Tag: Solicitors

A lawyer’s commuting hell: distilled

Nobody enjoys commuting less than in-house lawyer Twitter sensation Legal Bizzle Has the journey to...

Nov 25 2013 9:22am

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...

Nov 20 2013 9:11am

5 types of lawyer who are destroying the legal profession

WaitroseLaw identifies her least favourite legal personality types — and offers tips on how to...

Nov 19 2013 12:13pm

Note to Guardian sub-editors: wrong procedure rules

Without wishing to appear pedantic…

Nov 18 2013 1:50pm

‘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...

Nov 15 2013 10:40am

Twitter trolls take over the Law Society

Escalating tensions at the Law Society — which is facing dissent from its members over...

Nov 15 2013 9:10am

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%...

Nov 14 2013 11:02am

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 —...

Nov 14 2013 8:42am

The 18 stages of the LPC

A journey through the sorrow and the joy of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) It...

Nov 12 2013 11:56am

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...

Nov 11 2013 9:42am

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...

Nov 7 2013 9:34am

Chancery Lane looks like a bomb has hit it

Chancery Lane has undergone an amazing transformation over the past few days as it provides...

Nov 6 2013 9:40am

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...

Nov 5 2013 2:36pm

Is it still worth being a legal aid lawyer?

Last night, at the launch of a report on social mobility in the legal profession...

Oct 31 2013 10:08am

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...

Oct 30 2013 11:26am

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...

Oct 30 2013 9:52am

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...

Oct 28 2013 8:27am

‘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...

Oct 25 2013 9:49am

Procrastination: a jaded solicitors’ guide

Once the sheer relief of having a job in a shrinking market has worn off,...

Oct 24 2013 2:03pm

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...

Oct 23 2013 1:59pm

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...

Oct 21 2013 10:24am