Tag: Solicitors

Research: lawyers viewed as warmly as sex workers‏

A mind boggling Venn diagram shows that the legal profession and the oldest profession are despised equally

Sep 29 2014 9:34am

Return of the Loadsamoney lawyers as magic circle partners enjoy extremely fine wines

Break out the red braces, start waving fistfuls of fifty pound notes and bray like something normally housed in a stables -- according to Freshfields, the good times are back

Sep 26 2014 9:58am

‘Why I’m handing out CVs underground’: jobless law grad who’s targeting Chancery Lane commuters speaks

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: UWE law graduate Bilal Rauf tells Legal Cheek about his maverick strategy to land a training contract

Sep 26 2014 9:02am

Should the legal apprenticeship age limit be scrapped?

Current rules discriminate against legal profession vocational course graduates; while the prospect of the non-university, loafing-on-sofa route to qualification looms

Sep 25 2014 2:19pm

Former wannabe barrister and bliss guru smashes into paralegal market

The man who made a mint from ghost-writing student essays and then provided good vibration lifestyle advice is now knocking out cut-price legal advice

Sep 25 2014 12:27pm

Learn Welsh — regulator demands of newly-qualified solicitors

Don’t panic England -- the latest suggested edict from the Solicitors Regulation Authority will apply only to those poor buggers actually practising in the Principality

Sep 24 2014 12:23pm

6 LinkedIn Pippa Tips for junior lawyers

Now for some glaringly obvious advice

Sep 23 2014 9:29am

The Ministry of Justice has done one of the worst tweets ever seen on Twitter

"This might be funny if these were not the people running our justice system"

Sep 22 2014 9:05am

Court slaps lawyer for pretending to be chummy with the stars

A Hollywood lawyer is in hot water with local legal authorities and a California court after claiming that she’s just a little bit too Hollywood

Sep 19 2014 11:55am

5 reasons why today’s vote won’t matter to the legal profession because Scottish lawyers already do things so very differently

There’s going to be some sort of democratic bonanza in a place made famous by an American-Australian actor in a Hollywood epic — but as far as the Scottish legal profession is concerned, it’s already independent

Sep 18 2014 9:12am

Lawyer advice to students pondering career in publicly-funded legal sector: don’t

Law Society-arranged Twitter hashtag conversation spawns depressing assessment of the future of legal aid and public law work

Sep 17 2014 8:57am

Legal Twittersphere mocks Law Society claims to be at the heart of Whitehall

Chancery Lane marketing campaign trumpeting lobbying efforts elicits jibes over failure to halt legal aid...

Sep 16 2014 12:53pm

Lawyers can’t be stressed – they don’t drink coffee

Research reveals legal profession to be out of the top-10 groups addicted to the caffeine rush, suggesting all this talk of hard work is exaggerated

Sep 16 2014 9:13am

Solicitor watchdog deals with 9,000 ethics calls annually – but doesn’t take a note of any of them

Junior lawyer highlights inner workings of Solicitor Regulation Authority helpline

Sep 15 2014 12:12pm

Could ‘divorce hotel’ idea take off in UK? — ‘Er, no,’ says family law solicitor

Leading English divorce specialist slams mini-break mediation venture, describing it as unworkable and potentially dangerous

Sep 12 2014 1:47pm

In defence of ‘avizandum’: the most magical sounding legal phrase of them all

Solicitors hit back after Scots law phrase is branded “Harry Potter” language

Sep 11 2014 1:40pm

Judge sacked after he orders defendant to be electrocuted

US judge removed from the bench after he instructs police to zap accused with a 50,000 volt electric shock

Sep 11 2014 9:59am

Former SOAS law student thrown in Iranian jail for trying to watch the chaps play volleyball

Facebook protest campaign takes off in bid to free London law graduate

Sep 10 2014 2:14pm

Why are Scottish lawyers paid so much less than English ones?

Huge pay differentials at top corporate firms north and south of border

Sep 10 2014 9:30am