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Legal Cheek High Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories
1. ‘I Look Forward To Meeting You On 31 Sept As Well’: Cambridge Law Student...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Law student pleads guilty to exotic bird’s beheading death at Vegas casino [Mail Online] “No...
Podcast: How Far Should Bar Hopefuls Follow Their Dreams?
Incredibly, Yusuf Solley landed the first pupillage he applied for – with the Government Legal...
‘It Has Taken Me Almost A Decade To Drop My Non-Public School Chippiness’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 11 January
Law’s Mystic Meg: no future for high street firms, but window of opportunity for mid-sized...
End Of The Day Round-Up
President of the Law Society: “If career progression was based on pure merit, some male...
Boyfriend Of Solicitor ‘Told Not To Have A Relationship Or Babies’ By Her Boss Goes On The Social Media Offensive
The boyfriend of solicitor Kate Baker has weighed into the row surrounding her sexual harassment,...
‘Cocky’ Warwick Uni Law Student Fails In Bid To Become Countdown Supreme Champion – Then Jousts With Host
Yesterday Warwick Uni LLM student Mark Deeks narrowly lost his battle with a Cambridge maths...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 10 January
Delhi gang rape lawyer says ‘no respectable woman’ would be raped [Huffington Post UK] ‘An...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Female solicitor told not to have a relationship or babies by boss, tribunal hears [The...
Solicitors Are Like GPs And Barristers Like Consultants, Says Eddie Stobart Lorries
Eddie Stobart Lorries’ move into offering legal services – via its newly-formed Stobart Barristers arm...
Bar Council’s ‘Modern’ Replacement For Pupillage Portal Isn’t Looking So Modern…
When you set your standards as low as Pupillage Portal (the recently-retired pupillage application website),...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 9 January
Chris Grayling: Using same old probation services to cut reoffending is madness [The Telegraph] Foreign...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Lawyers heckle fellow lawyers who have offered to defend men in India gang rape case...
How Bad Does Your Wide-Ranging Crime Spree Have To Be To Prevent You From Becoming A Solicitor?
Last week a Bradford solicitor was jailed for five years for paying off witnesses in...
‘I Look Forward To Meeting You On 31 Sept As Well’: Cambridge Law Student Taunts ‘Sloppy’ Law Firm Grad Recruiters
As a strategy to land a job, Sebastian Salek’s decision to pen an article for...
Bad Legal Aid Omen Of The Week
Go to the Ministry of Justice website, scroll to the bottom – and in the ‘Topics’...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 8 January
Barristers ‘among the most dangerous drivers on the road’, study finds [Mail Online] Smug Clifford...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Indian bar must represent Delhi gang rape defendants, says Bar Council [The Lawyer] Revealed: Prince...
Solicitors Regulation Authority Fuses Judaism And Islam To Create New Religion
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) latest diversity survey has an eye-catching new ‘Jewish Muslim’ option...
REVEALED: The Original South Korean ‘Lawyers Gangnam Style’ Video
When Southampton University law student Tommy Chuang posted his brilliant ‘Lawyer Style’ video on YouTube...