Author: Alex Aldridge

Ryanair Boss Boasts About His In-House Lawyers’ Low Pay

Ryanair’s commitment to cheapness extends to its in-house lawyers, it has emerged. In a spat...

Feb 22 2012 4:01pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 22 February

Jailed fake kidnap City lawyer released as ‘act of mercy’ – Daily Mail Law student...

Feb 22 2012 8:46am

What Does City ‘Mini-Boom’ Mean For Wannabe Lawyers?

Hope (of City recovery, creation of more fat cats and then another crash) is beautiful,...

Feb 21 2012 2:38pm

I Know, Let’s Call it…LawVest!

No one seems entirely sure what LawVest, the new DLA Piper-backed alternative business structure (ABS),...

Feb 20 2012 1:46pm

Camilla Becomes Honorary Barrister – as BPTC Fees Rise to £16.5K For The Proles

As the cost of doing the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) rises another notch to...

Feb 16 2012 3:38pm

Personal Injury: It’s a Massive Laugh!

Paul Rooney, the personal injury law firm, has launched a comedy video advert to flog...

Feb 16 2012 10:53am

Should We Let Sleeping Judges Lie?

Alex Aldridge found it hard to stay awake while marshalling as a bright-eyed 26-year-old, so...

Feb 15 2012 3:49pm

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 15 February

Murdoch sends in his top lawyer to stop Sun scandal spreading to US – The...

Feb 15 2012 9:03am

Online Dating Sites For Lawyers – And Those Keen To Bag One

At a loose end on Valentine’s Day, Alex Aldridge signs up to several websites aimed...

Feb 14 2012 3:47pm

Psychoanalysis Corner: What ‘Spit Roast’ Email Says About Shamed City Boys

Alex Aldridge extracts the cries for help beneath the ‘G4 Tour Rules’ drafted by Shearman...

Feb 10 2012 10:40am

Top QC Blasts The Times’ Cycling Campaign

Cycling-mad barrister Martin Porter QC has rounded on a safe cycling campaign launched by The...

Feb 9 2012 3:39pm

Solicitor Wows YouTube With Rap Video

Steve Wilson, a partner in the accident and injury claims team at Sills & Betteridge...

Feb 9 2012 1:06pm

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 9 February

Wigs off, jeans on at the Judicial College – The Guardian Dickens v Lawyers –...

Feb 9 2012 8:58am

EXCLUSIVE: College of Law Drops US Degree Course

For the last few years, the College of Law’s (CoL) strategy has been to present...

Feb 7 2012 4:52pm

In-House Lawyer in ‘Fat Arse’ Storm

Lawyers who work in-house at companies tend to fit in pretty well with their organisations’...

Feb 7 2012 2:07pm

Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle

As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear...

Feb 7 2012 11:01am

Barrister, 40: How I Netted Stunner, 25

It began in turquoise waters off Hapuna Beach in Maui. David Wilman, an employed barrister...

Feb 6 2012 10:06am

Legal Blogging’s Princess Diana Moment

The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) striking off of legal blogging pioneer David Harris last week...

Feb 3 2012 1:30pm

Get Your Law Lecturer Released From Prison, Too?

Students at Bedfordshire University are petitioning against the imprisonment of their psychology lecturer, Dr. Theodora...

Feb 3 2012 10:13am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 2 February

Cheryl Cole starts legal proceedings against claims made by MC Harvey – The Mirror New...

Feb 2 2012 9:02am

At Least You’re Not an Italian Trainee Lawyer…

As English law students worry about the possible scrapping of the minimum trainee solicitor salary,...

Feb 1 2012 4:07pm