Tag: Solicitors

Law firm faces tirade of Twitter abuse for standing by Oldham as Ched Evans saga rumbles on

CM Solicitors -- who act for Oldham as well as sponsoring the club -- face down social media backlash

Jan 8 2015 10:08am

Got a deep macho voice? Best not to become a court advocate, say researchers

Study shows that confidence is far more important than sounding testosterone-fuelled when wooing judges and juries

Jan 7 2015 9:13am

Manchester law firm in front line of debate over possible Ched Evans move to Oldham FC

Kit sponsorship means the firm’s name would brush up against that of the convicted rapist -- but CM Solicitors says it will not pull plug on deal if the Wales international signs on at Boundary Park

Jan 6 2015 11:43am

London offices of US giants follow magic circle in bringing forward vac scheme application deadlines

Deadlines for London offices of Shearman & Sterling, Latham & Watkins and Sullivan & Cromwell are next week -- joining handful of other firms

Jan 6 2015 9:16am

5 predictions for the legal profession in 2015

A splintering graduate recruitment model will create opportunities for savvy wannabe lawyers, forecasts Legal Cheek managing editor Alex Aldridge

Jan 5 2015 10:28am

Robot solicitors? Firm and uni team up to apply artificial intelligence to law

Potential bad news for training contract hunters of the future ...

Jan 5 2015 10:04am

Law Society launches what looks like a mag for ex-jail birds — but it’s really for in-house counsel

Ludicrously-titled publication arrives as scourge of clinical negligence lawyers prepares to take Chancery Lane helm

Jan 2 2015 11:00am

Magic circle firms bring forward vac scheme application deadlines in battle to bag best students

Allen & Overy deadline was midnight on New Year's Eve -- leapfrogging rivals, whose deadlines fall in next few days

Jan 1 2015 11:29am

The 10 most-read stories of 2014

Your favourite Legal Cheek posts of the year

Dec 29 2014 10:59am

The Legal Cheek 2014 end of year quiz

It has been a vintage year for legal news and gossip -- but how much of it do you remember?

Dec 24 2014 8:58am

Christmas sing-a-long: ‘Working in a Mitchell Wonderland’

Now for a Jackson reforms-themed Christmas sing-a-long

Dec 22 2014 9:31am

Wannabe solicitor launches ‘class action’ against King’s College re-brand

Students fear dropping "college" from uni's name will hit prestige of their degree -- and they want compensation

Dec 18 2014 9:15am

Research: 43% of UK partners at magic and silver circle law firms attended Oxbridge

City law preference for Oxford and Cambridge rises at partner level

Dec 17 2014 12:53pm

Legal pic of the day

Law firm hit by Viagra hack

Dec 16 2014 5:12pm

There is an English court where gavels are actually used

Small wooden hammer is not restricted to the US, it emerges

Dec 16 2014 11:16am

A solution to the Band Aid lyrics controversy: apply them to lawyers

As the 'Do they know it's Christmas' single is criticised for its "cultural ignorance", WaitroseLaw wonders if its message would be better-suited to stressed-out lawyers

Dec 16 2014 9:03am

Spotted: another law graduate hustling London commuters for work

De Monfort LLB grad follows UWE law student in hitting the streets

Dec 15 2014 12:14pm

All bets are off for the best legal profession Christmas tree of 2014

Now this is a law-themed Christmas tree

Dec 15 2014 9:27am

Newbie Shadow Solicitor-General takes Twitter fire for getting cold feet over legal aid cuts opposition

When on the backbenches, barrister Karl Turner wouldn’t shut up about the disastrous demise of the system; now he’s a bit quieter

Dec 11 2014 9:15am

Law chiefs battle spooks over client privilege

Bar associations and law societies across the UK line up to wave two fingers at security services and rozzers over Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

Dec 10 2014 9:14am

There is a City law firm version of monopoly

Corporate lawyer monopoly is officially a thing

Dec 9 2014 9:03am