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Joke Of The Week: Barrister Gets Court Chuckling With Interpreter Gag

Lawyers aren’t always that funny. Remember the “iPad oxygen” quip made by Stephen Miller QC...

Apr 13 2012 8:49am

Morning Round-Up: Friday 13 April

‘You need this ability to suck up in City law firms, which I seem to...

Apr 13 2012 7:45am

Trainee Solicitors: Heading Downmarket?

The Law Society has said that trainee solicitors on housing benefit is “not the type...

Apr 12 2012 12:25pm

Emma Thompson To Reprise Role Of Solicitor Gareth Peirce In ‘War on Terror’ Film

Everyone has their fantasies. Mine is to win the Bar Council’s legal reporting award, then,...

Apr 12 2012 8:42am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 12 April

One Direction in legal row over name – The Independent Criminals in Staffordshire owe £11.1...

Apr 12 2012 7:38am

Apprentice Star Sparks Daily Mail Pupillage Coffee-Making Row

“If you had someone trained as a barrister, you wouldn’t have them running round making...

Apr 11 2012 2:05pm

Social Mobility In Law: Linklaters Helps The Poor To Get £15K-a-Year Jobs In Its Print Room

Magic circle firm Linklaters has hit back at critics who claim that City law is...

Apr 11 2012 9:08am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 11 April

Theft, arson and defecating in a lawyer’s office – Mail Online Guardian Court North barrister...

Apr 11 2012 7:53am

DLA Piper Lawyer Had Affair With Russian Spy Anna Chapman

“What first attracted you to short, balding millionaire Paul Daniels?” Mrs Merton once memorably asked...

Apr 10 2012 12:29pm

‘I Attempted To Preface Appraisals With A Quotation From The Great Gatsby’

As appraisal season approaches, a partner at a top London law firm reveals what it’s...

Apr 10 2012 9:08am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 10 April

The Titanic and the law – ObiterJ Stab victim gets barrister to pop the question...

Apr 10 2012 7:31am

Through Gritted Teeth: Aussie Lawyers Tell Of Delight At Firm’s ‘Merger’ With London Giant Ashurst In £1Million Ad Campaign

To promote its recent tie-up with Australian law firm Blake Dawson, City giant Ashurst has...

Apr 5 2012 11:02am

Lawyer Etiquette: Is It OK To Be Photographed Barefoot?

On Monday, I ran a story about the dad of Hugo from Made in Chelsea,...

Apr 5 2012 8:39am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 5 April

David Cameron defends secret courts and web monitoring plans – BBC ‘Britain is overrun by...

Apr 5 2012 7:34am

A Walk Through The Law Firm Branding Hall Of Shame

DWF‘s recent win for best rebrand in the professional services sector at the Transform Awards...

Apr 4 2012 12:57pm

If Pupillage Portal Doesn’t Work Then It’s The New York Bar

OccupyTheInns ponders the merits of a high risk, yet potentially high reward, plan B This...

Apr 4 2012 9:41am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 4 April

Man criticised his own solicitor in ‘threatening’ case – Carmarthen Journal Manchester solicitor struck off...

Apr 4 2012 7:43am

Dismissed: Wannabe Barrister’s Claim That Minimum Pupillage Award Is Discriminatory To Black Africans

Like many Bar graduates, John Iteshi couldn’t get a pupillage – or even an interview...

Apr 3 2012 12:49pm

Russell Brand Becomes Engrossed By Legal Profession In Wake Of Katy Perry Split

Newly single Russell Brand has turned to Bloomberg Law, the legal TV channel, to take...

Apr 3 2012 8:12am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 3 April

‘Most absurd piece of litigation’: £140,000 squandered over land the size of a stroke of...

Apr 3 2012 7:38am

QC Dad of Made in Chelsea Star Hugo Discusses Lawyers’ Version of Show

E4 reality show Made in Chelsea is back tonight with its third series. This news...

Apr 2 2012 12:24pm