclusive: New ads show sets continue to pinch pennies when it comes to support staff

British junior barrister who started death penalty internship just weeks ago now assisting on Florida school shooter case
Exclusive: Jodie Woodward is a tenant at London's 15 New Bridge Street

Rule-breaking barrister avoids suspension after telling tribunal her printer broke down
She represented a client in court without a valid practising certificate