Category: News
Don’t Suppose You Have Any Work Experience Opportunities? #GizAJob
Is it acceptable to ask for work experience through Twitter, asks GDL student David Woodall....
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 17 January
File-sharing ACS Law solicitor fined and suspended – PC Pro Baroness Eaton urges re-think of...
City Lawyer’s Dating Directness Pays Off – Despite Kidnap Ordeal
“Only go out with me because you want a baby and to settle down. I’m...
In-House Lawyers’ Pay Keeps Going Up (but so does inflation)
Working as an in-house lawyer in a company is seen as one of the less...
Legal Education: It’s All About Emotions
As the legal education review continues, two Nottingham Law School lecturers are calling for a...
Morning Round-Up: Monday 16 January
Nazi’s lawyer helps disgraced former Israeli president Katsav – The Independent Judge thanks artist for...
Why Law Graduates Can be Choosers
GDL graduate Cathryn Kozlowski on why she turned down a paralegal job With more and...
Morning Round-Up: Friday 13 January
Manchester barrister faces prison for £81K theft – BBC Zimbabwe judge slams biased prosecutors –...
AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: ‘I put a kiss on an email to my boss’
Dear Auntie Em, I wrote an email the other day to the partner in charge...
Minimum Trainee Solicitor Salary May Be Scrapped – Will Minimum Pupillage Award Be Next?
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said there’s no regulatory justification for retaining the 30-year-old...
Fraudulent City Lawyer With Fake CV Facing Jail
Ever lied on your CV? I know at least two lawyers at big City law...
Morning Round-Up: Thursday 12 January
German prosecutor shot dead by defendant inside courtroom – Business Insider Lawmaker steals leather pants,...
The Revenge of The Ex
“Bad day for the internet. Having been there, I can imagine the dissension @Google to...
Glimpse a Star: Legal Cheek Facebook Competition
Legal Cheek netted its 1,000th Twitter follower yesterday – not bad for a blog that’s...
‘If You Want to Be an Actor and Earn Some Money, Become a Barrister’
Recently the actor Philip Glenister (pictured below), of Life on Mars and Mad Dogs fame,...
Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 11 January
Divorce lawyers: the January winners – The Guardian Mum faces eviction from council flat as...
Legal Sector’s January Recovery Looks Brittle
Fundamentals behind recent improved trainee retention rates and pay rises are questionable, says Alex Aldridge...
File-Sharers Start Religion to Exploit Legal Loophole
Follow @DiaryofaGDL Huffington Post columnist David Woodall wonders what will happen if Kopimism catches on...
Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 10 January
Lawyer shoots himself at news briefing – Sky News Government’s ‘kamikaze’ legal aid cuts ‘will...
Julian Assange’s ex-Lawyer Re-Brands as Fitness Guru
Yesterday, it was with considerable surprise that I happened upon ‘Jogging with the FT: Mark...
Errors, Unhappy Staff & Mediocre Students: BPTC Monitoring Results
Legal Cheek brings you the parts of the Bar Standards Board report the providers won’t...