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City Pro Bono Falls: Airfare Savings?
As City pro bono hours drop, Alasdair Stewart of pro bono charity LawWorks is buoyed...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 8 February
Leading barrister (and Legal Cheek reader) Daniel Barnett predicts airline ‘fat tax’ after ruling –...
EXCLUSIVE: College of Law Drops US Degree Course
For the last few years, the College of Law’s (CoL) strategy has been to present...
In-House Lawyer in ‘Fat Arse’ Storm
Lawyers who work in-house at companies tend to fit in pretty well with their organisations’...
Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle
As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 7 February
Ex-barrister bags Britain’s top Rotarian crown – Richmond & Twickenham Times Jurors warned ‘to keep...
Legal Executives’ ‘Psychology’ Is Holding Them Back
As ILEX is presented with a royal charter, it’s time for a change in mindset...
Barrister, 40: How I Netted Stunner, 25
It began in turquoise waters off Hapuna Beach in Maui. David Wilman, an employed barrister...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 6 February
Why unpaid internships aren’t so bad – New York Times Polygamous family given go-ahead to...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Tattoos, Converting to Law in Your Late 20s & Office Politics
This week podcast hosts Alex Aldridge and Kevin Poulter are joined by Daniela Valdez, an...
Legal Blogging’s Princess Diana Moment
The Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) striking off of legal blogging pioneer David Harris last week...
Get Your Law Lecturer Released From Prison, Too?
Students at Bedfordshire University are petitioning against the imprisonment of their psychology lecturer, Dr. Theodora...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 3 February
A law school love story: professor marries student – Above the Law DLA Piper boss...
Is The LNAT Fit For Purpose?
Barrister-to-be Jack Smith, whose LNAT score didn’t correspond with his other academic results, isn’t convinced...
Bar Overplays The Independence Card
Gratuitous individuality threatens to hold chambers back at critical period for the legal market, writes...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 2 February
Cheryl Cole starts legal proceedings against claims made by MC Harvey – The Mirror New...
At Least You’re Not an Italian Trainee Lawyer…
As English law students worry about the possible scrapping of the minimum trainee solicitor salary,...
AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: Learning the office politics game
Follow @emilyjupp Dear Auntie Em, I’ve started recently as a trainee at a law firm...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 1 February
John Terry will not attend court to deny racist abuse charge – The Mirror Sacked...
BSB Finally Suspends £81K Theft Barrister – Before He Appears For Client In Front Of Judge Due To Sentence Him
In the last few hours the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has belatedly suspended David Friesner,...
Lawyers and Tattoos: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
When I saw a picture the other day of Mexican vampire woman Maria Jose Cristerna...