Author: Legal Cheek

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2019
Magic circle salaries, lavish lawyer Insta lifestyles and, of course, Lady Hale on the Tube

Kimono-clad QC clubs fox to death with baseball bat
Jolyon Maugham shocks Twitter with Boxing Day revelation
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

The best festive firs from across the legal profession ?
From law firm lobbies to Inns of Court of libraries... it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Should junior City lawyers aim to save half their salary?
Rookie solicitors shouldn’t be 'owned by their lifestyle', says QC, as new MP, 23, pledges to give more than half of her salary to charity
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Burges Salmon lawyers embrace election fever with office fancy dress
Jo Swinson looks unimpressed

Manchester law and education chiefs to speak at LegalEdCon North
Heads of Manchester Law School, Law Society and young lawyer groups to speak at 30 January summit, as second release ticket sale deadline nears

Clyde & Co to offer six month data science seats to trainee lawyers
New TC option sees rookies work alongside machine learning engineers and computer whizzes from UCL
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

BPP, BCLP and Eversheds to talk solicitor apprenticeships LegalEdCon North
Head of BPP programme to be joined by Manchester rising stars

Father and daughter barristers discuss latest legal developments in ‘Carpool Caselaw’
Spoiler: there's no singing

Ex-Baker McKenzie London boss gave junior lawyer ‘unwanted kiss’ in hotel room
Then emailed her to say ‘Sorry!!’, tribunal hears
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Are other legal practice areas ‘less prestigious’ than commercial law?
A high profile QC is accused of thinking so, but many lawyers disagree

Speakers announced for ‘How to make it as a barrister’ next week
Pupils, juniors, QCs and practice managers from leading sets to advise students how they can get to the bar

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

This is what happens when a lawyer loses his daughter’s hamster
'This is the most stressful day in my life since I took the bar exam'