Category: News
DAC Beachroft junior solicitor struck off after revealing police caution for stealing sunglasses in compliance questionnaire
Rookie City lawyer had been advised that no one would find out, but she (eventually) told the truth -- and now her legal career is over
Training contract turbulence — some firms boost numbers, others slash
EXCLUSIVE: The latest training contract rises at CMS Cameron McKenna and Irwin Mitchell contrast with drops at magic circle duo and other City outfits as targets are announced for 2014-15 recruitment round
Morning round-up: Friday 5 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
Lawyers slog it out in ping pong head-to-head
It’s not only journalists who don’t get 4chan, lawyers are baffled by it too
Court transcript of lawyer's questioning of 4chan founder re-emerges following Jennifer Lawrence photos leak
Lord Harley of Counsel issues ‘interim statement’ as his extraordinary LinkedIn profile captivates Britain’s lawyers
Lord of LinkedIn saga gets a new chapter
Morning round-up: Thursday 4 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Legal pic of the day
New meme puts legal spin on preppie hell
Law Society launches cheesy ad campaign to alert punters that solicitors do law
Latest wheeze from Chancery Lane prompts a look at the marketing gurus’ clichéd view of lawyers and the legal profession
What should we do with the Inns of Court’s empty law libraries?
Middle Temple's library alone costs £725,000-a-year to maintain -- and is quieter than ever now all those books are available online
Morning round-up: Wednesday 3 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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On the ball
Clifford Chance shifts LPC student deal to BPP
In a move that leaves the University of Law with only one magic circle firm on its books, Clifford Chance joins Allen & Overy in defecting to rival
Drugs conviction puts student’s legal career in peril
Legal profession regulatory bodies take a dim view of class-A convictions, but cases are assessed individually
Morning round-up: Tuesday 2 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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Inns of Court clamp down on skateboarding barristers
University of Law to bring in aptitude test for its BPTC
Test will be introduced next year, along with minimum 2:1 entry requirement
9 reasons why ‘Lord Harley of Counsel’ has the best LinkedIn CV of any lawyer ever
There may be confusion about the right of solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker to call himself ‘Lord Harley of Counsel’. But the man is the undisputed Lord of LinkedIn
Morning round-up: Monday 1 September
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
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Solicitor ID cards
Solicitor-advocate who judge slammed for dressing ‘like something out of Harry Potter’ expresses shock at ‘unwarranted attack’
Speaking exclusively to Legal Cheek, Alan Blacker — who also goes by the title Lord Harley — hits back at Crown Court judge who questioned his appearance, title and qualifications