Tag: Barristers

Only one in five Britons with a legal problem in next three years will go to a lawyer

Research from uber-regulator exposes huge lack in access to justice for ordinary public

Jun 10 2015 10:17am

Outsourced court staff play Bhutanese translation joke on harassed barrister

Pay attention crime lawyers -- salutary tale highlighted on Secret Barrister Blog

Jun 9 2015 4:34pm

Now there’s a mobile app that monitors and records human rights abuses

International lawyers group launches hi-tech tool in fight against tyrants and political fanatics

Jun 8 2015 3:45pm

11 things you need to do in a pupillage interview

Recently-qualified barrister Caoimhe McKearney advises

Jun 5 2015 2:15pm

Officialdom’s advice to lawyers: be nice to litigants in person

It’s not a good idea to swear at members of the public representing themselves

Jun 5 2015 11:37am

The hard route to becoming a City lawyer

King & Wood Mallesons solicitor Jeremy Consitt spent 15 years working his way up from the bottom

Jun 4 2015 1:15pm

What the supervisor says Vs What the trainee hears

Junior and senior lawyers speak a different language

Jun 4 2015 11:06am

9 young lawyers to follow on social media for a glimpse into the glamorous side of law

An alternative insight into the legal profession

Jun 3 2015 9:36am

Barrister wins charity walk photo contest with shot of lawyers breaking rules

Mental Capacity Act specialist ramps up the comedy and dispels the boring Chancery lawyer stereotype

Jun 2 2015 4:05pm

Event: Alternatives for wannabe barristers — the City, in-house and academia

Legal Cheek session at Inner Temple featuring a panel of top solicitors and barristers — open to all law students, with free tickets available below

May 27 2015 11:00am

Direct access in spotlight after barrister is slapped with 11 misconduct findings

Immigration specialist vows to appeal ruling, which came after he had been named and shamed by ombudsman at the end of last year

May 26 2015 10:00am

Vast majority of crime barristers back picket lines to oppose legal aid reforms

First challenge for newbie Justice Secretary Gove could be to dodge his way through striking lawyers looking to block “dual provider scheme”

May 21 2015 12:06pm

‘Grayling and Gove attempt to go unnoticed’ — the London Legal Walk in pics and tweets

The legal great and good were in attendance for yet another successful charity walk -- but were there some unwelcome guests?

May 19 2015 11:07am

Chuka ‘no’ shocka, Sir Keir declines – only Lamb remains as lawyer party leader candidate

But is former East Anglia employment partner actually being led to electoral slaughter?

May 19 2015 9:03am

Sheffield barrister that fled justice given four years for assaulting girl

Crimewatch alert led to arrest at Birmingham Airport of former St John’s Buildings lawyer

May 15 2015 3:26pm

Campaigners at war over Human Rights Act petition

Online bid to force a referendum has picked up nearly 200,000 signatures, but the experts reckon it’s counterproductive

May 14 2015 9:22am

This is what one chambers’ haul of pupillage applications looks like

A 40-member set in the Temple is swamped with pleas from wannabe barristers -- and it won’t be the only one

May 12 2015 5:35pm

Tory win sounds death knell for criminal bar, predicts top QC

Return of an even more powerful and unfettered Chris Grayling to the woolsack does not bode well for wannabe legal aid lawyers

May 8 2015 2:37pm

Pupillage Gateway applications fall by 9%

Hard evidence that law students are turning their backs on the bar

May 7 2015 4:52pm

Legal Cheek election poll results: law students and lawyers back Labour

Ed Miliband’s margin over the Conservatives is narrow, but enough to give the red rose party an outright majority

May 6 2015 2:12pm

A lido for lawyers: Crowdfunding bid launched to create floating swimming pool opposite Temple

As criminal bar struggles to stay afloat, £10 million plan unveiled to build epic bathing facilities in Inns of Court section of River Thames

May 1 2015 11:39am