Is law really ‘very well suited to flexible working’?
Earlier this month Law Society chief Lucy Scott-Moncrieff caused some… Read more »
Alex Aldridge
Unlikely Piece Of Law Firm Artwork Of The Week
Amid the corporate swirls and twee etchings at HowardKennedyFSi’s offices,… Read more »
Is The Criminal Bar Finally Eating Itself?
Forget the rights and wrongs of the decision by two… Read more »
Is A 2:2 A Kiss Of Death For Wannabe Lawyers?
Anthony Lyons is a charming, intelligent part-time LPC student who… Read more »
Podcast: How Far Should Bar Hopefuls Follow Their Dreams?
Incredibly, Yusuf Solley landed the first pupillage he applied for… Read more »
2012: ‘The Year Social Media Made It Onto The Legal Map’
Over a bottle or two of the finest Tesco Value… Read more »
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… Read more »
Interview: How To Become a Legal Commentator
Last Thursday, for the first time in ages, I bought… Read more »
#RoundMyKitchenTable PODCAST: How The Disappearance Of Privacy Is Driving Lawyers Crazy
These days, lawyers seem to spend half their time trying… Read more »
ADVICE: ‘How Can I Get a First Class Degree?’
‘Mike’, who has just begun an undergraduate law degree, wants… Read more »
Survival Tips For Baby Barristers At The Publicly Funded Bar
Last week, David Cameron’s former chief-of-staff, Alex Deane, explained to… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
A G&T With @LegalTrainee Founder Izzy Abidi
Earlier this week I caught up with Eversheds trainee Izzy… Read more »
Olympics Special: Lawyer Opening Ceremony Participants Probed Over Ambush Marketing Plans
This evening, following months of rehearsals, BPTC graduate Ricky Seal… Read more »
ADVICE: ‘Which Training Contract Offer Should I Accept?!’
UPDATE 4pm: XXX chose the London firm LPC graduate XXX… Read more »
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… Read more »
How To Go From Corporate Law Into Human Rights Academia
Most people don’t stay at the law firms they join… Read more »
Bar Council Chair’s Pupillage ‘Great Concern’ Sparks Evening Standard Letter Page Response Flurry
Yesterday’s Evening Standard featured several letters – including, naturally, a… Read more »
PODCAST: Why Lawyers Need To Hustle To Stay In The Game During a Recession
Solicitor Jonathan Lea makes the short trip up from Bargate… Read more »
Persuading The Law School Turkeys To Vote For Christmas
Yesterday I urged the assembled luminaries at the Westminster Legal… Read more »
Is The London Legal Walk The Shortest, Least Taxing Sponsored Walk In The History Of Sponsored Walks?
I know it’s great to raise money for worthy causes… Read more »
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Legal Profession’s Transformation Could Be ‘King’s Cross-Like’
Within walking distance of central London, and just two hours… Read more »
If You Can’t Go To The Best Uni In Town, Should You Find a Smaller Town?
Following last week’s Queen Mary v Durham debate, I received… Read more »
‘The Prestige Factor’: Queen Mary or Durham For Law?
Last week I received this email from a student: “The… Read more »
If You Put Trainee Solicitors On Housing Benefits, You Cut The Price Of Law School, Right?
Following the announcement by the Law Society that trainee solicitors… Read more »
Through The Keyhole: Lincoln’s Inn Student Accommodation
City University BPTC student Jack Smith welcomes Legal Cheek duo… Read more »
Royal Charter Spurs Awed CILEX Lawyers To Remove Shoes: EXCLUSIVE PICS
The Royal Charter conferred recently upon law’s plucky underdogs, legal… Read more »
Can Law Student Who Sent Racist Tweets Be Rehabilitated?
This week, LexisNexis PR specialists Simon Goldie and Melissa Higgs… Read more »
Inside College of Law Moorgate, Britain’s Elite Law School
College of Law Moorgate students Cat Pond (pictured left) and… Read more »
PRO BONO FAIL: Law Firms Outnumber Cases As Law Soc’s Riot Help Scheme Flops
EXCLUSIVE: It wasn’t just kids in Tottenham and Hackney who… Read more »
Legal Profession Is ‘Bedazzled By The Legend Of London’
In reality, the capital’s lawyers are no better than their… Read more »
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Feminism In The Bake-Off Era
In the week of International Women’s Baking Day, Legal Cheek… Read more »
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Magic cuisine: This Instagram account reveals what Linklaters’ lawyers have for lunch 
Should I study A-level law if I want to do a law degree? 
Blackstone Chambers and Simmons & Simmons lawyers representing BPP in the Supreme Court today 
An Uber-legal challenge: Jolyon Maugham QC crowdfunds more than £100,000 to launch VAT High Court case 
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Court rules rock band can trade mark its name even though it’s offensive to Asians (40)
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Clyde & Co associate struck off after sending ‘misleading’ emails to conceal £500,000 error (15)
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There’s now a Supreme Court guidebook for bears (14)
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Magic cuisine: This Instagram account reveals what Linklaters’ lawyers have for lunch (11)
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