Tag: Solicitors
A lawyer’s commuting hell: distilled
Nobody enjoys commuting less than in-house lawyer Twitter sensation Legal Bizzle Has the journey to...
May the day never come that a lawyer is forced to sing this G4S company rock song
Did you know that the global security company which lawyers fear could land a legal...
5 types of lawyer who are destroying the legal profession
WaitroseLaw identifies her least favourite legal personality types — and offers tips on how to...
Note to Guardian sub-editors: wrong procedure rules
Without wishing to appear pedantic…
‘I applied to every firm in my home town for a training contract and they all rejected me without interview’
Rejection has proved a source of motivation for BPP chief Carl Lygo on his journey...
Twitter trolls take over the Law Society
Escalating tensions at the Law Society — which is facing dissent from its members over...
Named: The law firms with the most female lawyers and the law firms with the fewest
A comprehensive diversity survey contains some eye-catching results While women account for, on average, 56.5%...
Preliminary hearing takes place in a Magistrates Court car park with accused sitting in a taxi
On Tuesday, in what is believed to be a legal first, an entire Magistrates’ Court —...
The 18 stages of the LPC
A journey through the sorrow and the joy of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) It...
Newspaper columnist at heart of plagiarism row is a solicitor working at HBJ Gateley
A solicitor with a sideline writing newspaper columns is at the centre of a plagiarism...
SJ Berwin’s very embarrassing merger video in 6 animated gifs
Haven’t had time to view the incredible Benny Hill sound-tracked video made by SJ Berwin...
Chancery Lane looks like a bomb has hit it
Chancery Lane has undergone an amazing transformation over the past few days as it provides...
QC dad of Made in Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor stars in weirdest law firm video ever
Fans of Made in Chelsea will be familiar with Tim Taylor QC. The solicitor-advocate at...
Is it still worth being a legal aid lawyer?
Last night, at the launch of a report on social mobility in the legal profession...
Bar Standards Board chief: ‘There are too many people at the Bar’ and BPTC entry threshold ‘has to be higher’
The head of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has suggested that the Bar is too...
9 Instagram photos that law firms wouldn’t use in their graduate recruitment brochures
Instagram — and the growing phenomenon of the law firm hashtag — is threatening to...
Chris Grayling’s lone solicitor supporter is disqualified as a company director after failing to pay huge tax bill
A solicitor who broke ranks with his fellow professionals to back the government’s legal aid...
‘Don’t giggle’ and Don’t ‘show cleavage’: Clifford Chance female presentation tips email causes outrage
A memo providing gender-specific advice on public speaking has caused anger among female Clifford Chance...
Procrastination: a jaded solicitors’ guide
Once the sheer relief of having a job in a shrinking market has worn off,...
How to broadcast your status as a free legal work champion to the nation’s road users
This personalised number plate — photographed last week by Alex Altman — doesn’t, somehow, seem...
Could competing in a beauty contest help you bag a training contract?
A Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduate who has reached the finals of Miss Great Britain...