Aishah Hussain, Author at Legal Cheek

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What will law firms look like in 10 years?

Four City lawyers answer the classic interview question

2 days ago
Vlogging future magic circle trainee parodies Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ music video

University of Bristol law grad Eve Cornwell’s clip has already racked up 47,000 views

4 days ago
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Ariana Grande pays tribute to Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods in ‘thank u, next’ music video

Singing superstar reveals she tweaked iconic ‘bend and snap’ to avoid being sued

Dec 3 2018 11:19am
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My journey from law student to City law firm innovation pioneer

A sneak peek at some of the insights Taylor Wessing innovation manager Laura Bygrave will share at Legal Cheek’s ‘Creativity, innovation and the law’ event tomorrow evening

Nov 26 2018 2:15pm
‘Idealistic’ future lawyers may find themselves disappointed in practice, says ex-Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger

Temper idealism with realism instead

Nov 19 2018 12:32pm
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What does Brexit mean for future lawyers?

Over 200 students headed to Linklaters’ Silk Street office to find out

Nov 15 2018 2:45pm

Solicitor dresses up as Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods for ‘best fictional lawyer’ event

Outfit included fluffy pup

Nov 14 2018 1:55pm
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Court of Appeal to be live-streamed for the first time this week

Pilot case concerns West Ham United

Nov 13 2018 12:21pm
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New blog post documents incredible lives of first female barristers

Chronicles their lasting legacies

Nov 12 2018 11:30am
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6 things students need to know about insurance law and insurtech

RPC insurance specialists deliver insights on hot commercial awareness topic

Nov 5 2018 3:00pm
Judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover fetches £56,000 at auction

Nearly four times the pre-sale estimate

Nov 1 2018 11:01am
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8 horrors of being a law student

From petrifying printing costs to soul-crushing training contract rejections — law school can be a scary place

Oct 31 2018 9:09am
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Why do barristers wear wigs and gowns?

New Middle Temple exhibition explains the origins of our unusual court garb

Oct 19 2018 11:03am
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Brexit is bringing new opportunities to Dublin, say top lawyers

Solicitors from global law firms Pinsent Masons, Dechert and Matheson join international bar qualification provider BARBRI to discuss the rise of Dublin as a legal centre

Oct 18 2018 2:41pm
DWF is looking to recruit its first ever pupil barrister

Following BSB approval

Oct 12 2018 9:00am
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To become a lawyer don’t study law, says Supreme Court’s Lord Sumption — do history, classics, economics or languages instead

Top judge backs law conversion route

Oct 10 2018 2:00pm
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Legal Entrepreneurs Podcast: From Linklaters lawyer to CrowdJustice pioneer

Julia Salasky talks law and business

Oct 8 2018 10:42am
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Training contract numbers at UK’s top corporate law firms on the rise

But only just

Oct 8 2018 9:03am
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SRA awarded £700,000 to fund ‘robolawyer’ projects

Taxpayers’ cash will help support AI innovations within the legal services sector

Oct 5 2018 1:19pm
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Weil Gotshal boosts newly qualified solicitor pay to £120,000

As it ups LPC maintenance grant by 25%

Oct 3 2018 8:47am
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The changing fortunes of Dublin as a legal centre from the eyes of a lawyer who lived it

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘The rise of Dublin as a global legal centre’, Pinsent Masons senior associate Marilyn Cooney reflects on her career to date

Oct 2 2018 2:15pm
‘It’s on my radar’, ‘smashed it’ and ‘I’ve got a lot on my plate’ — research reveals the office buzzwords hated most by lawyers

And the most common

Oct 2 2018 8:42am
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Mishcon de Reya and Fieldfisher latest firms to hike junior lawyer pay

£70k and £66k

Oct 1 2018 9:14am
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London chambers set to make history by renaming itself after a woman

Helena Normanton was the first woman to practise at the bar

Sep 27 2018 11:28am
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