Tag: News

12 alternative approaches to law revision

Because it can help to mix things up...

Apr 24 2014 9:26am

Morning round-up: Thursday 24 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 24 2014 7:51am

Fancy a chat with Robbie Savage?

Leeds law firm Blacks hires Match of the Day pundit Robbie Savage and publishes "direct line" to ex-Premiership star on its website.

Apr 23 2014 11:41am

DWF launches video interview — doubling number of wannabe trainees it considers

Exclusive: DWF becomes the first big UK law firm to incorporate video into its training contract interview process.

Apr 23 2014 9:38am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 23 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 23 2014 8:05am

The 8 best law firm names in England

Amazingly, these law firms are all real.

Apr 22 2014 1:20pm

Take a deep breath and do some colouring in

An oldie but a goodie to exacerbate ease the pain of returning to work from the Easter bank holiday — or, in the case of revision-swamped law students, not having a bank holiday at all.

Apr 22 2014 9:21am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 22 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 22 2014 7:53am

‘They call me Gerrie Nel and I am mad as hell’: Now Pistorius prosecutor gets his own rap

Following the hip hop creations spawned in tribute to Oscar Pistorius' defence lawyer, Barry Roux, a track has been recorded in honour of tough-talking Gerrie Nel, the prosecutor in the case.

Apr 17 2014 11:08am

Google autocomplete reveals people’s true feelings about lawyers

Hot arrogant scum: The British public's view of solicitors, barristers and law students is rather confused.

Apr 17 2014 9:32am

Morning round-up: Thursday 17 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 17 2014 8:16am

A law-themed drinking game called ‘Hammertime’ has been created

Could "Hammertime", which was first popularised among Australian law students, go global this summer?

Apr 16 2014 1:56pm

Another criminal barristers chambers axes its pupillage

EXCLUSIVE: Criminal set Dyers Chambers — which specialises in high value fraud and serious crime — withdraws its pupillage for 2015.

Apr 16 2014 9:10am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 16 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 16 2014 7:51am

Top QCs slam Pistorius prosecutor’s cross-examination style

Don't imitate approach of Gerrie Nel, urge three silks on Twitter.

Apr 15 2014 10:22am

Taxi driver films himself rebuffing lawyer’s sexual advances — litigation ensues

Video of drunken US lawyer seducing taxi driver leads to three legal disputes.

Apr 15 2014 9:14am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 15 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 15 2014 7:53am

QC day: in cat selfies

Bringing together the cat selfie template that exploded on social media over the weekend and today's QC appointment ceremony.

Apr 14 2014 4:13pm

Paralegal who sent takedown notice to remove Wonga parody meme forced into internet hiding

Wonga's legal team hand recent University of Law graduate the dubious privilege of getting an image parodying the company removed from Twitter. Backlash focuses on him, rather than senior members of legal team.

Apr 14 2014 10:09am

Who’s been pinching textbooks from Gray’s Inn?

Inn of Court issues issues Facebook plea after textbooks go missing.

Apr 14 2014 9:06am

Morning round-up: Monday 14 April

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

Apr 14 2014 7:41am