Tag: Solicitors

Will It Soon Cost Nothing To Become a Lawyer?

Thanks to the trebling of undergraduate fees, the cost of legal education has reached new...

Nov 21 2012 2:32pm

Why Law Students’ Cluelessness About The Legal Market Could Consign Them To Paralegal Purgatory

The other day I had a coffee with the guy who many of the top...

Nov 20 2012 2:19pm

Lawyer Beats Astronaut In Survey Of Childhood Dream Jobs

A LinkedIn survey has found that law is the sixth most common dream job, making...

Nov 19 2012 10:24am

JOB ALERT: Immigration Paralegal

From Baby Barristers: a well-regarded London law firm seeks a law graduate to join its...

Nov 16 2012 12:55pm

PODCAST: ‘If I Can’t Get An Interview, Should I Film Myself Being Interviewed Then Post It On YouTube?’

As he outlined in his blog post yesterday, College of Law GDL student Simeon Klein...

Nov 15 2012 4:10pm

The London Legal World Is a Small One (Just Ask I’m a Celebrity’s Nads And Hugo)

Watching I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here the other night, I was unexpectedly...

Nov 14 2012 3:15pm

Forget Extracurricular Activities And ‘Gap Yahs’, How Can Wannabe Lawyers REALLY Stand Out From The Crowd?

College of Law GDL student Simeon Klein is tempted to take a risk and be...

Nov 14 2012 11:24am

Seven Celebs Sired By a Solicitor (Or Other Type Of Lawyer)

To celebrate the visit to London last week of Kim Kardashian – the daughter of...

Nov 13 2012 2:21pm

Leaving Clifford Chance: A Mother’s Departure Email

The email reproduced below, by a female associate departing from Clifford Chance’s Washington DC office,...

Nov 9 2012 9:50am

Is This The Least Professional ‘How To Become a Solicitor’ Video Ever Made?

In this clip placed on YouTube on Monday, which charts the required steps to becoming...

Nov 8 2012 10:36am

Secretaries Rage At Firm’s ‘Nazi’-Style Fingerprint Regime

Secretaries at the Canadian affiliate of UK giant DAC Beachcroft are fuming after the law...

Nov 6 2012 11:18am

A City Lawyer Remembers It’s National Pro Bono Week…

There’s a list of the events taking place this week at ProBonoUK.

Nov 5 2012 2:55pm

Ex-Simmons Solicitor Who Blew £1m In Divorce Battle Against Fellow City Lawyer Pitches For Family Law Reform Role

Between them, former Simmons & Simmons associate Anna Kavanagh and her ex-husband, Holman Fenwick Willan...

Nov 5 2012 9:58am

‘I’ve Never Regretted Being Tricked Into The Law’

Ed note: This is the second in a series of posts where leading members of...

Nov 2 2012 2:26pm

Why Unemployed Law Graduates Should Ignore The Trend To Go Out On The Street And Hustle For a Job

Earlier this week, a City lawyer told me that his firm had experienced a “surge”...

Nov 1 2012 10:37am

The Law Firms Which Owe £5K To a Barrister 4 YEARS After He Was Instructed By Them

Legal Cheek has obtained records that show the names of 15 law firms which have...

Oct 30 2012 10:27am

#RoundMyKitchenTable PODCAST: How The Disappearance Of Privacy Is Driving Lawyers Crazy

These days, lawyers seem to spend half their time trying to come up with new...

Oct 26 2012 2:50pm

‘The Chances You Don’t Take Are The Ones You Regret’

Ed note: This is the first in a series of posts where leading members of...

Oct 26 2012 10:20am

Law Society Gazette’s Legal Personality Of The Year Karen Todner Backs Decision To Scrap Trainee Minimum Wage

Karen Todner may have helped save Gary McKinnon from extradition to the US, but when...

Oct 26 2012 9:19am

Fake QC Who Offered Bogus Pupillages Was Campaign Manager Of PCC Candidate Mervyn Barrett, Claims Solicitor

This is one of those ‘Wow, just wow!’ stories. It has two strands, which come...

Oct 24 2012 8:32am