Tag: Barristers
Bar Course Aptitude Test Will Cost More Than Double What Wannabe Barristers Had Been Told To Expect
Barrister hopefuls had been told that the new Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) would cost...
Analysed: The Poor Posture And ‘Smug Smile’ Of Supreme Court President Lord Neuberger
Yesterday, hidden away at the bottom of Joshua Rozenberg’s article in The Guardian about judges’...
Has There Ever Been A More Unlikely Legal Conference Attendee Than Busta Rhymes?
News came through overnight on Twitter that rapper Busta Rhymes closed yesterday’s American Association For...
Goodbye Solicitor And Barrister, Hello ‘Legal Process Analyst’ – Review: ‘Tomorrow’s Lawyers’ By Richard Susskind
As you’d expect, the inquiries Professor Richard Susskind encourages legal hopefuls to make in the ‘Questions...
Is Legal Consultant-Speak Eating Itself?
“No-sourcing”, explains legal futurologist Professor Richard Susskind in his new book Tomorrow’s Lawyers, is “the...
‘You Wouldn’t Behave Like That In Court’: Barrister MP Told Off For Heckling Ed Miliband At PMQs
At yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, criminal barrister-turned-MP Michael Ellis heckled Ed Miliband so loudly that...
Lord Neuberger’s Judicial Assistant Lifts The Lid On Supreme Court Life
Amid the glow of the UK Supreme Court’s psychedelic carpets (the work of Sgt Pepper’s...
What Supreme Court Justices Read In Their Spare Time…
Encouraging to see Private Eye making an appearance in the UK Supreme Court Justices’ library....
Court Of Appeal Dismisses Latest Case Of Litigant-In-Person Bar Graduate
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a libel case brought by a pupillage-less Bar graduate...
PODCAST: How To Schmooze Your Way To Partnership Riches
When pushed to get out and flaunt their wares, many lawyers tend to think (but...
‘I’m Glad I Didn’t Know Some Things I Said In Court Were Prattish: Ignorance Gives You The Freedom To Experiment’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Top Barristers’ Chambers in National Newspaper ‘Pupilage’ Spelling Howler
An ad in yesterday’s law section of The Times contained a rather embarrassing spelling mistake…
Students Point Finger At ‘Stingy’ City Law Firms As Donation-Starved FRU Hikes Adviser Training Price By 23%
Law students signing up as Free Representation Unit (FRU) advisers have been surprised to find...
JOB ALERT: Commercially-Minded Third Six Pupils
From Baby Barristers: a leading barristers’ chambers seeks third six pupils who have completed pupillage...
Vac Scheme Application Forms: It’s All About The ‘Challenging Situation’ Question
Barrister-to-be OccupyTheInns shares his pupillage hunt wisdom with wannabe solicitors as they prepare to submit...
The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor
Last week Eddie Stobart Lorries’ newly-formed legal arm caused controversy by claiming that solicitors are...
Podcast: How Far Should Bar Hopefuls Follow Their Dreams?
Incredibly, Yusuf Solley landed the first pupillage he applied for – with the Government Legal...
‘It Has Taken Me Almost A Decade To Drop My Non-Public School Chippiness’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
‘Cocky’ Warwick Uni Law Student Fails In Bid To Become Countdown Supreme Champion – Then Jousts With Host
Yesterday Warwick Uni LLM student Mark Deeks narrowly lost his battle with a Cambridge maths...
Solicitors Are Like GPs And Barristers Like Consultants, Says Eddie Stobart Lorries
Eddie Stobart Lorries’ move into offering legal services – via its newly-formed Stobart Barristers arm...
Bar Council’s ‘Modern’ Replacement For Pupillage Portal Isn’t Looking So Modern…
When you set your standards as low as Pupillage Portal (the recently-retired pupillage application website),...