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Cherie Booth QC: Lord Denning once told me ‘the bar really isn’t the place for women’

The comment came during her call ceremony

Jan 15 2019 1:12pm
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Inner Temple pushes ahead with multi-million pound redevelopment project

Inn appoints Sir Robert McAlpine to oversee construction of new education and training centre

Jan 11 2019 1:11pm
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Careers

Five pupillage application form essentials

As the Pupillage Gateway re-opens, Devereux’s Harry Sheehan and John Platts-Mills share five ideas to hopefully reinvigorate the process of applying for pupillage and crafting applications

Jan 11 2019 11:43am
Don’t feel obliged to respond to emails after 7pm, bar chief tells barristers

Richard Atkins QC says ’24/7 365 days a year culture’ is damaging lawyer wellbeing

Jan 10 2019 11:29am
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Family law barrister, 34, who completed BPTC in 2007 becomes district judge

Adem Muzaffer will take up the role later this month

Jan 10 2019 10:03am
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Criminal barrister fined for ‘inadvertently’ sending cocaine to a chambers

And reprimanded by the regulator

Jan 8 2019 12:59pm
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5 Essex Court launches podcast for aspiring pupil barristers

Ahead of Pupillage Gateway re-opening on Monday

Jan 3 2019 9:03am
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A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2018

From a Love Island lawyer to a Donoghue v Stevenson inspired statue — but can you guess which is our most read article over the past 12 months?

Dec 27 2018 9:00am
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Careers

12 tips on how to secure pupillage

Five barristers came together at a recent Legal Cheek event to share their career insights

Dec 20 2018 2:14pm
Lords uphold findings against Blackstone barrister Lord Lester

Veteran equality champion self-reports to Bar Standards Board

Dec 19 2018 2:31pm
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You can now help The Secret Barrister collect Xmas presents in new online game

Navigate levels without getting caught by MPs and journalists

Dec 19 2018 11:26am
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Legal Cheek’s official Xmas tree round-up

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Dec 19 2018 8:30am
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Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app

Available to download from the Google Play Store

Dec 18 2018 1:13pm
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Lord Denning once told Lord Sumption becoming a barrister would be a ‘big mistake’

The revelation came during the Supreme Court judge’s farewell ceremony this morning

Dec 12 2018 3:55pm
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Blackstone QC resigns from House of Lords amid sexual misconduct allegations

Lord Lester says accusations and subsequent investigation have ‘taken a serious toll’ on his health

Dec 12 2018 10:26am
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50% boost to pupil pay minimum from September 2019

£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere

Dec 6 2018 1:29pm
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20 Essex Street embraces contextual recruitment in bid to find pupil barristers from more diverse backgrounds

Popular City law hiring process reaches the bar

Dec 6 2018 10:24am
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BPP introduces video advocacy entrance exam for BPTC

One of the biggest bar course providers to bring in aptitude test

Dec 6 2018 8:49am
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Junior barrister and underwear model David Gandy celebrate birth of their baby girl

The couple have been dating for two years

Dec 5 2018 3:55pm
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Government publishes Brexit legal advice in full

Just a day after MPs found it in contempt of parliament

Dec 5 2018 1:05pm
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Incoming bar chief throws support behind Inns of Court BPTC

Training shake-up ‘marvellous development’, says Richard Atkins QC

Dec 4 2018 1:00pm
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UK can cancel Brexit, top EU legal adviser says

As senior Tory ministers face contempt vote over refusal to publish ‘Chequers deal’ legal advice

Dec 4 2018 11:01am
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Careers

I landed a pupillage when I stopped trying to look and talk like a barrister

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How to make it as a barrister’ event in London tomorrow, ULaw future pupil programme coordinator Joseph O’Leary shares his top tips

Dec 3 2018 2:43pm
Let public access courts through smartphones, says Lord Chief Justice

Top judge backs mobile ‘optimised’ hearings

Dec 3 2018 1:30pm
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