Tag: Solicitors
How it went wrong between media lawyer Mark Stephens and his former client Julian Assange
Julian Assange's ghostwriter has given some juicy insights into the deterioration of the Wikileaks founder's relationship with star media solicitor Mark Stephens.
Event: If I knew then what I know now — at Inner Temple
On the evening of Monday 24 March seven contributors to the ‘If I knew then...
Would you admit to being the legal adviser on BBC drama Silk?
New series of Silk is the most unrealistic yet, despite guidance from top QC.
Linklaters courts controversy by backing cheerleading
Like sports and equalities minister Helen Grant, magic circle firm Linklaters is pro-cheerleading.
The car park in Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking is being demolished
Lord Denning fans will be sad to hear that the car park which featured in the famous Court of Appeal exclusion clause case is no more.
Immigration solicitors on naughty step as 4 law firms receive High Court rebuke
A vintage few months for judicial spankings has yielded yet another lawyer takedown — and...
A journey through a pimped-up legal profession with gangsta app Gizoogle
Gizoogle is a gangsta version of Google, through which a pimped-up version of the internet can be accessed. The lawyers who populate this realm do things differently.
QC list 2014: Big jump in ethnic minority silks, but why so few women still?
Solicitor-advocate numbers up sharply too, but most new appointments are white male barristers.
Is DLA boss Sir Nigel Knowles the most boring person on Twitter?
To have led DLA Piper from regional law firm to global behemoth suggests that Sir Nigel Knowles has a considerable personality. But he hasn't shown much of it on Twitter since he began tweeting last year.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service embraces cutting edge gaming technology
This photo of a mystery Crown Court waiting room appeared on Reddit a few days...
Do you remember your first Lawgasm?
The Negative Lawgasm: An Obscenity Lawyer Valentine’s Sex Special
9 surprising historical facts about training contracts
A new blog on English legal history contains some fascinating titbits of information.
Has an Oxbridge law degree lost its value?
Final year Cambridge law students Zahra Mashhood and Loviisa Langdon consider the impact of recent moves by the legal profession to draw graduates from a wider pool.
A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional: part two
Wigapedia returns with the second part of his glossary of key legal terms used in practice.
Queen’s University Belfast law graduate apologises after drinking goldfish in NekNominate video
Aspiring solicitor who consumed pet expresses regret on Facebook.
Named: the law firm offering training contracts ‘if you invest in our firm’
EXCLUSIVE: Commercial law firm with offices in London, Leeds and Birmingham has come up with a novel recruitment method...
That awkward moment when the disgruntled paralegal’s boyfriend brings the law firm Twitter account into it
The Twitter account of national law firm DWF has been subjected to a tirade of...
Why do members of the legal profession who advertise on Craigslist feel compelled to mention their occupation?
Does it make the fulfillment of unconventional requests more likely?
A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional
Wigapedia explains the truth behind the key terms used in practice.
Solicitors at Quinn Emanuel offered money to work London hours from Colombian hostel
Top international litigation firm Quinn Emanuel has made an extraordinary offer to its lawyers. But there's a catch.
Vac Scheme deadline day: coverage of all today’s big news
With most top law firms' deadlines for vac scheme applications at midnight tonight, it's going to be a fun Friday evening for wannabe solicitors.