Author: katie-king

Half of Weil Gotshal’s qualifying trainees quit despite receiving NQ job offers

Firm says it's because roles couldn’t be found in desired practice areas, as rumours swirl about low morale

Aug 4 2017 1:34pm

Why do barrister gowns look so weird from the back?

Some think it's so money can be dropped inside

Aug 3 2017 1:19pm

Edinburgh law student goes viral after posting creepy messages from landlord

Warning: contains foot fetishes and chastity belts

Aug 3 2017 9:11am

#TheAccused: Sympathy runs dry for defendant at centre of new crime documentary

‘Sob stories worse than the X Factor

Aug 1 2017 10:47am

Why it’s time to rename and reclaim ‘revenge porn’

We speak to the lawyers behind the third-wave feminist movement

Aug 1 2017 9:08am

Keele University’s law society in training contract gavel clanger

Hysteria sets in on application deadline day?

Jul 31 2017 12:15pm

Is ‘Doxbridge’ a thing?

Supreme Court now has more Durham grads than any other non-Oxbridge uni

Jul 31 2017 9:15am

Lords Neuberger and Clarke leave Supreme Court bench, but not before colleagues tell funny stories about them

The court's TripAdvisor rating, The Beatles and Legal Cheek all name checked in today's valedictory ceremony

Jul 28 2017 11:25am

EU academic uses abuse he’s been sent by Brexit campaigners in new book intro

Michael Dougan called an ‘IRA c*nt’ and told to ‘die painfully of cancer’

Jul 28 2017 9:08am

Southampton law student imprisoned for manslaughter APPEALS conviction and sentence

He was given six years for killing a father-of-ten on Valentine’s Day

Jul 27 2017 12:14pm

15 great reactions to today’s Supreme Court tribunal fees ruling

Access to justice 1, Chris Grayling 0

Jul 26 2017 12:39pm

The sobering reality of being charged with a crime

Legal Cheek’s Katie King reviews new hard-hitting documentary The Accused: An Inside Job?

Jul 26 2017 9:08am

‘It should shame us all’: Why Charlie Gard’s parents were not entitled to legal aid

Government’s destruction of public funding budget takes spotlight

Jul 25 2017 11:50am

Judge Judy earned more money than Kim Kardashian-West last year

Her net worth is double that of the reality star

Jul 25 2017 10:10am

Lancaster law graduate goes viral after posting touching tribute for mum who died during final year exams

‘One of the last things she told me was to make sure I finish with a first class’

Jul 24 2017 9:07am