Author: thomas-connelly

Morning round-up: Wednesday 1 July

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jul 1 2015 8:23am

York Uni law grad lands training contract through Twitter direct message

Why bother with application forms when you can DM the boss?

Jun 30 2015 10:30am

Not Guilty: City University law student cleared of hit man murder of ex-boyfriend

Second year law student walks free from the Old Bailey after jury finds she was not complicit in murdering an ex that had threatened her with revenge porn

Jun 25 2015 12:43pm

German bar association puts hands up to online hoax that went viral

Lawyers in The Fatherland confound stereotypes by producing a vaguely funny video about the perils of not seeking legal advice when divorcing

Jun 25 2015 12:12pm

Top white-collar crime QC entangled in online intern swap embarrassment

Lawyers are flocking to recently launched site in a bid to bag little Hugo and Henrietta pre-gap yah work experience. But is this just hi-tech nepotism?

Jun 24 2015 11:27am

Weil keeps pace with US rivals, offering jobs to all nine qualifying lawyers

Weil Gotshal & Manges announced today it will keep 100% of its spring and autumn 2015 NQs

Jun 23 2015 2:57pm

Mini-pupil raises the bar with chocolatey chambers thank-you

Aspiring barrister delivers a chocolate and fruit-covered note in top culinary arse-licking gesture

Jun 23 2015 10:11am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 23 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 23 2015 8:22am

Twitter dismay over new justice committee chair’s defence of legal aid cuts

Former barrister Bob Neill unveiled as parliamentary justice committee chairman

Jun 19 2015 2:00pm

Morning round-up: Friday 19 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 19 2015 8:29am

Ukip man calls himself ‘Barrister-at-Law’ despite not doing pupillage — BSB says it’s OK

Bar regulator relaxed -- and Bar Council silent -- about protecting professional title

Jun 18 2015 9:26am

Morning round-up: Thursday 18 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 18 2015 8:17am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 17 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 17 2015 8:05am

Sacked gun-wielding magistrate’s fury at ‘double standard’ over BSB investigator’s Dirty Harry-style photo

AK-47 posing magistrate frustrated over his fate as staffer at bar regulator goes unpunished for Facebook gun pose

Jun 16 2015 11:45am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 16 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 16 2015 8:23am

Exclusive: Top chambers reveals pupillage candidates in accidental data breach

Red faces at London criminal and housing set, as Garden Court cocks up email and widely discloses names of wannabe barristers set for interviews

Jun 12 2015 1:28pm

Morning round-up: Friday 12 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 12 2015 8:22am

Morning round-up: Thursday 11 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 11 2015 8:02am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 10 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 10 2015 8:16am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 9 June

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jun 9 2015 8:25am