Tag: Barristers

Women law students and young female lawyers doubtless have to battle leery male counterparts -- but there are gradations of perviness

So-called northern powerhouse cities already have 285 bar courses on offer -- and only 26 pupillage places

Law firms can’t resist competing with each other -- even over charity events, as a league table currently being updated on social media graphically illustrates

This expletive-fuelled -- but strangely nearly cogent -- notice to a US federal court judge may be the rudest official legal document ever

Further proof that Mail readers really, really hate lawyers

Training contracts tumbled yesterday, now it’s the turn of wannabe barristers to face bad news …

One Tory newbie barrister in standing in Hampshire, and our old friend the former telly producer turned Justice Secretary come in for flack

Timid approach from establishment representation bodies should be binned, advises Sir Anthony Hooper, in bid to put fire in belly of criminal law practitioners

Bar Standards Board defends its position as pupillage-less bar graduate is jailed for fraud after using "barrister" title

Controversial plea from the ex-chairwoman of Bar Standards Board is bound agitate current barrister and solicitor leaders

Katie Hopkins and newspaper editor in line of fire as Society of Black Lawyers makes incitement to racial hatred complaint to police

Bar fashion wars -- Doughty Street head takes on chambers colleague Amal Clooney

A round-up of the party election manifestos demonstrates yet again that while the legal profession might have right on its side, the political establishment of all colours doesn’t give a monkey’s

Pastafarians preferred, says an Auckland barrister in desperate bid to replace the last chap, who never fit in owing to odd film tastes

Life for follicly-challenged lawyers made a misery by London gulls -- but help on hand

Cambridge Uni third year Ted Loveday secured £60,000 position with Maitland Chambers last month

Anger as Conservatives promise Bill of Rights and to reduce power of European Court of Human Rights -- oh, and hint at more legal aid cuts

Amal Clooney's chambers colleague is rocking the Insta-verse

Key opposition figures fail to respond to leading legal tweeter David Allen Green

Award winning lawyer warns that senior politicians of all stripes must guard against turning the debate “toxic” as nationwide message is pitched at public

City law firms back star-studded cast in its pre-general election bid to alert public to dangers of cuts to system