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Edinburgh University law students cause outrage after ‘blacking up’ as Somali pirates for fancy dress pub crawl
A group of law students are at the heart of a race row after they...
Twitter trolls take over the Law Society
Escalating tensions at the Law Society — which is facing dissent from its members over...
Named: The law firms with the most female lawyers and the law firms with the fewest
A comprehensive diversity survey contains some eye-catching results While women account for, on average, 56.5%...
Preliminary hearing takes place in a Magistrates Court car park with accused sitting in a taxi
On Tuesday, in what is believed to be a legal first, an entire Magistrates’ Court —...
Pupillage-less Bar grad can’t call himself a ‘barrister’ anymore after he endangered helicopter with laser pen
An “unregistered barrister” has been struck off for the somewhat unconventional professional faux pas of...
Newspaper columnist at heart of plagiarism row is a solicitor working at HBJ Gateley
A solicitor with a sideline writing newspaper columns is at the centre of a plagiarism...
QC dad of Made in Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor stars in weirdest law firm video ever
Fans of Made in Chelsea will be familiar with Tim Taylor QC. The solicitor-advocate at...
‘Do we need more law courses?’ asks top QC as new BPTC course opens with pupillage numbers at lowest level in a generation
The fact that pupillage numbers are at their lowest for many years hasn’t stopped BPP...
Defence lawyer asks to be called ‘Captain Justice’
A battle of semantics between two US lawyers has culminated in one requesting to be...
Is it still worth being a legal aid lawyer?
Last night, at the launch of a report on social mobility in the legal profession...
Cease and desist letter sent to prevent ‘beardism’ that violates ‘Sexually Dynamic Lifestyle’ moustache trademark goes viral
A spoof cease and desist letter sent by the American Mustache Institute (AMI) to a...
9 Instagram photos that law firms wouldn’t use in their graduate recruitment brochures
Instagram — and the growing phenomenon of the law firm hashtag — is threatening to...
Chris Grayling’s lone solicitor supporter is disqualified as a company director after failing to pay huge tax bill
A solicitor who broke ranks with his fellow professionals to back the government’s legal aid...
‘Don’t giggle’ and Don’t ‘show cleavage’: Clifford Chance female presentation tips email causes outrage
A memo providing gender-specific advice on public speaking has caused anger among female Clifford Chance...
Pupillage-less Bar grad who used ‘barrister’ title to commit massive fraud is struck off
A Bar graduate who failed to secure pupillage has been stripped of the right to...
Wannabe lawyer places photo of his penis online in protest at ‘tidal wave of social media firings’
Over the summer US law graduate Brian Zulberti achieved international fame after posting a bizarre,...
Reed Smith partner tells blogger to ‘Go f@ck yourself and die’ in Twitter meltdown
A Reed Smith partner has proved that not all corporate lawyers are really boring on...
7 useful pieces of advice from ‘If I knew then what I know now at the Google Campus’
Above: from left to right — Mark Lewis, PJ Kirby QC, Jeremy Hopkins, Nicky Richmond,...
‘Dozens’ of extra 2014 pupillages could be created by new Inns of Court subsidy scheme
The Inns of Court are to cover 50% of the cost of some pupillage awards...
Stephenson Harwood hires ‘Huge Dong’
The Lawyer has reported that a corporate lawyer called “Huge Dong” has joined Stephenson Harwood’s...
Lawyer incorporates restaurant tips and Viagra quips into settlement offer letter — letter goes viral
A dispute between two US baseball players has spawned one of the most colourful settlement...