Tag: Students

Social mobility charity’s ‘Model Law Commission’ gets students thinking about what being a lawyer actually means

Big Voice London aims to bring people who see the world differently into the profession

Jan 8 2016 12:14pm

Robots aren’t such a big threat to lawyers, say top academics

Predictions of solicitors and barristers' imminent demise are premature

Jan 8 2016 9:13am

Beyond the brochure: Five things you learn at a law firm open day

Nothing beats going somewhere in person

Jan 6 2016 3:03pm

Law student launches his own ‘law practice’ — and charges himself out at £25 an hour

Entrepreneurial rookie bids to fill legal aid gap and earn cash

Jan 6 2016 9:27am

The world is going crazy for the lawyers from Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’

Dean Strang and Jerry Buting are the legal profession's new poster boys (contains spoilers)

Jan 4 2016 3:21pm

BPP GDL student to appear in court charged with murder

Carl Langdell, who launched his own law firm in August, suspected of killing teacher Katie Locke

Jan 4 2016 9:29am

The 15 most popular Legal Cheek stories of 2015

A look back on the posts that hauled in the most hits

Dec 29 2015 10:07am

Legal Cheek’s Leading Top Quiz of the Year

It has been one hell of a year, but how much of it do you remember?

Dec 24 2015 10:56am

How law students can survive Christmas

Advice from someone who made it to the other side

Dec 23 2015 1:04pm

Amalarella: A legal profession Christmas pantomime

Amal Clooney joins Lady Hale, Charlotte Proudman, Lord Harley, Judge Rinder and other top lawyers in Katie King's festive marvel

Dec 23 2015 11:02am

Christmas carol gets the lawyer treatment — and it’s soul-destroying

If the Grinch got hold of a hymn, this is what it would look like

Dec 23 2015 9:37am

KPMG legal team reveals it’s offering training contracts amid soaring growth

Big Four giant is tight-lipped on details

Dec 22 2015 4:25pm

Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course

Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet

Dec 22 2015 10:09am

Top lawyers’ horror at prospect of putting a dead man on trial

Lord Janner "trial of facts" would be a modern legal first

Dec 21 2015 5:41pm

ULaw students hit by legal database fail

As if Christmas exams weren’t stressful enough

Dec 21 2015 11:11am