Author: jonathan-ames

Officialdom’s advice to lawyers: be nice to litigants in person

It’s not a good idea to swear at members of the public representing themselves

Jun 5 2015 11:37am

Clifford Chance leaps to joint top of junior lawyer pay league table

Freshfields and Allen & Overy are the remaining magic circle firms keeping trainees and newly-qualified solicitors on tenterhooks

Jun 4 2015 2:27pm

Post-sale ULaw pinches City firm Trowers & Hamlins from Kaplan in GDL and LPC deal

Mid-tier international firm gives University of Law a boost in wake of sale to Netherlands-based conglomerate

Jun 3 2015 4:22pm

10 skills California law students say are must-haves to succeed in the modern legal profession

A US west coast university lecturer is at the forefront of merging design and law

Jun 3 2015 1:28pm

Cutting edge ‘virtual’ law firm in hot water over ambulance-chasing Alton Towers tweet

Solicitors quickly ditch social media bid to pick up work in wake of Staffordshire amusement park disaster

Jun 3 2015 11:54am

500 students sign petition urging City Uni Law School to meet disability access promise

Student with cerebral palsy claims officials are dragging heels over upgrade to law library doors

Jun 2 2015 12:40pm

The University of Law has been sold for the second time in three years

Private equity-owned outfit changes hands again

Jun 1 2015 10:51pm

McKenzie friend gives budding advocates a lesson in how not to behave in court

Don’t call the other side a “lying slag” and/or “bitch” and don’t physically “face up” to barristers in court

May 26 2015 1:44pm

Oxbridge takes top honours in latest law faculty league table

London’s Queen Mary trails a distant third in newspaper list, while a barrel-load of Russell Group big names disappoints

May 26 2015 11:58am

The fake QC scam, the City law firm and the high-flying but gullible solicitor

Exclusive Legal Cheek investigation: A mining and energy specialist solicitor, the London office of a top Canadian law firm, some posh “search” consultants and a leading legal directory may have been fooled by international fraudsters

Feb 20 2015 8:51am

Clifford Chance’s Aysh Chaudhry saga — a sad and salutary tale

Global mega firm caught between a rock and a hard place as fall-out from YouTube rant lingers

Jan 23 2015 8:17am

Clifford Chance trainee pulls Charlie Hebdo rant from YouTube

Exclusive: Magic circle firm distances itself from rookie's online diatribe -- not difficult to imagine the reaction of senior partners

Jan 14 2015 4:52pm