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‘I don’t ever regret not going to university’
Entering law straight from school as an apprenctice put Chartered Institute of Legal Executives president Stephen Gowland in a position to start his own law firm aged just 32.
Supreme Court chief suggests that top chambers waive first class degree requirement for state school applicants
Lord Neuberger wants to see leading sets hire fewer public school types.
Solicitor’s forging of colleagues’ signatures as a trainee comes back to haunt her
Katherine Edwards' legal career is over after "moment of madness" during her training contract.
10 pieces of advice for trainee City lawyers from Mumsnet readers
A Mumsnet thread offering advice to a prospective City lawyer contains some illuminating titbits of information.
Vice journalist pens article about gatecrashing a Birkbeck law lecture
Hack uses wiles to experience Birkbeck's 'Law Course Choices Day'...for free, but fails to access UCL and LSE.
Clarke Willmott partner to leave firm after calling for ‘dedicated Islamic airports and airlines’ on Twitter
EXCLUSIVE: Leading national firm condemns views expressed by partner Jamie Foster and reveals that he is to leave organisation.
The law students providing legal advice to the Silicon Roundabout
What's it like advising east London tech entrepreneurs about the law?
‘As a lawyer, I try to relax by practicing Origami…’
The Lawyer-Origami meme has been crying out for a UK caption. Wigapedia does the honours.
Which universities did the winners of Clifford Chance’s CV Blind competition attend?
Magic circle firm reveals where the successful 20 studied.
Rapper-turned-lawyer who thinks ‘like a criminal’ wins global fame with viral ad
Dramatised scenes of criminals thanking US lawyer Daniel Muessig before proceeding to commit further crimes rile legal profession but impress bloggers.
10 Vine messages for Chris Grayling
We asked protesters at today's demonstration against the legal cuts for their seven-second messages to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.
‘No one left the firm unless they’d been turned down for partnership, especially not to become a journalist’
In a varied career that has spanned practising as a solicitor, financial journalism and the authoring of several well-known books about commercial awareness, Hogan Lovells' Chris Stoakes has learnt to follow his heart.
Day of action: ‘My uni mates went to magic circle firms, I chose the criminal Bar’
23 Essex Street junior Vicky Gainza finds the Crown Prosecution Service's threat to withhold work from striking barristers scary — but not as scary as the alternative of doing nothing to prevent the government's legal aid cuts.
Was Dave on the phone to his criminal barrister brother?
The David Cameron-on-the-phone meme that has been sweeping the internet has arrived at the legal profession (starring the PM's brother, Three Raymond Buildings' Alex Cameron QC).
How NOT to screw up your vac scheme assessment day
The anonymous trainee solicitor-to-be behind the hugely popular Twitter account @LawVicissitudes shares the wisdom he gleaned from multiple assessment day fails — and, eventually, one success.
@ChrisGrayling: an apology on behalf of the legal profession
Meet Chris Grayling, a Kent-based maths tutor and writer who has endured a tough time from the nation's lawyers of late.
This is one way to respond to a Magistrates Court summons
What kind of a dope would use a Magistrates Court Summons to roll a joint?
8 reasons why wannabe lawyers shouldn’t go to uni
As increasing numbers of top law firms introduce apprenticeship programmes, we consider the arguments in favour of entering the legal profession straight from school.
3 top QCs criticise plan to wear wigs during Friday’s day of action
A split has opened up between those who want to protest in full court garb, and those who don't.
Was this the worst start to a pupillage ever?
New pupil barrister on BBC legal drama Silk fails to impress on debut.