Tag: Solicitors

Is law really ‘very well suited to flexible working’?

Earlier this month Law Society chief Lucy Scott-Moncrieff caused some raised eyebrows when she claimed...

Mar 19 2013 2:12pm

‘Get a job wherever you can and you never know when your opportunity might present itself’

In the latest instalment in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’  series, Norton...

Mar 15 2013 10:13am

The Deal is Done: University Of Law Takes Over Oxford Brookes LPC

Exclusive: The University of Law will provide a Legal Practice Course (LPC) at Oxford Brookes...

Mar 13 2013 2:47pm

Unlikely Piece Of Law Firm Artwork Of The Week

Amid the corporate swirls and twee etchings at HowardKennedyFSi’s offices, where the Legal Cheek team...

Mar 1 2013 4:51pm

Hacking Trend Hits Law As North London Solicitors Firm Is ‘Attacked By Some Unknown Gunmen’

These days, everyone seems to be getting hacked. From Facebook to Burger King to Highgate...

Feb 28 2013 3:11pm

Cambridge Academic: Corporate Law Firms Need Less Top Graduates And More Loyal Grafters With Low Ambitions

At a time when the legal services market is “going through the most tremendous upheaval...

Feb 27 2013 3:45pm

‘We Need Some More Girls In Here: There’s Too Many Man, Too Many Many Man’ In The UK Supreme Court

The news that the latest three appointments to the Supreme Court are all men means...

Feb 27 2013 10:27am

North West Law Firm Records World’s First Solicitor Harlem Shake Video

Last week we detailed how several universities and law schools had recorded their own versions...

Feb 25 2013 10:54am

‘Will Your Husband Mind If You Have To Work Late?’ Asked The Magic Circle Partner Who Interviewed Me For A TC

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...

Feb 22 2013 3:25pm

Courtroom Movie Mashup: Name That Film

How many of the films can you name in this freshly-posted law film medley from...

Feb 20 2013 4:07pm

Harlem Shake Reaches The Legal Profession – But Which British Lawyers Will Be First To Embrace Craze‏?

If you’re not familiar with the ‘Harlem Shake’, fear not: all you really need to...

Feb 20 2013 12:30pm

Hot Law Students Fuel Valentine’s Spike In University ‘Spotted’ Facebook Posts

Recently a wave of university-wide “Spotted” pages have appeared on Facebook – enabling students to comment...

Feb 14 2013 2:12pm

Is A 2:2 A Kiss Of Death For Wannabe Lawyers?

Anthony Lyons is a charming, intelligent part-time LPC student who works as a paralegal at...

Feb 13 2013 2:29pm

Has There Ever Been A More Unlikely Legal Conference Attendee Than Busta Rhymes?

News came through overnight on Twitter that rapper Busta Rhymes closed yesterday’s American Association For...

Feb 13 2013 12:09pm

Goodbye Solicitor And Barrister, Hello ‘Legal Process Analyst’ – Review: ‘Tomorrow’s Lawyers’ By Richard Susskind

As you’d expect, the inquiries Professor Richard Susskind encourages legal hopefuls to make in the ‘Questions...

Feb 13 2013 10:22am

Is Legal Consultant-Speak Eating Itself?

“No-sourcing”, explains legal futurologist Professor Richard Susskind in his new book Tomorrow’s Lawyers,  is “the...

Feb 5 2013 10:42am

‘I Wish I’d Known That I’d Eventually Get A Training Contract’

In the latest instalment of the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...

Feb 1 2013 11:41am

Lord Neuberger’s Judicial Assistant Lifts The Lid On Supreme Court Life

Amid the glow of the UK Supreme Court’s psychedelic carpets (the work of Sgt Pepper’s...

Jan 30 2013 1:17pm

What Supreme Court Justices Read In Their Spare Time…

Encouraging to see Private Eye making an appearance in the UK Supreme Court Justices’ library....

Jan 30 2013 10:04am

Law Society President: Women Lawyers Who Work Flexibly At City Firms Are ‘Put Onto The Slow Stream’

Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff raised eyebrows in the City last week when she suggested...

Jan 23 2013 4:28pm