Tag: News

The Times Mistakenly Features Barrister In Story – And 2 Days Later Still Hasn’t Removed Her Name

On Monday, Lucy Reed, a barrister at St John’s Chambers in Bristol, was surprised to...

Mar 28 2012 8:33am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 28 March

Solicitor told of plan to leave partner before being killed, court hears – Wales Online...

Mar 28 2012 7:49am

The Worst Training Contract Pitch Ever?

“It took me five years to finish that law degree, thanks to rugby,” British Lions...

Mar 27 2012 12:54pm

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 27 March

Legal directory games – The BabyBarista Blog Pretend barrister David Evans jailed for 18 months...

Mar 27 2012 7:58am

William Hague’s Ex-Advisor Christopher Myers Bags DLA Piper Training Contract

Christopher Myers, who in 2010 was forced to resign as special advisor to married foreign...

Mar 26 2012 7:59am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 26 March

Oxford law graduate cleared of role in London riot – The Guardian Married corporate lawyer’s...

Mar 26 2012 7:32am

Are Top Legal Tweeters Socially Disruptive Narcissists?

It was with grave concern for Preiskel & Co’s David Allen Green – Britain’s only lawyer...

Mar 23 2012 10:44am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 23 March

Ex-Herbert Smith lawyer Margaret Mountford completes her PhD – The Mirror Aberdeen law student aims...

Mar 23 2012 8:42am

City Lawyer In Dog Murder Stalking Riddle

Baffled police are attempting to figure out why Graeme Francis, a solicitor at Keystone Law,...

Mar 22 2012 3:53pm

Trainee Solicitors Could Earn Just £5,408 a Year If Minimum Wage Scrapped

Trainee solicitors could be re-classified as apprentices – and see their salaries tumble to just...

Mar 22 2012 12:57pm

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 22 March

Law firm fires 14 for wearing matching orange shirts to work – Daily Mail Lady...

Mar 22 2012 8:53am

Racist Tweet Law Student Avoids Jail – But Career Prospects Damaged

Newcastle University law student Joshua Cryer has been sentenced to a two-year community order for...

Mar 21 2012 1:48pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 21 March

Mills & Reeve advises on ‘law school of the future’ – Business Weekly Freelance law...

Mar 21 2012 8:54am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 20 March

Solicitor calls for Facebook to be banned after murder threat – Driffield Times & Post...

Mar 20 2012 8:48am

Lord Neuberger Slams Judges For Appearing on MasterChef

Never upstage the boss. And that rule applies double when your boss is Master of...

Mar 19 2012 11:23am

REVEALED: £30K Buys a TC, £9K a Paralegal Post

Earlier this month, Jonathan Fagan, managing director of Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment, received an email from...

Mar 16 2012 12:38pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 16 March

The International Criminal Court is, by any objective measurement, racist. So why do liberals love...

Mar 16 2012 8:28am

PRO BONO FAIL: Law Firms Outnumber Cases As Law Soc’s Riot Help Scheme Flops

EXCLUSIVE: It wasn’t just kids in Tottenham and Hackney who got carried away during last...

Mar 15 2012 10:21am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 15 March

Swansea solicitor has fraud convictions quashed – BBC Law student fined over illegal supply of workers –...

Mar 15 2012 8:50am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 14 March

Sorry m’lud, we’ve lost the handcuff keys – Oxford Mail Want to be a barrister?...

Mar 14 2012 8:47am

David ‘Scrap The QC System’ Wolfe QC Is STILL Fuming

Rule one of PR: you can’t shut the stable door after the horse has bolted....

Mar 13 2012 10:54am