Category: News
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 30 August
Daily Mail accuses Neil Morrissey lawyers of abusing ‘no win, no fee’ deal – The...
Might Even Graduates Of ‘Reputable’ Unis Struggle To Write Decent Essays When They’re Paid Just £43 Per 1,000 Words?
Last week, an essay-writing company posted an ad seeking law graduates with “a minimum Undergraduate...
Fifty Shades Of Gray’s Inn: ‘His Eyes Were Like Deep Pools Of Cappuccino, Swirling…’
GDL student Anastasia Steal relives the extraordinary day she met Christopher Grey QC, head of...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 29 August
Three-person civil union sparks controversy in Brazil – BBC Recession and regulation: why some solicitors...
LPC Graduate Who Stole £8K From John Lewis Stood As a Tory Local Election Candidate Last Year
Victoria Lawson (pictured), the LPC graduate who has admitted to stealing from John Lewis via...
What Is It With Law Graduates And The Urge To Steal From John Lewis?
An LPC graduate has admitted stealing from John Lewis via a fake refund scam, just...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 28 August
Lawyers are told: Take a bus to court as Government moves to slash £350m from...
No Wonder People Think Barristers Are Raking It In…
Spotted on a robing room noticeboard…
Morning Round-Up: Friday 24 August
Co-op, like Man Utd, gets an early wake-up call – Law Society Gazette Betrayal of...
How To Face Down Dirty Tactics During a Vac Scheme
Over the weekend, ‘The Budding Lawyer’ wrote of the dirty tactics he had fallen victim...
Law Graduate Sought For Barristers Chambers Job That Is ‘Not a Step Into Legal Work’
Amid falling training contract and pupillage numbers, these are bleak times for law graduates. Still,...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 23 August
Law firm agrees sponsorship deal with Leeds United – SimpsonMillar.co.uk George Galloway ‘would have made...
Welcome To The ‘Envy Economy’ Of City Law Firms
I spend my days in the office listening to management speak. When I’m not going...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 22 August
Wikileaks slams David Allen Green – Twitter Pupillage: a right or a privilege? – Legal...
Leap To The Other Side: Camden New Journal Music Editor On How She’s Juggling Journalism And Law
For the past two years I have been leading a double life – part music...
Is It OK For Solicitors To Ask Their Secretaries To Cancel The Milk For Them?
Hearing trainee solicitors talk about “their secretary” always makes me cringe. Invariably it’s done in...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 21 August
Trainee’s disappointment after Magic Circle firm promised BIG LOLLY! – Voice of Reason The strong...
Notice To Youthful Male Barristers On Trains: Give Baroness Deech Your Seat
Offering your seat to somebody else on the train is, from my experience, as likely...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 20 August
Rupert Penry-Jones bares all in ‘The Last Weekend’ swimming scene – Metro Ben Emmerson QC:...
An Apology
Legal Cheek would like to apologise unreservedly to Natasha Powell, whose photograph we incorrectly used...