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Legal Tweeters Shunned In The Independent’s Twitter 100
The legal profession is waking up this morning to the distressing news that not a...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 1 March
Former Premiership footballer Stuart Ripley to discuss work as a sports lawyer – Edge Hill...
Becoming a QC: Easy as £4,200 inc VAT
The congratulations email received by today’s new QCs comes with…a bill for £4,200 (inclusive of...
Michael Mansfield QC: ‘The Johnny Depp Of The Legal World’
“Radical; vegetarian; socialist. These three words are rarely used in conjunction with lawyers, but these...
‘Dear Me, Don’t Go to Law School’
Law students from the University of Calgary have made a brilliant video warning about the...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 29 February
‘Most beautiful’ lawyer suspended for two years after lying that she had a medical degree...
Should Law Schools Refund Students if They Can’t Get a Job?
In a move that may interest jobless British law graduates and the bigwigs on the...
EXCLUSIVE: BPTC Providers’ Wildly Differing Exam Lengths Provoke Unfairness Accusations
BPTC students are up in arms about the wildly differing lengths of exam times between...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 28 February
Judge pulls out a gun in court – Daily Mail Suspended jail sentence for racist...
Does Studying Law Destroy Your Soul?
Until recently LPC student Cat Pond was an empathetic, liberal type, but the law has...
EXCLUSIVE: Fire Alarm Causes LPC Exam To Be Abandoned Mid-Way Through
LPC students at Liverpool John Moores University are in limbo after a fire alarm went...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 27 February
LawVest controversy as it emerges DLA boss has personal stake – The Lawyer The world’s...
Do Trainees And Pupils ‘Contribute Nothing’?
At 2.30pm yesterday Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge was beginning to panic. The arranged guest...
Who Are You Calling a Paralegal?
The title of non-practising barrister needs to be given more weight to reflect Bar school...
LPC Student In ‘I HATE COLLEGE OF LAW’ Facebook Rant
The College of Law’s Facebook page is usually a happy place, where wannabe lawyers post...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 24 February
Whitehall lawyer kept me as a slave and tried to strangle me, says nanny –...
Freshfields Trainees in Pretend Homelessness Adventure
Magic circle giant Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has given its trainee solicitors a rare break from...
Lord Justice of Appeal Slams MasterChef Hopefuls
When BBC series MasterChef set its contestants the task of cooking a qualifying session dinner...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 23 February
Should animals be afforded the same legal rights as humans? – Daily Mail St Paul’s...
Ryanair Boss Boasts About His In-House Lawyers’ Low Pay
Ryanair’s commitment to cheapness extends to its in-house lawyers, it has emerged. In a spat...
‘Solicitor Advocates Are Destroying The Junior Bar’
If advocacy is your calling, don’t try to force the creation of a single, merged...