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

Jun 15 2015 3:58pm

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

Jun 15 2015 1:54pm

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

Jun 15 2015 12:00am

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

Jun 12 2015 1:28pm

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?

Jun 11 2015 4:36pm

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

Jun 11 2015 3:11pm

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

Jun 11 2015 12:48pm

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

Jun 10 2015 3:45pm

Drug use among lawyers and law students: take the anonymous Legal Cheek survey

Do you take illegal -- or even "legal" -- drugs?

Jun 10 2015 11:41am

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

Jun 10 2015 10:17am

Outsourced court staff play Bhutanese translation joke on harassed barrister

Pay attention crime lawyers -- salutary tale highlighted on Secret Barrister Blog

Jun 9 2015 4:34pm

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

Jun 8 2015 3:45pm

11 things you need to do in a pupillage interview

Recently-qualified barrister Caoimhe McKearney advises

Jun 5 2015 2:15pm

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

Jun 5 2015 11:37am

The hard route to becoming a City lawyer

King & Wood Mallesons solicitor Jeremy Consitt spent 15 years working his way up from the bottom

Jun 4 2015 1:15pm

What the supervisor says Vs What the trainee hears

Junior and senior lawyers speak a different language

Jun 4 2015 11:06am

9 young lawyers to follow on social media for a glimpse into the glamorous side of law

An alternative insight into the legal profession

Jun 3 2015 9:36am

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

Jun 2 2015 4:05pm

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

May 27 2015 11:00am

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

May 26 2015 10:00am

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”

May 21 2015 12:06pm