Category: News

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 26 January

Uninsured law student fled after knocking down pedestrian – The Bolton News Solicitors quit jobs...

Jan 26 2012 8:45am

What Are Law Recruitment Fairs For?

The trauma of the City law milkround drove law graduate Jade Ferguson to explore other...

Jan 25 2012 5:00pm

Barrister Rebuked for Impersonating Top QC

Yesterday the High Court dismissed barrister David Leathley’s appeal against the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB)...

Jan 25 2012 11:22am

Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 25 January

Senior judge publicly reprimanded over driving ban – The Guardian Lawyer faces losing $10.3m lottery...

Jan 25 2012 10:38am

Cycling QC Avenges Road Rage Torment

If there’s a moral to be taken from the legal news over the last couple...

Jan 24 2012 3:08pm

LSE Students in Freedom of Expression Battle as They Refuse to Remove Jesus and Mohammed Cartoons

The London School of Economics (LSE) Student Union Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society (LSESU ASH)...

Jan 24 2012 12:59pm

Escape Routes From The Law: Doing a Hollywood

For the legions of training contract hunters out there, being a lawyer is a dream....

Jan 24 2012 11:00am

Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 24 January

Europe’s top judge: Cameron is wrong about human rights – The Independent Lawyer thought to...

Jan 24 2012 8:48am

Barrister’s Error Sees Torturers Escape Jail

As the case of fake kidnap solicitor Francis Bridgeman (pictured) illustrates, lawyers sometimes make big,...

Jan 23 2012 5:07pm

Frances Gibb Tweets; David Allen Green Brands Trainee Lawyer a ‘Twat’

A year ago, when The Times’ legal editor Frances Gibb joined Twitter, uploaded a profile...

Jan 23 2012 12:10pm

Alternative Careers: Working for a Legal Charity

LawWorks’ Alasdair Stewart on why there’s more to life than training contracts When I started...

Jan 23 2012 9:50am

Morning Round-Up: Monday 23 January

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp in dock over tax evasion – The Telegraph Quartet of top...

Jan 23 2012 8:52am

Occupy London Mock Trial Pics – by Noah Arjomand

*Update Saturday 21 January: Occupy has cancelled the mock trial of RBS scheduled for today*...

Jan 20 2012 3:06pm

Ticket Price to Oscars-style Lawyer Awards Soars to £7K

How do legal magazines that have seen their print advertising revenues plummet over the last...

Jan 20 2012 1:58pm

Morning Round-Up: Friday 20 January

Belfast solicitor ‘linked to Triads’ – Belfast Telegraph Former judge Beatrice Bolton dog bite charges...

Jan 20 2012 8:18am

Wannabe Lawyer Sends Letter of Rejection To Oxford Uni

A state-school pupil who was invited to Oxford University for an interview for a place...

Jan 19 2012 10:46pm

AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: I wish I’d never started the LPC

Hi Auntie Em, I’m midway through the Legal Practice Course (LPC), having just reconvened after...

Jan 19 2012 2:05pm

Sloppy Reporting Obscures Bar’s True Pupillage Problems

A contributing factor towards lack of diversity at the Bar, and the oversupply of wannabe...

Jan 19 2012 9:22am

Morning Round-Up: Thursday 19 January

City law bonuses reach £35K, but Brazilian lawyer earnings exceed UK counterparts – Legal Cheek...

Jan 19 2012 9:01am

City Law Bonuses Reach £35K – but Brazilian lawyer earnings exceed UK counterparts

It’s often forgotten that City lawyers get bonuses. But a survey released today shows average...

Jan 19 2012 12:10am

The Avatars Finally Meet! Legal Cheek Reviews Last Night’s ‘Legal Tweet-Up’

“These breaded treats (pictured below) are absolutely world class – and I don’t use that...

Jan 18 2012 1:25pm