Tag: Barristers

In latest instalment of wall-to-wall Amal Alamuddin coverage, “sources” tell National Enquirer that barrister’s forthcoming nuptials to Hollywood actor may not happen.

What better way to mark the anniversary of the ancient charter of the liberties of England — which turned 799 yesterday — than with a "jelfie" (justice selfie)?

Charity campaign manager-turned-human rights lawyer Steve Broach — who was called to the Bar in 2008 — shares wisdom gleaned from this year’s pupil selection process at glamour set Doughty Street.

Landmark Chambers’ Nathalie Lieven QC is up for an award in the same awards ceremony she is judging. But The Lawyer magazine denies there is a conflict of interest.

Bid to smuggle notes down trousers foiled by CCTV

There is a Twitter account which is telling the story of classic English cases through the medium of emoticons. Here are 12 of the most memorable reports…

This extract from Flora Watkins’ piece on state schools versus private schools is illuminating of a certain mindset that continues to exist within the legal profession.

High profile Dechert partner Miriam Gonzalez urges wannabes to "fake it" to reach the top, contradicting age-old "just be yourself!" maxim. But then what?

A prospective barrister explains how he felt when his mistake was highlighted first on Twitter and then on Legal Cheek.

As Chris Grayling sailed through last night's Question Time without being asked a single question about legal aid, Twitter found itself captivated by the justice secretary's face.

Today's ruling by the Court of Appeal at least offered a crumb of comfort to criminal lawyers. Although not everyone is buying it.

Not only did yesterday's London Legal Walk raise over £500,000 for legal advice charities, but it also produced a host of delightful visual moments.

Law graduate was originally cleared of wrongdoing for using ‘barrister’ title, but Legal Cheek‘s identification of huge Bar Council error in investigation leads to intervention by police.

Is law destined to go the way of the discount carpet industry? Viz thinks so.

The judgment on the case that threatens to derail the government's legal aid cuts has been "reserved", with the judges hoping to rule within a "short space of time". Here is what has happened so far.

Social media-loving barristers are increasingly turning to Twitter to share the tedium of graduate recruitment.

"My dad, a lawyer, gave this to me," writes Imgur user 'Swedishish'. "He had it for years but told me he never had the courage to wear it in court."

A Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) graduate has penned a blog about declining a top intellectual property set's pupillage offer in order to see the world.

Following the recent further spate of Mitchell-related decisions, it has been determined after careful study of the ratio in each ruling that judges are simply making this stuff up as they go along.

Positioning itself as cool, unfussy and cheap would have made the Kaplan Law School Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) less vulnerable to competition from bigger rivals.

Because it's important that other road users know you're a lawyer.