Tag: Barristers

Language of the law decoded: The litigation edition

The revered Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek for his 2017 jargon buster

May 2 2017 8:58am

The Legal Cheek Barrister Survey 2017

How happy are you with your lot, chambers-dwellers?

Apr 25 2017 9:14am

Clifford Chance to fund community law graduate scheme likened to Teach First

Youth advocates will help protect the legal rights of vulnerable children

Apr 24 2017 10:23am

City University BPTC grad who stole cash from colleagues’ bags BARRED from legal profession

Mahnoor Choudhury was working as a paralegal at the time

Apr 20 2017 11:05am

Law students and rookie lawyers set to vote Lib Dem on 8 June

Legal Cheek snap election survey reveals Labour are out of favour

Apr 18 2017 5:12pm

Diversity isn’t working, says Somali refugee who beat odds to become a barrister

Hashi Mohamed was raised exclusively on state benefits, and he believes open recruitment has made ‘little if any difference’

Apr 18 2017 12:13pm

First non-white Old Bailey judge was told to ‘try hairdressing instead’

Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC also recalls being mistaken for a defendant when she was at the bar

Apr 10 2017 10:29am

‘Pink Floyd’s manager tricked me into becoming a lawyer’

Why media law partner Mark Stephens has always felt like an outsider in his profession

Apr 10 2017 9:17am

I’ve been paid! QC dismisses report claiming she is owed £200,000 following collapse of KWM

Catherine Newman QC says she received money in full despite featuring in administrators statement

Apr 5 2017 4:03pm

BPP unveils two new LLM programmes tailored to practice as a solicitor or barrister

And both are eligible for government student loans

Apr 5 2017 9:20am

Online petition calling on government to shelve late opening hours for courts hits target of 2,000 signatures

Lawyers with young children could be placed at a disadvantage

Apr 4 2017 10:09am

Aspiring barrister who documented her BPTC struggles in new BBC programme is appealing Inner Temple’s decision to deny her a scholarship

Leila Taleb is from a working class family in Bradford and is trying to raise £14,500 for her fees

Apr 3 2017 12:58pm

Cornerstone Barristers ups pupillage award by 25% to £50,000

Chambers responsible for saving Fabric nightclub chucks extra cash at its pupils

Apr 3 2017 10:22am

Plymouth High School for Girls pupils crowned Bar Mock Trial champions

Devon sixth formers emerge victorious in final presided over by Sir Brian Leveson

Mar 27 2017 12:19pm