Tag: News

Morning Round-Up: Monday 2 July

Retired judge among Britons facing extradition to Italy on ‘Mafia money laundering’ charges – The...

Jul 2 2012 8:32am

‘Describe Your Parents Relationship’: Law Firm’s Interview Question To Training Contract Candidate

EXCLUSIVE: You hear all sorts of stories about partners asking outrageous, Borat-style questions during TC...

Jun 29 2012 10:07am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 29 June

Earl of Cardigan accused of beating up 11 New Square Chambers clerk John Moore –...

Jun 29 2012 8:37am

Which Legal Tweeters Have Bought Their Twitter Followers?

Until I read recently that 92% of US politician Newt Gingrich’s Twitter followers had been...

Jun 28 2012 2:04pm

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 28 June

From beautician to barrister: DIY law woman gets a first – BBC Disgraced High Court...

Jun 28 2012 8:03am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 27 June

Law student loses compensation claim because he registered it too late – Redditch Advertiser ‘What...

Jun 27 2012 8:47am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 26 June

Honeymoon widower brands lawyer liar – The Scotsman and The Telegraph Welsh legal system: consider...

Jun 26 2012 8:32am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 25 June

District judge reprimanded after ‘goosing’ woman court clerk and making lewd comments – Mail Online...

Jun 25 2012 8:31am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 22 June

Brad Pitt visits solicitor pal at high street law firm in Birmingham – The Sun...

Jun 22 2012 8:45am

Don’t Fancy The BPTC? Well, You Could Try Nicknaming Yourself ‘Barrister’ Instead

My favourite character in the media storm that has embraced embattled Tory peer Baroness Warsi...

Jun 21 2012 10:30am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 21 June

Lawyer pleads guilty to prostitution – Above the Law Julian Assange asylum move is ‘a...

Jun 21 2012 8:33am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 20 June

Clifford Chance lawyer selected as Olympic torchbearer – Docklands & East London Advertiser What has...

Jun 20 2012 8:29am

Dear Lady Justice Hallett, Don’t Be Insecure, You Don’t Need Make-Up…

Judging by her blue eye makeup, I’d say that Lady Justice Hallett (pictured) is no...

Jun 19 2012 2:17pm

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 19 June

Tory MP Nadine Dorries pays her BPP Law School student daughter (pictured) up to £39k...

Jun 19 2012 8:04am

Aston Carter Claims BPP Law School Described Its Pay-To-Be-A-Paralegal Scheme As ‘Novel And Inspiring’

Last month, Legal Cheek exclusively revealed that Aston Carter Solicitors was asking law graduates to...

Jun 18 2012 12:36pm

6 Lawyers Honoured In Queen’s Birthday List, But Recognition For Basket Maker And Pig Guru Takes Shine Off Accolades

Two judges, a QC and the head of the Crown Prosecution Service woke up over...

Jun 18 2012 9:31am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 18 June

Uni student’s role in phone scam leaves law career in tatters – The Sentinel Out-of-touch...

Jun 18 2012 8:07am

PODCAST: Be Yourself, Not Some ‘Made In Chelsea’ Clone

With Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge on yet another foreign jolly, Bircham Dyson Bell lawyer...

Jun 15 2012 2:34pm

City Lawyer Offers ‘Free Accommodation To An Attractive Female In Exchange For Intimacy’

There was an interesting ad placed on the London section of Craigslist, the classified ads...

Jun 15 2012 8:40am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 15 June

Met pays lawyer £210k for libel claim – The Independent From biglaw to boutique: you...

Jun 15 2012 7:01am

In-House Solicitor Makes Euro 2012 Debut

Sometimes the only way lawyers can sate their thirst for applying rules is by taking...

Jun 14 2012 8:59am