Author: katie-king

Law is the hardest degree, says a law student

BAs are “so much easier”, according to the Oxford student who infected herself with typhoid

May 24 2016 10:02am

Lawyers jump to Amal Clooney’s defence after she’s ripped to shreds by national press

Barristers: 1, “Well-known human rights experts” at the Daily Mail: 0

May 23 2016 12:02pm

Interview: The 23 year-old Cambridge law grad behind the £315m Ryanair legal battle

Michael Green decided to do this instead of a training contract

May 23 2016 10:14am

12 lawgasmic moments for law students

Law fair freebies and concurring judgments <3

May 23 2016 9:02am

Pissed off criminal barristers have been tweeting about how rubbish their jobs are

A stark glimpse of the “glamorous” reality of the criminal bar

May 20 2016 4:48pm

History to be made as gay judge looks set to swipe Lord Denning’s old job title

Sir Terence Etherton would be the first openly gay Master of the Rolls

May 20 2016 11:31am

LSE law professor’s joy as ‘Silicon Valley’ themed exam question goes viral in the US

Fans of hit American TV show go crazy over English IT law problem

May 20 2016 10:19am

Major EU overhaul on smoking laws comes into force today

Say goodbye to 10 packs and menthols

May 20 2016 9:30am

Today’s controversial Supreme Court decision is tomorrow’s media law module

As lawyers scramble to offer insight into top court’s celebrity injunction decision, students brace themselves for new media law lecture content

May 19 2016 3:19pm

York Uni law students’ letter of protest at EU referendum exam question

Over 100 sign an open letter of complaint arguing referendum isn’t on the syllabus

May 19 2016 11:53am

Lawyers try their hand at law-themed poetry, with hilarious results

#barristerpoetry brings light-hearted fun to steely profession

May 18 2016 12:54pm

The best pictures from the London Legal Walk

Policemen on stilts and lots and lots of dogs

May 17 2016 12:16pm

Exam cock-up sees Bristol land law paper accidentally uploaded online and left there for SEVEN hours

Undergrads left angry as staff scramble to draft new paper in time for May exam

May 17 2016 10:07am

Advocacy charity launches Teach First for wannabe lawyers

Brand new grad scheme launched for barrister hopefuls

May 17 2016 9:22am

The life of a law student as seen through Snapchat: Exam season special

Factortame pain and judgments with pictures in

May 16 2016 10:45am

Capital’s lawyers limber up for London Legal Walk

All the legal celebs will be there

May 16 2016 8:57am

Cambridge academic rounds on Charlotte Proudman for writing same article ‘over and over again’

Lawyers aren’t very happy with latest piece from the LinkedIn row barrister

May 13 2016 10:43am

£1m funding boost opens up Sutton Trust social mobility programme to 14 and 15 year-olds

Nearly 2000 youngsters to benefit from Pathways to Law over next four years, but no corresponding hike in number of undergrad mentors

May 13 2016 9:05am

Would you be sent home from a law firm for refusing to wear high heels?

Female lawyers’ need to look the part -- a pressure that won’t go away

May 12 2016 5:14pm