Author: katie-king
Nearly half of Irwin Mitchell’s new partners are women
Includes two who did their training contracts at the national firm
Top barrister says NUS’s no-platform policies could be unlawful
Student petitions to ban university campus talks not compatible with free speech law
Emotional triumph for Northern Irish state school in Bar National Mock Trial at the Old Bailey
Citizenship Foundation competition now in its 25th year, and is still fierce in its combat against the bar’s social mobility problem
Number of training contracts registered jumps by nearly 500 in a year
Law students welcome first major increase since financial crash
A pupil barrister did a PhD about social mobility at the bar — and it makes for uncomfortable reading
Elite reputation puts off potential future stars -- especially those who live outside the South East
11 reasons why you should avoid dating a lawyer at all costs
Your mum would be so proud, but it sounds better than it is
Herbert Smith Freehills pips Clifford Chance to the post in its latest partner promotions as firms strive for 30% female partners
Latest partnership promotions represent some improvement on gender diversity
Lawyers embrace new online game that teaches litigants-in-person courtroom dos and don’ts
Online initiative is debuted in US, and gets a big thumbs up from UK lawyers
Former Pussycat Doll tribute and beauty queen turns vlogger to give personal insight into life at law school
But will Tina Lee Robles’ YouTube channel help or hinder her barrister dreams?
Ex-solicitor-turned-pornstar fined for pretending to work for HMRC
Tax expert fined for impersonating tax man
Lawyers vs Grayling: Supreme Court case concluded halfway through hearing in shocking legal first
Was the government’s policy so bad the court didn’t even wait until the end of the hearing to strike it down?
Even Lord Neuberger thinks EU cases are boring
The hearings are “unexciting to the point of being soporifically leaden”
Linklaters’ latest partner promotion round features a notable lack of women
Global titan falls short of its gender diversity target
Legal Cheek readers’ ultimate nightmare law exam revealed
Can you guess what it is?
Aged 16 I took part in a mock trial for state school kids, now I’m a pupil barrister at a top commercial chambers
The Citizenship Foundation's Bar National Mock Trial Competition helped launch Sophia Hurst's career
Depressed law student blew loan on replica football shirts and showered for up to six hours a day, but is now back on his feet
University provides “the perfect conditions for depression to thrive”, says Queen’s University Belfast second year
Macfarlanes misses golden opportunity to improve its lagging gender diversity stats
All male partnership promotion could see firm drop into ‘relegation zone’ in Legal Cheek’s table
Legal academic granted permission to judicially review cancellation of controversial Southampton Law School conference
Exclusive: Freedom of speech row over cancelled "anti-Semitic" event to hit the courts
Law students sent us some hilarious Snapchats
Sometimes for law students wine is the only answer
Medical negligence solicitor’s angry speech to junior doctors goes viral
“The government has declared war on the people in this country," roars Simpson Millar's Peter Stefanovic
Half of Allen & Overy’s new London partners are women
Internationally the figure is 29%, as firm homes in on rather low gender diversity target