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Edinburgh Uni law graduate cracks America with hilarious ad for his new firm

Scottish solicitor Peter Reid, who moved to Texas in 2010, succeeds where many Brits have failed as he wows US with YouTube masterpiece

Aug 4 2014 2:28pm

Now there are 3 big law firms offering more training contracts than they did last year

First White & Case and Burges Salmon nudged up their trainee numbers, and now — Legal Cheek can reveal — Clyde & Co is increasing its quota substantially

Aug 4 2014 8:59am

A window into wannabe barristers’ torment on Pupillage Offer Day

Bag a pupillage and you’ve made it into the secret garden of the bar; fail and you’re just another BPTC grad sucker — no wonder wannabe barristers are nervous today

Aug 1 2014 1:45pm

Research: young barristers are much cleverer than older ones

New figures give weight to the suspicion that the senior bar is full of not-so-bright slackers from privileged backgrounds

Jul 28 2014 11:28am

The spiritual home of Wednesbury Unreasonableness is for sale

West Midlands cinema at heart of Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp goes on the market

Jul 28 2014 9:48am

Legal pic of the day

Judging by these posters spotted in east London yesterday, the concept of “hipster law” — as celebrated by a recent Twitter hashtag frenzy — may actually exist.

Jul 25 2014 2:36pm

Mayer Brown confirms drop in training contract numbers from 20 to 15 since 2012

Reduction in trainee numbers has taken place over two years as part of a bid to boost firm's retention rate

Jul 25 2014 1:04pm

There is a real billboard advertising the services of Saul Goodman’s junior lawyer self — and the phone number works

Seemingly innocuous lawyer advert is in fact a clever publicity stunt for Breaking Bad spin-off

Jul 24 2014 2:03pm

Legal pic of the day

What your parents say when you tell them you want to quit law to become an artist

Jul 21 2014 4:21pm

Law students are pompous, anal bores with ‘booming voices’ — claims BuzzFeed as it evaluates undergraduate personalities

Journalists at London office of social news website BuzzFeed think people who study law are much less cool than them

Jul 21 2014 3:04pm

Video: lawyer attacks judge with a fly swatter before being punched by fellow advocate

CCTV footage of extraordinary Kazakhstan courtroom bust-up becomes viral hit

Jul 21 2014 12:01pm

Transcript emerges of huge bust-up between judge and ‘breathtakingly arrogant’ barrister that has shocked the Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has torn into a criminal barrister and referred him to the Bar Standards Board for getting into a slanging match with a Crown Court judge — but what did the pair actually say to each other?

Jul 18 2014 9:29am

14 insightful interactions from our Twitter discussion about bagging a training contract

The best bits from yesterday's #TCapps Q&A, featuring Norton Rose Fulbright, Mayer Brown, Aspiring Solicitors, Kaplan Law School and David Allen Green -- amongst a host of other experts and wannabe lawyers.

Jul 17 2014 12:34pm

We are holding a myth-busting Twitter Q&A about getting a training contract on Wednesday at 1pm

Advice from, amongst others, Norton Rose Fulbright, Mayer Brown, Aspiring Solicitors and David Allen Green in hour-long session that is open to all.

Jul 14 2014 3:37pm

Dinah Rose QC to Barrister Hottie Experts: ‘Keep me out of your bloody lists’

Top Blackstone Chambers silk fires warning to Your Barrister Boyfriend duo as she joins Twitter ahead of Barrister Hottie 2014.

Jul 14 2014 2:40pm

Oxbridge and Russell Group graduates dominate latest trainee intake of top law firms

21% of 2013 trainees at top 30 law firms are Oxbridge, 58% are Russell Group -- only 15% went to other unis, with 6% studying abroad.

Jul 14 2014 9:20am

Legal pic of the day

Law firm advertising reaches cricket bats.

Jul 11 2014 3:56pm

8 key moments from ‘Come Dine With Me’ with ‘Britain’s top divorce lawyer’ Ayesha Vardag and her husband

The Queen of Pre-nups Ayesha Vardag and her new hubby Stephen Bence — both of London law firm Vardags — made an unexpected appearance as contestants on hit Channel Four show ‘Couples Come Dine With Me’ this week.

Jul 10 2014 9:24am

This lawyer who only wears the Brazil team colours may have been hit particularly hard by 7-1 thrashing

Lawyer also has a yellow and green office, a yellow and green car and only eats yellow and green food.

Jul 9 2014 9:28am

Law firm’s weird blog post about Luis Suarez bite annoys everyone

Attempt to write something memorable backfires spectacularly.

Jul 8 2014 9:08am

Legal pic of the day

Lawyers escape the office en masse to watch the Tour de France whiz down the back of the Inns of Court this afternoon.

Jul 7 2014 4:37pm