Category: News

Pupillage Gateway applications fall by 9%

Hard evidence that law students are turning their backs on the bar

May 7 2015 4:52pm

Wife of Supreme Court president shocked at age revelation

Legal Cheek’s story yesterday ruffled feathers with Mrs Neuberger

May 6 2015 4:24pm

Legal Cheek election poll results: law students and lawyers back Labour

Ed Miliband’s margin over the Conservatives is narrow, but enough to give the red rose party an outright majority

May 6 2015 2:12pm

This is it — the world’s biggest gavel

And funnily enough, this sculpture is not something cooked up by a misguided English law school or even the Law Society -- it’s in Ohio

May 6 2015 11:39am

Solicitor who called for all-Islamic airlines now wants City law firms to fund criminal legal aid

Huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’ specialist says government should legislate to force mega-law firms into pro bono deal

May 6 2015 9:32am

May the fourth (not) be with you – Star Wars creator called for jury service

George Lucas unable to enjoy Star Wars day as he’s called for jury selection

May 5 2015 3:53pm

How will you vote on Thursday?

Nail your colours to the mast in Legal Cheek’s first ever election poll

May 5 2015 2:58pm

Association of Women Barristers slams ‘unusual’ Garrick Club after 11 QCs oppose motion to admit women

Exclusive: Male-only club beloved of top lawyers comes under fire from within profession

May 5 2015 11:59am

Now costs draftsmen want to become QCs

Paralegals next?

May 5 2015 9:53am

How old Supreme Court judges look vs how old they really are

New website determines your age by analysing your image -- and there are mixed results for our Supreme Court judges

May 5 2015 9:10am

Ex-managing partner of Travers Smith quits City law to become a teacher

From profit per equity partner of £882,000 to rather less teaching A-level students

May 1 2015 1:16pm

A lido for lawyers: Crowdfunding bid launched to create floating swimming pool opposite Temple

As criminal bar struggles to stay afloat, £10 million plan unveiled to build epic bathing facilities in Inns of Court section of River Thames

May 1 2015 11:39am

Slaughter and May leaps to top of magic circle newly-qualified pay pile

King of the establishment firm hits psychologically important £70k mark, but still trails well behind Yanks in City

Apr 30 2015 4:20pm

Solicitor numbers rocket by 20% in face of tough economic climate

When will the bubble burst? There are 190% more practising today than 30 years ago

Apr 30 2015 1:22pm

ULaw cuts surprise deal to revive Exeter’s GDL and LPC

Initiative kicks off this September and will see vocational courses back at west country law school for first time in nearly a decade

Apr 30 2015 12:05pm

12 party leaders’ faces that law students can instantly relate to

Politicians and law students -- they have more in common than you might think

Apr 30 2015 9:33am

Morning round-up: Thursday 30 April

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Apr 30 2015 8:03am

University of Law tight-lipped over BPTC launch for Leeds and Manchester

So-called northern powerhouse cities already have 285 bar courses on offer -- and only 26 pupillage places

Apr 29 2015 5:14pm

Clifford Chance outstrips rivals in bid to field most charity walkers

Law firms can’t resist competing with each other -- even over charity events, as a league table currently being updated on social media graphically illustrates

Apr 29 2015 1:20pm

Litigant-in-person files notice to ‘f*ck this court and everything it stands for’

This expletive-fuelled -- but strangely nearly cogent -- notice to a US federal court judge may be the rudest official legal document ever

Apr 29 2015 11:07am