Tag: Barristers

Oxford Uni medical student spared jail for stabbing boyfriend quits degree to pursue barrister dream

Lavinia Woodward plans to study law at unnamed London university, 'friend' claims

Jun 6 2019 10:08am

Firm charges law students £695 for ‘virtual internship’

Company co-founder accepts it's 'a bit controversial'

Jun 5 2019 12:47pm

Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech

As barristers ballot on strike action enters final hour

Jun 4 2019 4:05pm

London chambers pulls ad offering to pay paralegal less than minimum wage

Exclusive: Temple Court Chambers' £12,000 salary was an 'error'

Jun 4 2019 11:53am

Judge falls asleep TWICE during trial

Verdict overturned on appeal after employment specialist nods off during cross-examination

Jun 4 2019 10:22am
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The Secret Barrister reveals pain at not being able to publicly celebrate success

Anonymous author wishes they could lap up glory in person

Jun 3 2019 3:54pm

Profession prepares for big changes in training of lawyers

Scrapping of LPC, shift to apprenticeships and focus on tech prompt enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure

May 31 2019 11:15am

The private prosecution of Boris Johnson – what happens next?

Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains

May 30 2019 10:11am

Boris Johnson to face court over alleged Brexit campaign misconduct

Private prosecution brought following successful crowdfunding campaign

May 29 2019 1:08pm

Top QC details paid work experience offer in rebuke to chambers’ ‘unpaid’ internship

Jaime Hamilton offering £700 bursary plus travel expenses for two-week placement

May 28 2019 11:13am

High Court seeks junior lawyers for new judicial assistant scheme

A chance to get behind the scenes at the Royal Courts of Justice

May 24 2019 9:58am

2020s is the decade of legal change, says Richard Susskind

Exclusive interview: AI and online courts will flourish and replace 'old ways of working'

May 23 2019 8:33am

Telling lawyers to ‘toughen up’ isn’t the answer

PJ Kirby QC, joint head of Hardwicke, speaks to Legal Cheek ahead of his appearance this afternoon at The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

May 22 2019 12:07pm

Arrest warrant issued for barrister who harassed solicitor

Dr Aisha Bijlani allegedly bombarded Richard Howlett with emails, some abusive, after refusing to take her case pro bono

May 21 2019 10:37am

‘We need a 50% target of women in all chambers’, says Charlotte Proudman

#MeToo pioneer calls for tougher sanctions for sexist behaviour

May 20 2019 10:21am

I completed an unpaid internship — they’re not the problem

Unremunerated roles 'symptomatic of the general crisis at the criminal bar', says one wannabe barrister

May 20 2019 8:55am

Why leaping into law as a career changer takes confidence

ULaw’s John Watkins talks transferrable skills and reveals how career changers can show risk-averse employers that they’re a safe option

May 17 2019 1:16pm

Profession gears up for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Richard Susskind and Julie Brannan lead high profile speaker roster for next Wednesday’s event at Kings Place London

May 15 2019 12:06pm

‘He threw a phone at my head’: International survey reveals bullying rife in the legal profession

Largest ever study finds one in three females sexually harassed in workplace

May 15 2019 10:34am

‘We have an obligation to make entry to the bar as fair as possible’

Cornerstones Barristers’ Andrew Lane reflects on his career to date and how barrister training should evolve to adequately prepare the next generation of advocates

May 13 2019 2:50pm

Inns of Court unveil country’s cheapest barrister training course

Charity applying for sign-off on £13,000 course in major bar training shake-up

May 10 2019 7:58am