Grenfell Tower fire: Diane Abbott claims survivors are being harassed by ‘ambulance chasing’ lawyers
MP complains to profession bigwigs
Bar Council
BSB approves radical reforms that could see BPTC split in two and law school attendance made OPTIONAL
Over 500 barristers signed an open letter in support of the proposals
EU citizens should be given ‘unrestricted access’ to UK jobs after Brexit, the Bar Council says
Bar chiefs urge negotiators to protect the free movement of people
Bragging barristers: Bar Council issues fresh guidance for online etiquette
Just weeks after Michael Wolkind QC was fined over website claims
International Women’s Day: Lack of confidence deterring women from applying for silk
Barristers urge female seniors to be an inspiration to their juniors
Research: Average barrister earnings equate to £60,000 salary
Bar Council claims overheads account for ‘half of a barrister’s turnover’
Criminal Bar Association backs proposals for two-stage BPTC and OPTIONAL attendance at law school
Bar Council’s radical plans gain further support
Over 500 barristers sign open letter to BSB chairman attacking training reform proposals
Regulator’s consultation into future bar training closed yesterday
Bar Council calls for BTPC cost reduction as it slams BSB’s training reform proposals
Representative and regulator clash over barristers’ education
Bar Council backs Liz Truss on Brexit
It’s been a good week for the Ministry of Justice 👍
Chambers boost pay as pupillage applications open
Hardwicke, 2 Temple Gardens, Littleton and Doughty Street all up their awards
Bar Council appoints crime QC as second non-London chairman in three years
And commercial rookie is new Young Bar chief
Bar Council wants to split the BPTC in two and make law school attendance OPTIONAL
The Council of the Inns of Court has also thrown its weight behind the radical new plan
Bar Council charges students £24 a year to ‘feel closer to the action’
Wannabe barristers can help support key initiatives such as making the “profession more accessible”
Bar Council switches pupillage offer day after date clash blunder
Bar hopeful D-day now 3 May 2017
BSB and Bar Council schedule BTPC civil litigation exam on pupillage offer day
“We are now looking into alternative dates and options” say bar big wigs
Lawyers champion ‘recyclable’ fund to finance civil cases where legal aid can’t
If you win your case, some of your damages go back into the fund
Bar Council launches new mentoring scheme to help barristers with children return to work
Initiative aims to stem the loss of top legal talent at the bar
Snoopers’ Charter: Lawyers’ fight to protect legal privilege reaches the House of Lords
Amendments supported by the Law Society and the Bar Council will be debated today
Bar Council confirms Pupillage Gateway date change U-turn with consultation launch
Opinions of law students sought over on/off timetabling switch
August picture caption competition
Legal Cheek revives its occasional series with a romantic image of a young barrister in London town
Bar Council snubs legal aid chambers over pupillage fair rates
Organisers claim event will widen pool of applicants, but class divisions between haves and have-nots will be clearly on display
Pupillage application deadline extended (again) to Thursday 9 May
The Bar Council has extended the pupillage application deadline for… Read more »
Bar Council’s ‘Modern’ Replacement For Pupillage Portal Isn’t Looking So Modern…
When you set your standards as low as Pupillage Portal… Read more »
The 4 Bits Of The Bar Council Chair’s Inaugural Speech That Matter For Junior Barristers And Bar Wannabes
Last night’s speech by incoming Bar Council chair Maura McGowan… Read more »
Terrible Job Application Website Pupillage Portal To Close – And Be Replaced By ‘Pupillage Gateway’
Error-prone pupillage application website Pupillage Portal is to be put… Read more »
End Of The Day Round-Up
Released: Bar Barometer, trends in the profile of the Bar… Read more »
The Bar Conference In Tweets: Most Retweeted, Most Eye-Catching, Most Amusing
Amid the mutual back-slapping at Saturday’s 27th annual Bar conference,… Read more »
The Law Firms Which Owe £5K To a Barrister 4 YEARS After He Was Instructed By Them
Legal Cheek has obtained records that show the names of… Read more »
Arab Lawyers Union’s Reported Decision To Honour Law Student Suicide Bomber Could Spark UK Response
A story has been doing the rounds on Twitter and… Read more »
Pupillage Portal Gets The Year And The Day Wrong As Chambers Make Their Graduate Offers
There was widespread disbelief earlier this year when, for the… Read more »
Jobless Graduates Left At Whim Of Law Firms’ Make-It-Up-As-You-Go-Along Recruitment Procedures
Last month Kearns Solicitors placed an advert in Counsel magazine… Read more »
Bar Social Mobility Week: Northerners Need Not Apply
This week is Bar social mobility placement week, with 69… Read more »
Don’t Fancy The BPTC? Well, You Could Try Nicknaming Yourself ‘Barrister’ Instead
My favourite character in the media storm that has embraced… Read more »
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People are poking fun at The Times after it described the Offences Against the Person Act as a ‘Victorian-era law’ 
City solicitor turned East End teacher set to send 95% of pupils to Russell Group unis 
Paralegal who worked for two firms at the same time barred from legal profession 
Tieless at Travers: City law firm ditches corporate dress code in favour of new casual approach 
Strictly Come Dancing: Glasgow law graduate and ex-corporate lawyer Susan Calman announced as contestant
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‘I’ve got an offer from Slaughter and May AND Freshfields – who should I choose?’ (135)
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A reply to top lawyer David Greene, from the Cambridge students he called ‘arrogant’ (61)
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Mass exodus at Mansfield 1 Gray’s Inn Square as 20 barristers join Goldsmith Chambers (51)
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Future lawyer daughter of top QC in acid attack shame (41)
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City solicitor turned East End teacher set to send 95% of pupils to Russell Group unis (29)
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