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Lawyers are no longer isolated providers of water-tight legal documents

Brexit will happen, along with some other rather important things, forecasts Britain’s leading legal commentator — writing exclusively for Legal Cheek

An anonymous associate at a leading City of London law firm notes a disconnect between their experience on the ground and the tech marketing noise

Could it happen here in the UK?

We need to strike a healthy balance at legal events, says one future City trainee

Legal commentator and solicitor David Allen Green considers what this law firm buzzword actually means

Nicola Jane Smith reflects on life after law school and the seemingly never-ending hunt for pupillage

ITV2’s hit show provides a sweet escape from the stresses and strains of law school life, says aspiring lawyer Christianah Babajide

Hearts will be broken 💔

Don’t listen to anyone who tells you it’s impossible

Blame game begins over why City outfits didn’t include partners

Shez Anjum reveals how he overcame prejudices to win ‘Trainee of the Year’

Some firms don’t even look at what subjects you’ve studied

Is black hair and professionalism an oxymoron? An aspiring lawyer looks at the research

A clutter of results impossible to compare

The regulator needs to update its approach

LawCare speaks to junior lawyers struggling with stress, depression and drink problems on a daily basis. CEO Elizabeth Rimmer says the legal profession is due a culture change — and that this will have a positive impact on diversity

Billy Yu-Lok Ng is now the Law Society’s social mobility ambassador

Oxford University grad Louis Geary sued the newspaper giant after it published his naked calendar photos without permission

Is the profession beginning to show mercy to its stressed-out juniors?

A Legal Cheek reader shares their story

City’s six-figure salaries will boost your ego but little else

One Legal Cheek commenter shares their take on law firm maintenance grants

If you want to differentiate yourself don’t use the same, contrived superlatives, one future trainee argues

Supreme Court president’s disarming charisma has earned her fans more loyal than One Direction’s

The public should be outraged by the justice system — but not for the reasons they think

Legal education consultant blames ‘cushy lifestyle’ of academics

Taboo subject dissected by a BPTC graduate

As Hollywood reels over allegations one of its stars sexually assaulted multiple women, lawyer Caroline Newman says it’s time to speak up about harassment in the profession

One LLB graduate reflects on the lessons his degree never taught him

Group issues rallying cry to students, in a response to an article by Legal Cheek’s Katie King

74% say they’ve been put off the sector, I was one of them

Macho demonstrations of ‘resilience’ are overrated

Techy students defend their lawbot

One associate can’t help but see comparisons between her crying newborn baby and her demanding clients

Is wearing different gowns depending on your grades morally wrong?

On the anniversary of the historic Brexit vote, David Allen Green reflects on how social media has influenced the past year

Legal Cheek’s Katie King explains why they must be more selective

An anonymous trainee legal exec thinks attitudes to the apprenticeship need to change