Tag: Students

Video: Clifford Chance trainee in ‘f*cking people over for money’ YouTube boast

A Clifford Chance trainee is in serious trouble after he was filmed boasting about his...

Sep 13 2013 9:30am

What lawyers can learn from legal dramas

As the return of hit BBC barrister series Silk nears, WaitroseLaw considers the practical lessons...

Sep 12 2013 1:28pm

Event: If I knew then what I know now — at the Google Campus

On the evening of Thursday 10th October six authors of posts in Legal Cheek‘s ‘If...

Sep 12 2013 9:08am

10 things to do before starting law school that are mostly enjoyable

Columnist and academic Professor Gary Slapper recommends ten ways for law students to grasp the bigger picture before they become mired in the detail of study

Sep 11 2013 11:00am

Incorrect tweet forces BPP to reveal how many of its grads bagged training contracts

Lawyer2B has a piece today detailing the employment rates of the biggest Legal Practice Course...

Sep 10 2013 12:48pm

Why do you need a degree to do the Graduate Diploma in Law?

In Saturday’s The Times, Giles Coren argued that formal education is pretty much worthless —...

Sep 10 2013 9:20am

Solicitor who finished training contract last year is made a partner by City law firm

Most solicitors have to wait the best part of a decade to become a partner....

Sep 9 2013 11:46am

Bagging a training contract: the 10 most memorable celebratory Instagram posts

Solicitors-to-be have been out in force this week on Instagram, sharing the good news about...

Sep 6 2013 10:54am

‘I became distracted by targets, billing hours and rates’

Having strived for years to get there, Andrew Sharpe found that the salesman function of...

Sep 6 2013 9:35am

BPP sends LPC transcripts and record cards to the wrong students

Exclusive: BPP Law School students are raging after a breakdown of their Legal Practice Course...

Sep 4 2013 9:08am

Podcast: Hard-working Generation Y puts Xers to shame — but will the graft pay off?

Once upon a time, when higher education was free and jobs plentiful, a generation of...

Sep 3 2013 1:02pm

‘Many, particularly in their early careers, seek to disguise themselves as lawyers’

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

Aug 30 2013 12:16pm

Video of Allen & Overy partner reading hardcore porn out loud in Deidre Dare sexual harassment case placed on YouTube

A video of former Allen & Overy partner Tony Humphrey reading hard core porn out...

Aug 30 2013 8:57am

The 10 best vac scheme selfies of the summer

Following the popularity of the ‘The 15 best mini-pupil selfies of the summer’, we returned...

Aug 28 2013 9:29am

UK legal education system given unlikely boost by Obama

The messy postgraduate route to qualifying as a lawyer in England and Wales comes in...

Aug 27 2013 8:55am

Podcast: What sexy law-related careers are there other than the Bar?

Like many young hopefuls, Thomas Connelly and Nathan Akhavan-Moossavi both found themselves drawn to the...

Aug 23 2013 9:06am

11 of the most amusing ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ posts

Since launching just three months ago, the Facebook page ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ has...

Aug 22 2013 9:03am

Which of these loathsome politicians, sponging royals and inconsequential celebs are honorary Inns of Court benchers?

Seven of these famous figures are Inns of Court benchers, the other seven aren’t. Can...

Aug 21 2013 10:34am

The 15 best mini-pupil selfies of the summer

Trawlers of Instagram and Twitter will doubtless have noticed that the social media trend of...

Aug 20 2013 9:36am

Advice: ‘I met my conditions for Durham, but my grades are good enough for me to re-apply to Oxbridge’

Last week I received this email from an A-level student who is considering taking a...

Aug 19 2013 9:12am

Podcast: Could doing something outrageous help you get a training contract?

Cambridge law student Sebastian Salek (pictured above left with Legal Cheek‘s Tom Webb and Kevin...

Aug 16 2013 9:04am