Author: Legal Cheek
From Bath Spa to Clifford Chance: how a history graduate who bungled his A-Levels made it to the Magic Circle
We met one of the winners of Clifford Chance's much-talked about 'CV blind' scheme.
Morning round-up: Friday 24 January
The morning's top legal news stories.
Morning round-up: Thursday 23 January
The morning's top legal news stories.
Morning round-up: Wednesday 22 January
Freshfields to remove criminal record box from applications [Law Society Gazette] West Brom won’t give...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 21 January
Gran punched solicitor at club after being branded a “gyppo” [This is Lancashire] Lord Rennard...
Morning round-up: Monday 20 January
Man arrested at Croydon Crown Court for “impersonating solicitor” [Croydon Advertiser] Long-serving barrister quits her...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers 2. 7...
Can an Oxbridge law degree put you off becoming a lawyer?
Earlier this week a leaked email revealed that law students were the worst performers at...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 15 January
Topless photos atop Empire State Building spark lawsuit [BBC News] Human rights row: UK quitting...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 14 January
Courts becoming clogged as legal aid cuts affect separating couples seeking mediation [The Independent] Geoffrey...
Law Society chief’s tax affairs probed by Private Eye
Private Eye has published an article in which it alleges that Des Hudson, the big-earning...
Morning round-up: Monday 13 January
The case of confused copyright: Elderly heiress threatens to sue BBC over ownership of Sherlock...
Legal Cheek high five: the week’s most read stories
1. Why do so many BPTC students have 2:2s? 2. Lawyers sued for not advising...
The end of the day round-up
“There’s nothing wrong or illegal in favouring Oxbridge candidates” [Legal Cheek comments] Garden Court pupil...
Morning round-up: Friday 10 January
Law firm Clifford Chance adopts “CV blind” policy to break Oxbridge recruitment bias [The Independent]...
The end of the day round-up
Spending a night in Tottenham after the Mark Duggan inquest [Vice] Mark Duggan Inquest: The...
Morning round-up: Thursday 9 January
Mark Duggan’s family reacts with fury to inquest verdict of lawful killing [The Guardian] The...
Morning round-up: Wednesday 8 January
Two guilty over abusive tweets to Caroline Criado-Perez [BBC News] Was South Square barrister Lucy...
Morning round-up: Tuesday 7 January
Is there a case for the legal system to turn to European-style justice? [The Telegraph]...
WalkOut4Justice: In pictures
This is how the first strike in the Bar’s history looked
Morning round-up: Monday 6 January
Lawyers protesting outside courts over legal aid cuts [BBC News] Criminal barristers should have justice,...