Tag: Solicitors
PODCAST: How To Schmooze Your Way To Partnership Riches
When pushed to get out and flaunt their wares, many lawyers tend to think (but...
Students Point Finger At ‘Stingy’ City Law Firms As Donation-Starved FRU Hikes Adviser Training Price By 23%
Law students signing up as Free Representation Unit (FRU) advisers have been surprised to find...
Will The Next Generation Of Apprentice Lawyers Become Solicitors Or Legal Executives?
Over Christmas, the announcement by minister for skills Matthew Hancock that school-leavers students will soon...
Vac Scheme Application Forms: It’s All About The ‘Challenging Situation’ Question
Barrister-to-be OccupyTheInns shares his pupillage hunt wisdom with wannabe solicitors as they prepare to submit...
The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor
Last week Eddie Stobart Lorries’ newly-formed legal arm caused controversy by claiming that solicitors are...
Boyfriend Of Solicitor ‘Told Not To Have A Relationship Or Babies’ By Her Boss Goes On The Social Media Offensive
The boyfriend of solicitor Kate Baker has weighed into the row surrounding her sexual harassment,...
‘Cocky’ Warwick Uni Law Student Fails In Bid To Become Countdown Supreme Champion – Then Jousts With Host
Yesterday Warwick Uni LLM student Mark Deeks narrowly lost his battle with a Cambridge maths...
Solicitors Are Like GPs And Barristers Like Consultants, Says Eddie Stobart Lorries
Eddie Stobart Lorries’ move into offering legal services – via its newly-formed Stobart Barristers arm...
How Bad Does Your Wide-Ranging Crime Spree Have To Be To Prevent You From Becoming A Solicitor?
Last week a Bradford solicitor was jailed for five years for paying off witnesses in...
‘I Look Forward To Meeting You On 31 Sept As Well’: Cambridge Law Student Taunts ‘Sloppy’ Law Firm Grad Recruiters
As a strategy to land a job, Sebastian Salek’s decision to pen an article for...
Bad Legal Aid Omen Of The Week
Go to the Ministry of Justice website, scroll to the bottom – and in the ‘Topics’...
Solicitors Regulation Authority Fuses Judaism And Islam To Create New Religion
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) latest diversity survey has an eye-catching new ‘Jewish Muslim’ option...
REVEALED: The Original South Korean ‘Lawyers Gangnam Style’ Video
When Southampton University law student Tommy Chuang posted his brilliant ‘Lawyer Style’ video on YouTube...
Leaked Email: Hogan Lovells Partner Orders Associates To Be At Their Desks By 9am – Even If They’ve Been Working Late
Corporate lawyers pride themselves on being able to swan into work late. The trade off,...
Shearman & Sterling: ‘We Never Offered Email Scandal Trainee An NQ Solicitor Job; He Resigned Over The Summer’
Yesterday we brought you news of the updated LinkedIn profile of Shearman & Sterling ‘spit...
Isn’t It Great To Be Back At Work!
Meanwhile on Twitter lawyers share their 2013 pain…
A Year In Stories: The Best Legal Cheek Posts Of 2012
We’ll be back on Wednesday 2 January. In the meantime, here are some of our...
Just When You Thought Personal Injury Law Couldn’t Get Any Classier…‘Pimp My Claim’ Arrives
“After 16 years practising personal injury law I have now seen it all,” wrote Zenith...
2012: ‘The Year Social Media Made It Onto The Legal Map’
Over a bottle or two of the finest Tesco Value red wine, the Legal Cheek...
‘I Fear That I Was Too Ready To Treat The View Of The Experienced As Gospel’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
‘Can You Be A Lawyer With Tattoos?’ Asks Wannabe Barrister Professor Green
And the answer to rapper Professor Green’s question, which he asked the other day on...