Category: News
Junior Barrister Follows In Obama’s Footsteps By Becoming Top Ranked Post In Reddit’s ‘IAmA’ Section – But Who Is He?
Yesterday, an anonymous junior barrister (whose ID card is pictured below) found himself the talk...
Is This The Least Professional ‘How To Become a Solicitor’ Video Ever Made?
In this clip placed on YouTube on Monday, which charts the required steps to becoming...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 8 November
Barrister celebrates 90th birthday in…court [Joshua Rozenberg via Twitter] UK’s relationship with the Council of...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Teen escapes jail after vile April Jones Facebook jibe [Worcester News] Justice Secretary Chris Grayling...
The Cyberbullying Perils Of Having a Wikipedia Page When You’re a Law Student
Julian Dibbell is an author and writer for Wired, The New York Times and Village...
JOB ALERT: Criminal Paralegal
Ed note: This is the first in a regular series of job alerts we’ll be...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 7 November
Alternative careers: Obama wins battle of the law graduates – full transcript of his election...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Ched Evans appeals rape conviction [The Telegraph] Barrister: Cocaine smuggling plot allegations are revenge for...
Secretaries Rage At Firm’s ‘Nazi’-Style Fingerprint Regime
Secretaries at the Canadian affiliate of UK giant DAC Beachcroft are fuming after the law...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 6 November
The presidential race: a heavily weighted coin flip [The Economist] Democrats, Republicans lawyer-up for US...
End Of The Day Round-Up
No. 10 said to be looking for a judge after Tom Watson alleges “concerted establishment...
Bar Course Aptitude Test Delayed Yet Again
Legal Futures, 25 July 2012, on the introduction of the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT):...
A City Lawyer Remembers It’s National Pro Bono Week…
There’s a list of the events taking place this week at ProBonoUK.
Ex-Simmons Solicitor Who Blew £1m In Divorce Battle Against Fellow City Lawyer Pitches For Family Law Reform Role
Between them, former Simmons & Simmons associate Anna Kavanagh and her ex-husband, Holman Fenwick Willan...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 5 November
Taxi for the billable hour… [Clerkingwell] A solution to the prisoners’ votes problem [The Law...
Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories
1. Battle Of The Top QCs: Kirsty Brimelow And John Cooper In Massive Twitter Bust-Up...
End Of The Day Round-Up
Leaving work on a Friday [#WhatShouldWeCallMe] What to do about trolls? [The Justice Gap] Twists...
‘I’ve Never Regretted Being Tricked Into The Law’
Ed note: This is the second in a series of posts where leading members of...
Battle Of The Top QCs: Kirsty Brimelow And John Cooper In Massive Twitter Bust-Up
It started with this proud tweet from John Cooper QC. Which was followed by this...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 2 November
Legal profession giddy with excitement as Chambers and Partners’ new UK rankings released [Twitter] Lawyer...
End Of The Day Round-Up
British judge: Say you’re sorry Apple… this time like you MEAN it [The Register] Chorley...