Tag: Solicitors
9 reasons why Harry Mount’s hatchet job on the legal profession misses the mark
Today’s piece by ex-pupil barrister Harry Mount arguing in favour of the government’s legal aid...
Why there are literally no good reasons to become a ‘self-employed consultant solicitor’
Where do lawyers go when they lose their jobs? It’s a question on the minds...
Lawyers prove they can pull off a demo – as Britain discusses #PublicW*nkingOnYoutube
They got all dressed up, posed for clever pictures and were joined in such numbers...
As MoJ consultation on legal aid closes, the UK criminal justice system is placed on ebay
Bidding closes on 11 June, with the UK criminal justice system “available to the lowest...
The celebs supporting #SaveUKJustice
This morning Stephen Fry became the most high profile celebrity (he has nearly six million...
Will lawyers fall for the government’s ‘wholesale privatisation of justice’ PR trick?
During the consultation over the scrapping of the trainee solicitor minimum salary last year, the...
Video: the Downfall of Chris Grayling
Justice secretary Chris Grayling has become the latest victim of the Downfall meme, in which...
Obscenity Lawyer: How to create a niche doing something you’re passionate about
As you’d expect, Myles Jackman – aka “Obscenity Lawyer” – has some great stories. My...
‘Never be too rigid in your thinking’
My careers guidance went something like this, writes Silverman Sherliker partner Jennie Kreser in the...
6 animals that look like Chris Grayling
Some have lampooned Chris Grayling for his lack of a legal qualification. Others have sought...
In pictures: today’s legal aid protest
This morning’s demonstration against the government’s legal aid proposals saw 500 plus lawyers take to...
‘The tide may flood law firms, but I remain unconvinced that it will engulf the Bar’
The profession which I am to join in September as a pupil barrister is facing...
‘New Fathers 4 Justice’ set to disrupt London Legal Walk
Protest group New Fathers 4 Justice is promising to send a team of superheroes to...
‘Why I turned down a place to study law at Manchester University to become a legal executive’
Is Rhys Bevan crazy? Why would anyone in their right mind reject a place at...
‘Despite their unbridled ambition and long hours, my Clifford Chance contemporaries ended up leaving too’
In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...
Dynamo Legal founder’s eyebrows: a Twitter tribute
The new series of The Apprentice began last night, giving the world its first glimpse...
‘You pay a price for putting your head above the parapet’
In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...
‘I’m the king of the world!’ DLA Piper hires entire cruise ship for partner meeting
As legal aid implodes and training contract numbers plummet to the lowest level since 1999,...
Run Grayling Run
As a gesture of goodwill, we’ve included* Chris Grayling in our team for the London...
The spelling and grammar shame of Apprentice contestant’s new legal brand
While Dynamo Legal founder Alex Mills has great eyebrows, the 22 year-old entrepreneur – who’s a...
TV Edwards lets paralegals go weeks after shelling out for their police station accreditation training
Exclusive: In the latest sign of how hard law firms are being hit by government...