Tag: US

Justin Bieber ramps up social media presence in bid to develop personal injury and general litigation practice

US lawyer Justin Bieber, the owner of Philadelphia-based J.Bieber Law, has launched a social media...

Aug 8 2013 9:17am

A wannabe lawyer’s social media strategy to land a job through the showcasing of his buff physique

Want to make yourself stand out from the crowd of other jobless lawyers? Well, you...

Jul 25 2013 9:39am

Lawyer sues Apple for letting him access porn after typing error

US lawyer Chris Sevier has filed a claim against Apple for failing to protect him...

Jul 15 2013 11:00am

Why voicemail is an imperfect medium for threatening to kill one’s former colleagues

A junior lawyer who lost his job at top US firm Bryan Cave is facing...

Jul 3 2013 9:13am

Lawyer’s swaggering response to ‘ham-fisted’ cease and desist letter goes viral

The US legal blogosphere was lit up yesterday by a brilliant leaked response to a...

Jun 19 2013 11:44am

Why it’s not a good idea to slap your lawyer’s bum in court

American football star Chad Johnson looked set to receive a community service order for a...

Jun 11 2013 9:14am

Video: The moment a drunk lawyer strips from waist down and lunges at police after apparently running away from a cab without paying

New York lawyer Stephanie Hendricks had quite an evening on Saturday. After a heavy drinking...

Jun 4 2013 9:23am

Lawyer commissions R’n’B ballad in his honour – then plays it on loop on his website

Visitors to the website of US lawyer Carl B Grant are greeted by a tuneful...

May 16 2013 9:01am

Fired Allen & Overy Lawyer-Turned-Sex Novelist Tells Of New Life in 2 Room Cabin Rented By The Night On Her Credit Card

Pursuing your dreams can come at a price. Deidre Dare (real name: Deidre Clark) used...

Jan 21 2013 10:58am

Ex-Wannabe Lawyer Sells His Name On eBay In Bid To Pay Off Massive US Law School Debts

“If you want my first name to be ‘Bob’s Supermarket’ and my last name to...

Jan 7 2013 10:26am

London-Based US Lawyer Embarks On Second Round Of Brit-Bashing In His Hilarious Blog

I may have gone a little too far last month when I urged criminals to...

Nov 27 2012 10:18am

Judge Gives Verbose Lawyer a Lesson In Editing

A US judge’s stinging criticism of a lawyer’s ability to write concisely has been doing...

Nov 21 2012 11:28am

Lawyer’s Porn Star Past Returns To Haunt Him

A US lawyer has admitted that he starred in porn films in the 1970s then...

Nov 20 2012 10:35am

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

Lawyer Jailed After Allegedly Drawing Penis Graffiti All Over The Walls Of His Former Law Firm

A disbarred personal injury lawyer, who has been charged with stealing clients’ money, has been...

Nov 8 2012 3:45pm

The Cyberbullying Perils Of Having a Wikipedia Page When You’re a Law Student

Julian Dibbell is an author and writer for Wired, The New York Times and Village...

Nov 7 2012 3:21pm

Please, No More ‘Nietzsche And The Law’! Why Americans Are Looking Enviously At The GDL Route To Legal Qualification

In comparison to our odd system of legal education – which sprawls haphazardly from the...

Oct 23 2012 12:50pm

‘Senior Partners At Major Law Firms Can’t Afford To Live In Central London’, Claims Top US Lawyer

Mark Herrmann, a senior in-house lawyer at multinational company Aon, has recently moved to London...

Oct 12 2012 9:18am

Lawyer Punched In The Face In Court – By His Client

Shocking footage from a crowded US courtroom, where a defendant in an assault case punched...

Oct 5 2012 9:16am

Amateur Porn Filmed In Top Law School Library

More crazy stuff from across the pond, this time involving an amateur porn model who...

Oct 4 2012 9:00am