Tag: Barristers
JOB ALERT: Russian-Speaking Paralegal
From Baby Barristers: a leading London-based international law firm seeks a paralegal who speaks fluent...
‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’ Issues Challenge Based On The Life Of SJ Berwin’s Tim Taylor QC
Viewers of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here the other night heard Hugo...
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 out of its misery –...
Barrister Who Accused Lord McAlpine Of Being a Paedophile Issues Grovelling Apology – As Peer’s Legal Team Confirms It’s Investigating Him
Earlier this month we revealed that one of the bloggers who wrongly named Lord McAlpine...
‘As Just A Normal Bloke I Couldn’t Imagine Myself Being Able To Make It Into This Exclusive Club’
Ed note: This is the fifth in a series of posts where leading members of...
Standards Slipping At The Bar…
Picture courtesy of must-follow legal tweeter Jeremy Hopkins.
Will It Soon Cost Nothing To Become a Lawyer?
Thanks to the trebling of undergraduate fees, the cost of legal education has reached new...
Lawyer Beats Astronaut In Survey Of Childhood Dream Jobs
A LinkedIn survey has found that law is the sixth most common dream job, making...
‘We Must End Oxbridge’s Stranglehold On The Bar And Look Instead To The Russell Group’
OccupyTheInns argues that the recent increase of Oxbridge representation among pupil barristers is bad news...
JOB ALERT: Immigration Paralegal
From Baby Barristers: a well-regarded London law firm seeks a law graduate to join its...
At The Criminal Bar You ‘Learn To Deal With Misogyny, Inequality And A Progressive Lack Of Quality’
Ed note: This is the fourth in a series of posts where leading members of...
‘Women Look To Men For Crucial Decisions’: Top Junior Barrister Stars In Anti-Women Bishops Video
Albion Chambers family law barrister Daniel Leafe has appeared in a video alongside his wife,...
The London Legal World Is a Small One (Just Ask I’m a Celebrity’s Nads And Hugo)
Watching I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here the other night, I was unexpectedly...
Seven Celebs Sired By a Solicitor (Or Other Type Of Lawyer)
To celebrate the visit to London last week of Kim Kardashian – the daughter of...
Barrister Who Named Lord McAlpine On His Blog Removes Post And Braces Himself For Possible Legal Action
One of the bloggers who named Lord McAlpine in the wake of Newsnight’s report wrongly...
The Bar Conference In Tweets: Most Retweeted, Most Eye-Catching, Most Amusing
Amid the mutual back-slapping at Saturday’s 27th annual Bar conference, there was gossip, intrigue and...
Privileged Colleagues Who Don’t Need To Self-Publicise ‘Will Always Resent You For It’
Ed note: This is the third in a series of posts where leading members of...
Junior Barrister Follows In Obama’s Footsteps By Becoming Top Ranked Post In Reddit’s ‘IAmA’ Section – But Who Is He?
Yesterday, an anonymous junior barrister (whose ID card is pictured below) found himself the talk...
Interview: How To Become a Legal Commentator
Last Thursday, for the first time in ages, I bought a copy of The Times....
Bar Course Aptitude Test Delayed Yet Again
Legal Futures, 25 July 2012, on the introduction of the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT):...
Ex-Simmons Solicitor Who Blew £1m In Divorce Battle Against Fellow City Lawyer Pitches For Family Law Reform Role
Between them, former Simmons & Simmons associate Anna Kavanagh and her ex-husband, Holman Fenwick Willan...