Tag: Solicitors

Viz stokes debate by reflecting on the desirability of a career as a solicitor

A key historic plank of the solicitor qualification process is dying -- but the training contract is going not with a bang, but a whimper

Two-and-a-half years on from the Occupy movement's foray into the provision of justice, the 1% get their revenge as spate of court sell-offs continues

The craze of getting the general public to finance a business -- and run the risk of failure -- has taken a giant leap in the legal profession

Life as a solicitor or barrister isn't always what it seems

West Midlands cinema at heart of Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corp goes on the market

Female advocates, male non-advocates and wheelchair users are all flummoxed by this sign for the toilets at the Royal Courts of Justice

Reduction in trainee numbers has taken place over two years as part of a bid to boost firm's retention rate

The City of London’s top law firms have, once again, been treating their vac schemers to some wonderful perks that may or may not prove to be a regular feature of their future lawyer lives

Seemingly innocuous lawyer advert is in fact a clever publicity stunt for Breaking Bad spin-off

Solicitors coined £77m from personal injury claims, but it didn’t stop them taking the Micky out of miners

Photographic evidence proves that not even cut price booze can convince legal London to fall in love with the solicitors’ trade union

Wigapedia draws upon Biblical inspiration to follow the twists and turns of the Jackson reforms

"Fancy joining the Paras?” asks a Quality Solicitor franchise firm in Dudley, applying gloss to some fairly mundane social welfare and family law tasks.

Legal profession workers are massively more stressed out and pissed off than the average worker, a leading solicitors’ firm discovers after sending in the survey boffins.

Dominic Grieve QC replaced by a non-silk who promotes his ability to video-conference with the best of them

James Mitchell — whose video of Slaughter and May 33 years ago went viral after being unearthed by Legal Cheek — recalls magic circle life in the dark ages.

High street law firm newbies kitted out in silly clobber while the skateboarder from Dirty Sanchez takes over business development.

Facebook post by Liverpool John Moores law graduate has over 7,000 likes and almost 5,000 shares -- and sees her inundated with responses.

21% of 2013 trainees at top 30 law firms are Oxbridge, 58% are Russell Group -- only 15% went to other unis, with 6% studying abroad.

Calling all students, trainee solicitors, hard-pressed pupils, struggling legal aid lawyers, general dole loafers and functioning alcoholics: the Law Society is flogging pints of Stella for £2.85!