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Top Barristers’ Chambers in National Newspaper ‘Pupilage’ Spelling Howler
An ad in yesterday’s law section of The Times contained a rather embarrassing spelling mistake…
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Morning Round-Up: Friday 18 January
A lawyer’s amazingly detailed analysis of Bilbo’s contract in The Hobbit [Wired] Former Leeds University…
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End Of The Day Round-Up
Thom Yorke threatens to “sue the living shit” out of David Cameron if the prime…
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Students Point Finger At ‘Stingy’ City Law Firms As Donation-Starved FRU Hikes Adviser Training Price By 23%
Law students signing up as Free Representation Unit (FRU) advisers have been surprised to find…
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Will The Next Generation Of Apprentice Lawyers Become Solicitors Or Legal Executives?
Over Christmas, the announcement by minister for skills Matthew Hancock that school-leavers students will soon…
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Morning Round-Up: Thursday 17 January
In defence of the existing law on social media [UK Criminal Law Blog] High street…
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End Of The Day Round-Up
Residents’ legal action over chicken factory smell [Northampton Chronicle & Echo] ‘Why did the US…
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Court Reporter Suppresses Giggles As She Describes Martial Arts Shopping Trolley Fight That Led To Cowboy Hat Urination Incident
Irish court correspondent Ursula McCarthy has somehow managed to (just about) keep it together as…
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JOB ALERT: Commercially-Minded Third Six Pupils
From Baby Barristers: a leading barristers’ chambers seeks third six pupils who have completed pupillage…
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Vac Scheme Application Forms: It’s All About The ‘Challenging Situation’ Question
Barrister-to-be OccupyTheInns shares his pupillage hunt wisdom with wannabe solicitors as they prepare to submit…
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Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 16 January
When I get that feeling, I want sexual billing [Above the Law] Judges’ respect for…
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End Of The Day Round-Up
BT to offer legal services to businesses after new ‘BT Law’ trade mark is registered…
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Practising Lawyer With Sideline As A Rapper Releases New Single – And It’s Just As Awful As His Previous Efforts
Mike Shipwash (aka ‘Lawyer Mike’) is an American sole practitioner specialising in personal injury law, who…
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BPTC Language Test Fudge Leaves Bar Hopefuls Mystified
Surprisingly, non-native English speakers don’t have to sit a language test to gain admission to…
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Morning Round-Up: Tuesday 15 January
Lindsay Lohan ‘owes fired lawyer Shawn Holley $300k in legal fees’… amid reports she wants…
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End Of The Day Round-Up
The new Titan prison idea could be a bit of a rightwing smokescreen, designed to…
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The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor
Last week Eddie Stobart Lorries’ newly-formed legal arm caused controversy by claiming that solicitors are…
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Photo Of Man In Front Of Till Sparks Reddit Law Grad Barbs
“First job outa law school,” wrote a Reddit user the other day, hyperlinking his words…
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Morning Round-Up: Monday 14 January
Allen & Overy chief backs apprenticeships “so long as standards are upheld” [The Independent] Drop…
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Legal Cheek High Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories
1. ‘I Look Forward To Meeting You On 31 Sept As Well’: Cambridge Law Student…
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End Of The Day Round-Up
Law student pleads guilty to exotic bird’s beheading death at Vegas casino [Mail Online] “No…