Author: judge-john-hack
Direct access in spotlight after barrister is slapped with 11 misconduct findings
Immigration specialist vows to appeal ruling, which came after he had been named and shamed by ombudsman at the end of last year
Defendant tells judge that Solomon the cuddly owl will defend him
Pensioner frustrated by crumbling US public defender service turns to a piece taxidermy for legal advice; lessons for UK legal aid?
Two City firms launch sci-fi recruitment tool in bid to boost diversity
Hogan Lovells and Baker & McKenzie rush to front line of technology-assisted scheme to make City legal practice more representative of wider society
The Judge Rules: The money’s good, so get it while it lasts
Junior City lawyers are bathing in big pay rises, but money isn’t everything -- just ask those in practice
Linklaters takes trainee pay honours for English firms — just days after Hogan Lovells shot to top spot
Magic circle firm also boosts cash for qualifying solicitors but this time falls short of transatlantic rivals and Slaughter and May
Doughty Street barrister a pawn in Clooney prank on Pitt
Hollywood mega-star seems to think his human rights missus is a criminal law specialist, who will spring him from jail when he snaps his fingers
Vast majority of crime barristers back picket lines to oppose legal aid reforms
First challenge for newbie Justice Secretary Gove could be to dodge his way through striking lawyers looking to block “dual provider scheme”
Was Osama bin Laden doing law revision when raided by special forces?
US spooks reveal the al-Qaeda supremo was leafing through LSE-educated solicitor’s book in the hours before he met his end
Hogan Lovells boosts trainee and NQ wedge to join Slaughters at top of English pay table
Anglo-US firm waves two fingers at UK deflation as it pumps up newly-qualified salaries by 7.5%
Hollywood comes to a Nottinghamshire high street law firm
This solicitors’ outfit clearly wanted to get into the media with an easy PR stunt -- so here’s the story
Market recovery in question as three law firms wield redundancy axe
Could flurry of lay-offs at Hill Dickinson, Capsticks and Plexus Law be the beginning of something?
Chuka ‘no’ shocka, Sir Keir declines – only Lamb remains as lawyer party leader candidate
But is former East Anglia employment partner actually being led to electoral slaughter?
Top QC in househusband U-turn as she tells young women lawyers to share domestic chores
Dinah Rose backtracks on advice to young women lawyers to find "someone to have dinner on the table"
Exposed: mysterious lawyer charting conquests in sex autobiography is ex-Herbert Smith and Clyde & Co
Exclusive: Twitter slip-up sees solicitor's identity uncovered by Legal Cheek following anonymous Mail Online article
Sheffield barrister that fled justice given four years for assaulting girl
Crimewatch alert led to arrest at Birmingham Airport of former St John’s Buildings lawyer
The Judge Rules: publicly listed law firms will mean even fewer training contracts
Gateley’s move this week closer to the door of the London Stock Exchange signals the advance of yet another factor law students and young lawyers will have to confront
University of Law and students in row over legality of obscene songs
Law school claims Town Police Clauses Act 1847 still applies -- students not so sure
City firms silent on whether they will follow PwC in ignoring A-level results
Big Four accountancy firm shocks recruitment market and stuns Square Mile law firms with its bid to boost diversity
Lawyer rugby tackles client in court to foil escape bid
Wallabies call-up must be next for a man who practises in one of the most exotic and remote parts of the world
Campaigners at war over Human Rights Act petition
Online bid to force a referendum has picked up nearly 200,000 signatures, but the experts reckon it’s counterproductive
Research: sleep-starved barristers are court zombies
The profession is stressed out and depressed, according to the Bar Council’s own survey, with a fifth saying they would never recommend it as a career