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Why it’s not a good idea for lawyers to peruse work documents over fast-food

That man looking over your shoulder could be a tabloid hack -- and, worse still, the legal document could be about him

Oct 7 2014 12:55pm

There are two solicitors on The Apprentice 2014 — and one is ex-Slaughter and May

St Albans family lawyer Lauren Riley and ex-Slaughter and May and Latham Watkins associate Felipe Alviar-Baquero to battle it out before Sir Alan in this year's show

Oct 7 2014 9:18am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 7 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 7 2014 8:27am

Legal pic of the day

This calculator spotted in Linklaters' Stockholm office is pure bling

Oct 6 2014 3:48pm

Lawyer + Hawk = The Law Hawk

Junior lawyer differentiates himself from rivals through really weird 'Texas Law Hawk' video and social media campaign

Oct 6 2014 2:11pm

Event: How to survive — and even thrive — in a changing legal market

Free Legal Cheek Careers event at Gray’s Inn featuring a panel of leading lawyers — open to all law students and junior lawyers

Oct 6 2014 10:20am

‘Glamorous solicitor’ to be a contestant on this year’s The Apprentice

Lawyer announces that she'll be appearing in hit BBC show with a swipe at fellow members of the legal profession

Oct 6 2014 9:12am

Morning round-up: Monday 6 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 6 2014 8:02am

Legal pic of the day

Who needs a barrister's wig when you can get your hair cut in the style of a barrister's wig?

Oct 3 2014 2:50pm

The plight of the paralegal explained through memes

She dreamed of para para ... paralegaldise?

Oct 3 2014 9:51am

Addleshaw latest firm to release trainee retention figures — hitting 82%

National player retains marginally more autumn qualifiers than most rivals in further sign of tentative graduate recruitment market recovery

Oct 3 2014 9:31am

Morning round-up: Friday 3 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 3 2014 8:07am

Legal pic of the day

Hunger games

Oct 2 2014 4:43pm

The 9 best humble-brags from lawyers as latest Legal 500 directory hits streets

A sure as night follows day, solicitors, barristers and law firms greet the release of the latest league table with the odd dollop of false humility

Oct 2 2014 12:34pm

Sir John Walsh of Branagh’s CV may be even more spectacular than Lord Harley of Counsel’s

Aussie barrister in challenge to Lancashire solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker (aka Lord Harley of Counsel) for crown of best CV on the internet

Oct 2 2014 9:26am

Morning round-up: Thursday 2 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 2 2014 8:08am

Legal pic of the day

Dust off the fancy dress and say a prayer for, er, Chris Grayling

Oct 1 2014 3:43pm

Are Amal and George just as shameless as Kim and Kanye? Probably

Your Barrister Boyfriend co-creator Natalia Naish is faintly repulsed at the Amal Alammudin-George Clooney wedding

Oct 1 2014 12:47pm

Small law firm somehow persuades very successful rapper to do voiceover on its advert

Rapper and No Limit Records boss Master P lends a hand to promote small US law firm with “UGHH” catchphrase

Oct 1 2014 10:25am

It looks like the drunken Kent Uni fresher who got stuck up a tree may have been a law student

Did booze-fuelled tree farce begin after unsuccessful attempt by student to use LLB credentials to gain access to Freshers Ball?

Oct 1 2014 9:14am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 1 October

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Oct 1 2014 8:02am