Category: Interview

Why I left my dream barrister job at Matrix Chambers to become a personal trainer

Eloise Le Santo got through pupillage at top set but decided the bar wasn't for her

Aug 23 2016 9:34am

We spoke to Professor Richard Susskind and Nigel Pascoe QC about online courts

What does it all mean for aspiring lawyers?

Aug 4 2016 9:02am

DIY law website plans video game to assist litigants-in-person

Community-based organisation tries its hand at online game design

Jun 23 2016 9:08am

Teacher knows best: BPP lecturer plans civil justice shake-up

Legal Cheek talks tech with former Addleshaw Goddard lawyer James Martin, whose new start-up could revolutionise the way lawyers give legal advice

Jun 9 2016 9:16am

Meet the second year Westminster law student who’s rubbing shoulders with David Beckham and the cast of Made in Chelsea

But Chelsie Angeles “prioritises” magic circle dreams over vlogging stardom

Jun 3 2016 9:10am

The great paralegal dilemma: A means to an end or an end in itself ‬

We spoke to the paralegals to find out about the realities of life ‘at the bottom of the food chain’

May 31 2016 9:01am

Interview: The 23 year-old Cambridge law grad behind the £315m Ryanair legal battle

Michael Green decided to do this instead of a training contract

May 23 2016 10:14am

Interview: Queen Mary students put ‘revenge porn law’ on the map

Is this new practice area about to emerge?

May 12 2016 11:24am

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?

Apr 20 2016 9:06am

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

Apr 15 2016 10:45am

LSE student who tried to ban free speech society shares tabloid ordeal pain

The motion filed by Maurice Banerjee Palmer was meant to be ironic

Mar 29 2016 9:16am

What’s next for the UK’s most followed law student?

Energy law dreams vie for attention with Instagram career

Mar 18 2016 9:22am

How Jihadi John journalist used law degree and barrister training to kick-start his career

University of Westminster grad credits LLB and bar course with putting him on road to success

Feb 11 2016 9:34am

Is Ahmd Emara the UK’s biggest law BNOC?

Names on campus don't come much bigger than the UWE masters student

Dec 8 2015 10:36am

Disabled wannabe lawyer uses discrimination battle to fire training contract mission

He has come a long way, but now Josh Hepple must confront his biggest challenge yet

Nov 11 2015 9:37am

Award-winning junior barrister Connor Johnston says lawyers can still make a go of legal aid

Housing law specialist and winner of Legal Aid Practitioners Group gong remains positive in face of cuts

Jul 21 2015 9:40am

Uni of Law LPC student bids to win Miss England title before qualifying as a lawyer

Durham grad speaks to Legal Cheek about battle to land a training contract -- or perhaps even a pupillage

Jul 17 2015 10:32am