Alex Aldridge Archives

Is law really ‘very well suited to flexible working’?

Earlier this month Law Society chief Lucy Scott-Moncrieff caused some raised eyebrows when she claimed…
Mar 19 2013 2:12pm
Unlikely Piece Of Law Firm Artwork Of The Week

Amid the corporate swirls and twee etchings at HowardKennedyFSi’s offices, where the Legal Cheek team…
Mar 1 2013 4:51pm
Is The Criminal Bar Finally Eating Itself?

Forget the rights and wrongs of the decision by two Tooks’ barristers to start a…
Feb 28 2013 10:08am
Is A 2:2 A Kiss Of Death For Wannabe Lawyers?

Anthony Lyons is a charming, intelligent part-time LPC student who works as a paralegal at…
Feb 13 2013 2:29pm
Podcast: How Far Should Bar Hopefuls Follow Their Dreams?

Incredibly, Yusuf Solley landed the first pupillage he applied for – with the Government Legal…
Jan 11 2013 4:03pm
2012: ‘The Year Social Media Made It Onto The Legal Map’

Over a bottle or two of the finest Tesco Value red wine, the Legal Cheek…
Dec 21 2012 3:27pm

Ex-Eastenders and Strictly Star Chris Parker On His Frustration With Law Firms’ A-Level Obsession

After spending his 20s as an actor, rising to fame in Eastenders and Strictly Come…
Dec 18 2012 2:18pm
Interview: How To Become a Legal Commentator

Last Thursday, for the first time in ages, I bought a copy of The Times….
Nov 7 2012 11:20am
#RoundMyKitchenTable PODCAST: How The Disappearance Of Privacy Is Driving Lawyers Crazy

These days, lawyers seem to spend half their time trying to come up with new…
Oct 26 2012 2:50pm
ADVICE: ‘How Can I Get a First Class Degree?’

‘Mike’, who has just begun an undergraduate law degree, wants to know what it takes…
Oct 4 2012 12:12pm
Survival Tips For Baby Barristers At The Publicly Funded Bar

Last week, David Cameron’s former chief-of-staff, Alex Deane, explained to Legal Cheek why he tired…
Sep 14 2012 1:00pm
How Sticklers For The Norm Could Find Themselves Out Of Luck In The Training Contract Hunt

Earlier this year I got a training contract at a small, reputable firm in Buckinghamshire…
Sep 12 2012 12:29pm

Noses Back To The Grindstone: What Will The New Academic Year Bring For Law Students And Trainees?

Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge and Bircham Dyson Bell solicitor Kevin Poulter discuss the big…
Sep 3 2012 12:53pm
Stick Or Twist? Deciding When To Call It Quits In The Hunt For a Pupillage Or Training Contract

There has been good news recently for several Legal Cheek contributors – three of whom…
Aug 10 2012 2:37pm
A G&T With @LegalTrainee Founder Izzy Abidi

Earlier this week I caught up with Eversheds trainee Izzy Abidi – the brains behind…
Aug 3 2012 1:59pm
ADVICE: ‘Which Training Contract Offer Should I Accept?!’

UPDATE 4pm: XXX chose the London firm LPC graduate XXX XXXX (name removed) is facing…
Jun 29 2012 1:27pm
Restricting The BPTC To Students Who’ve Already Bagged a Pupillage Wouldn’t Breach Competition Law…

…but it would put pressure on chambers to fund the course – and could lead…
Jun 27 2012 10:15am
How To Go From Corporate Law Into Human Rights Academia

Most people don’t stay at the law firms they join as trainees all that long….
Jun 8 2012 3:08pm

Bar Council Chair’s Pupillage ‘Great Concern’ Sparks Evening Standard Letter Page Response Flurry

Yesterday’s Evening Standard featured several letters – including, naturally, a missal dispatched from Legal Cheek…
Jun 8 2012 10:31am
PODCAST: Why Lawyers Need To Hustle To Stay In The Game During a Recession

Solicitor Jonathan Lea makes the short trip up from Bargate Murray HQ at Shoreditch’s Silicon…
Jun 1 2012 2:32pm
Persuading The Law School Turkeys To Vote For Christmas

Yesterday I urged the assembled luminaries at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum to do something…
May 23 2012 10:37am

Is law really ‘very well suited to flexible working’?