Tag: News
Could the ‘Desk Safari’ craze spread to law?
So far, justice secretary Chris Grayling is the only representative of the legal profession to...
Morning round-up: Thursday 20 June
Judge accepts testimony from Michael Jackson’s “ghost” in court [Now] Moral Maze: Pornography and the...
Lawyer’s swaggering response to ‘ham-fisted’ cease and desist letter goes viral
The US legal blogosphere was lit up yesterday by a brilliant leaked response to a...
Judicial ‘Pepsi Challenge’ fails as law students are unable to identify judges’ gender from their anonymised rulings
Durham University law students’ attempt to tell the gender of a judge on the basis...
Law students among the most mentally stable of undergraduates at top uni
A survey of Cambridge University undergraduates’ mental health has, comfortingly for the future of the...
The terrifying personality cult of Bernadette Kearns
Meet Bernadette Kearns, the great leader of Wigan law firm Bernadette Kearns Property Lawyers. The...
Legal typos: 7 absolute howlers
Oh how we clinical negligence practitioners laughed when a pfannenstiel incision — which is a...
How I became a tech start-up lawyer
In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...
Bristol Uni law student who swore at police avoids criminal record after representing himself in court
In this difficult moment for wannabe lawyers, where work experience is so scarce that a...
Wannabe lawyer in vile Dunkin’ Donuts rant
Note to law students: avoid becoming carried away by a newfound knowledge of “your rights”...
The most mixed metaphor used to insult lawyers ever?
Last week’s piece in the Daily Mail about the top earning legal aid lawyers –...
Exclusive footage of the legal aid solicitor who has quit law to become a busker
The news that a criminal defence solicitor had quit law to become a busker caused...
Freshfields: ‘no confidential material used’ by trainee who sold ‘inside tips’ to magic circle hopefuls
Magic circle giant Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has concluded its investigation into the trainee behind controversial...
Why it’s not a good idea to slap your lawyer’s bum in court
American football star Chad Johnson looked set to receive a community service order for a...
‘Criminal barrister’ ranked 7th sexiest job ever by GQ Magazine
Finally some good news for criminal barristers: they have made GQ‘s ‘Ten Sexiest Jobs Ever’...
Potentially juicy magic circle constructive dismissal claim of the week
For those with an interest in the City branch of the legal profession, A Hussain...
The Freshfields trainee selling insider training contract interview tips for £150 a pop
Exclusive: NailThatTrainingContract.co.uk appeared online a few days ago. It offers “inside tips from a current...
‘I heard a voice whisper: “What a ghastly portrait of insufferable arrogance” – and I realised he meant me’
This is my 36th year at the Bar and things have changed a hell of...
9 reasons why Harry Mount’s hatchet job on the legal profession misses the mark
Today’s piece by ex-pupil barrister Harry Mount arguing in favour of the government’s legal aid...
Why there are literally no good reasons to become a ‘self-employed consultant solicitor’
Where do lawyers go when they lose their jobs? It’s a question on the minds...
Lawyers prove they can pull off a demo – as Britain discusses #PublicW*nkingOnYoutube
They got all dressed up, posed for clever pictures and were joined in such numbers...