Tag: <span>Solicitors</span>
‘Ditch University Snobbery’, Says Lawyer-Turned-MP Whose Oxford AND Cambridge Degrees Helped Him Net Linklaters Job
There’s more evidence of the do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do mentality that is coming to define this government in...
Huge Follower Count Of Celebrity Solicitor Dean Dunham Plummets As Fear Spreads About Being Outed for Buying Twitter Disciples
The other week we reported the spectacular – and rather unnatural – growth in the Twitter...
Same Shirt, Different Day: Freudian Explanation?
Last Thursday, I wore the same shirt to work as I had on Wednesday. This...
Fifty Shades Of Grey Frenzy Prompts Solicitor To Pen ‘Acceptable Face Of Porn In The Office’ Memo
There are some gems contained within this memo by Lupton Fawcett lawyer Angela Gorton on...
Lesbian Law Student Publishes Vacation Scheme Sex Diary
“Being a summer intern at a law firm is an exercise in gluttony and high-functioning...
Well-Being Corner: Why Five Minutes of (Non-Chargeable) Meditation Could Save Your Career
Editorial note: Former Halliwells trainee Marc Piano knows a thing or two about handling stress,...
Jobless Graduates Left At Whim Of Law Firms’ Make-It-Up-As-You-Go-Along Recruitment Procedures
Last month Kearns Solicitors placed an advert in Counsel magazine seeking LPC and BPTC graduates...
As Bradley Wiggins Triumphs, Law Firm Releases Tour De France Death Infographic To Flog Accident Claims
Tired of the old ‘had an accident at work?’ advertising format, personal injury lawyers are...
Lawyers Are Like Meerkats And Naked Vole Rats, Claims Ex-Freshfields Managing Partner
Thought that corporate law was all about the survival of the fittest and the drive...
Making Sense Of The Mixed Messages About The Graduate Legal Job Market
On Monday I read a piece in The Lawyer about the encouraging recent trainee retention...
ADVICE: Are Big Law Firms Still Old Boys’ Clubs?
I received this email from a prospective Open University law student the other day… My...
TRENDS: Clients Demand ‘Themed Dances’ As Competition Hots Up In Recession Hit Legal Services Market
Solicitors have been offering additional extras for a while now as they bid to ‘add...
COMPETITION: 2,000 Words On Legal Education Wins £500, 500 Words Wins a Matching Cap And T-Shirt Set…
The Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society (JLD) has launched an essay competition for...
Get a Training Contract Or Get Deported: The Fate Of The Foreign Law Graduate In The UK
If, like me, you’re not British or European and are applying for training contracts, you...
A Neat Solution To The Legal Education And Training Puzzle
At the end of the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) symposium yesterday, I got...
Having Your Training Contract Delayed By 12 Months Is An ‘Opportunity’, Claims Wragge & Co Managing Partner
On Saturday, I received this private message on Twitter.
‘How Will I Ever Come Out In Front Of Partners Who Say: ‘I Can’t Watch One Foot In The Grave Because That Richard Wilson Is Gay’?’
The words of solicitor-advocate and Law Society council member Keith Etherington, as he recalls how...
Yet Another No Show: The ‘Personal Reasons Beyond Their Control’ Blighting Celeb Lawyers’ Lives
“Ooh, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC will be speaking,” I thought as I read the flyer...
‘Employees Too Stressed To Eat Or Sleep’: Ex-Freshields Lawyer Goes Public On Life In The Magic Circle
The high wages paid by City law firms are a kind of “risk money” to...
Allen & Overy Solicitor Says It’s OK To Lie On Your CV
Allen & Overy solicitor Sheila Fahy has unwittingly provided wannabe magic circle lawyers with an...
‘Do You Want To Be Kodak Or Instagram?’
Legal Cheek tech columnist i@n davison reviews Friday’s LawTechCampLondon. Do you want to be Kodak...