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Court Reporter Suppresses Giggles As She Describes Martial Arts Shopping Trolley Fight That Led To Cowboy Hat Urination Incident
Irish court correspondent Ursula McCarthy has somehow managed to (just about) keep it together as...
JOB ALERT: Commercially-Minded Third Six Pupils
From Baby Barristers: a leading barristers’ chambers seeks third six pupils who have completed pupillage...
Vac Scheme Application Forms: It’s All About The ‘Challenging Situation’ Question
Barrister-to-be OccupyTheInns shares his pupillage hunt wisdom with wannabe solicitors as they prepare to submit...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 16 January
When I get that feeling, I want sexual billing [Above the Law] Judges’ respect for...
End Of The Day Round-Up
BT to offer legal services to businesses after new ‘BT Law’ trade mark is registered...
Practising Lawyer With Sideline As A Rapper Releases New Single – And It’s Just As Awful As His Previous Efforts
Mike Shipwash (aka ‘Lawyer Mike’) is an American sole practitioner specialising in personal injury law, who...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 15 January
Lindsay Lohan ‘owes fired lawyer Shawn Holley $300k in legal fees’… amid reports she wants...
End Of The Day Round-Up
The new Titan prison idea could be a bit of a rightwing smokescreen, designed to...
The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor
Last week Eddie Stobart Lorries’ newly-formed legal arm caused controversy by claiming that solicitors are...
Photo Of Man In Front Of Till Sparks Reddit Law Grad Barbs
“First job outa law school,” wrote a Reddit user the other day, hyperlinking his words...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 14 January
Allen & Overy chief backs apprenticeships “so long as standards are upheld” [The Independent] Drop...
Legal Cheek High Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories
1. ‘I Look Forward To Meeting You On 31 Sept As Well’: Cambridge Law Student...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Law student pleads guilty to exotic bird’s beheading death at Vegas casino [Mail Online] “No...
Podcast: How Far Should Bar Hopefuls Follow Their Dreams?
Incredibly, Yusuf Solley landed the first pupillage he applied for – with the Government Legal...
‘It Has Taken Me Almost A Decade To Drop My Non-Public School Chippiness’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 11 January
Law’s Mystic Meg: no future for high street firms, but window of opportunity for mid-sized...
End Of The Day Round-Up
President of the Law Society: “If career progression was based on pure merit, some male...
Boyfriend Of Solicitor ‘Told Not To Have A Relationship Or Babies’ By Her Boss Goes On The Social Media Offensive
The boyfriend of solicitor Kate Baker has weighed into the row surrounding her sexual harassment,...
‘Cocky’ Warwick Uni Law Student Fails In Bid To Become Countdown Supreme Champion – Then Jousts With Host
Yesterday Warwick Uni LLM student Mark Deeks narrowly lost his battle with a Cambridge maths...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 10 January
Delhi gang rape lawyer says ‘no respectable woman’ would be raped [Huffington Post UK] ‘An...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Female solicitor told not to have a relationship or babies by boss, tribunal hears [The...