Author: adam-mawardi

The global pandemic through the eyes of a tech lawyer

Allen & Overy’s William Samengo-Turner considers what’s next for the booming tech industry

Sep 14 2020 11:57am

The top 10 Instagram memes that got us through lockdown

Legal Cheek hits 50,000 Insta-followers and counting...

Sep 11 2020 9:12am

Life as a magic circle partner… and how it’s changed due to the pandemic

Clifford Chance’s David Metzger discusses the challenges ahead for the construction industry, what the new era of big government means for law firms and why aspiring lawyers must become better listeners

Aug 27 2020 12:14pm

Former MI5 boss to become law lecturer

Sir Andrew Parker takes up visiting prof role at Northumbria Law School

Aug 20 2020 9:25am

BPP secures indefinite degree-awarding powers

Previously assigned on time-limited basis

Aug 19 2020 1:19pm

Former lawyer missed out on pupillage spot because chambers ‘hired a black guy last year’

The incident -- which happened around 30 years ago -- will be familiar to every black person looking for a job in industry, says now-entrepreneur Dawid Konotey-Ahulu

Aug 18 2020 9:17am

11 photos of Taylor Swift dressed like law firms

Legal lookbook includes the magic circle

Aug 14 2020 8:51am

Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams to launch lawyer-inspired clothing line

'I found it impossible to find really nice workwear that wasn’t going to break the bank', she tells Legal Cheek

Aug 11 2020 9:29am

Scrap the Supreme Court, argues right-wing think tank

UK’s highest bench is guilty of ‘excessive judicial activism’

Aug 3 2020 1:37pm

Coventry Uni law grad launches her own range of Nike trainers

Limited edition sneakers inspired by Jade Macpepple-Jaja's experience as a black woman in London

Jul 31 2020 9:10am

Corporate law firm pledges to donate all profits to charity — forever

Aria Grace Law looks to ‘spread the wealth’

Jul 27 2020 12:27pm

Ropes & Gray bans TikTok on work devices following privacy concerns

Applies to lawyers and staff across US firm's global offices

Jul 20 2020 9:01am

Magic circle duo release financial results

Effect of COVID-19 shows up in Linklaters and Allen & Overy figures

Jul 17 2020 11:49am

Baker McKenzie to relocate City office

London move is part of long-term growth plans beyond COVID-19

Jul 17 2020 9:18am

Leeds Beckett music grad goes viral after sneaking into hungover mate’s Nottingham law lecture

'I was watching Suits at the time', Bradley Green tells Legal Cheek

Jul 16 2020 10:16am

‘Working at a music festival, in the army and as a teacher made me a better lawyer’

Baker McKenzie’s Jonathan Tham highlights the importance of non-legal work experience

Jul 15 2020 2:29pm

Regulator apologises to BPTC students following exam booking chaos

Some spent several hours on the line only to be hung up on or told to call back later

Jul 15 2020 1:22pm

ULaw to offer New York bar course for non-US law grads

Online programme includes an introductory consultation with a US attorney and on-demand lectures

Jul 15 2020 11:15am