Tag: Barristers
PM hit with social media flack for Magna Carta banalities
David Cameron’s 800th anniversary message from windswept Surrey car park wins little more than derision
Tory councillor fake barrister avoids jail, but gets 200 hours of scrubbing graffiti
Monika Juneja forged university and bar school qualifications to bag legal sector jobs -- and a top slot with local Conservatives
Exclusive Legal Cheek survey: 27% of lawyers take recreational drugs
And it’s not just a spliff round the barbecue — nearly 80% of users are keen on class-A gear
Exclusive: Top chambers reveals pupillage candidates in accidental data breach
Red faces at London criminal and housing set, as Garden Court cocks up email and widely discloses names of wannabe barristers set for interviews
Only a barrister would pay best part of £6k for a dating service
Who is the mystery woman of the bar looking for love with a man cradling a copy of Emma?
Media luvvie barristers in cat fight over alleged assault on London bus
Telly talking-head Sophia Cannon squares up against Doughty Street's Tunde Okewale -- with a phone hacking lawyer thrown into mix
Yesterday the government made it pointless to qualify into a legal aid law firm
Ministry of Justice announced a second round of cuts to crime specialist law firms, taking total to more than 17% in last year
7 pieces of advice I’d give to my junior barrister self
City Law School pro bono director Sarwan Singh on what he's learnt on his journey from law centres and local government to academia
Drug use among lawyers and law students: take the anonymous Legal Cheek survey
Do you take illegal -- or even "legal" -- drugs?
Only one in five Britons with a legal problem in next three years will go to a lawyer
Research from uber-regulator exposes huge lack in access to justice for ordinary public
Outsourced court staff play Bhutanese translation joke on harassed barrister
Pay attention crime lawyers -- salutary tale highlighted on Secret Barrister Blog
Now there’s a mobile app that monitors and records human rights abuses
International lawyers group launches hi-tech tool in fight against tyrants and political fanatics
11 things you need to do in a pupillage interview
Recently-qualified barrister Caoimhe McKearney advises
Officialdom’s advice to lawyers: be nice to litigants in person
It’s not a good idea to swear at members of the public representing themselves
The hard route to becoming a City lawyer
King & Wood Mallesons solicitor Jeremy Consitt spent 15 years working his way up from the bottom
What the supervisor says Vs What the trainee hears
Junior and senior lawyers speak a different language
9 young lawyers to follow on social media for a glimpse into the glamorous side of law
An alternative insight into the legal profession
Barrister wins charity walk photo contest with shot of lawyers breaking rules
Mental Capacity Act specialist ramps up the comedy and dispels the boring Chancery lawyer stereotype
Event: Alternatives for wannabe barristers — the City, in-house and academia
Legal Cheek session at Inner Temple featuring a panel of top solicitors and barristers — open to all law students, with free tickets available below
Direct access in spotlight after barrister is slapped with 11 misconduct findings
Immigration specialist vows to appeal ruling, which came after he had been named and shamed by ombudsman at the end of last year
Vast majority of crime barristers back picket lines to oppose legal aid reforms
First challenge for newbie Justice Secretary Gove could be to dodge his way through striking lawyers looking to block “dual provider scheme”