Tag: Solicitors
Wannabe solicitor’s pigeon selfie job plea goes viral — responses roll in
Facebook post by Liverpool John Moores law graduate has over 7,000 likes and almost 5,000 shares -- and sees her inundated with responses.
Oxbridge and Russell Group graduates dominate latest trainee intake of top law firms
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.
Law Society undercuts Wetherspoons in bid to become cheapest boozer in London
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!
Revealed: Where the stars of that 1981 Slaughter and May video are today
33 years on, one Slaughter and May home video star is still at the firm, another is at Herbert Smith Freehills, while the solicitor behind the camera has left the law altogether.
8 key moments from ‘Come Dine With Me’ with ‘Britain’s top divorce lawyer’ Ayesha Vardag and her husband
The Queen of Pre-nups Ayesha Vardag and her new hubby Stephen Bence — both of London law firm Vardags — made an unexpected appearance as contestants on hit Channel Four show ‘Couples Come Dine With Me’ this week.
Law, a hand grenade and two (not) smoking barrels — life in southwest London suburbs
Staff at high street solicitors’ practice unearth a disused mini-arsenal as they go round with dustpan and brush
This lawyer who only wears the Brazil team colours may have been hit particularly hard by 7-1 thrashing
Lawyer also has a yellow and green office, a yellow and green car and only eats yellow and green food.
Law Society lays on rubber chicken for only 250 notes per head at ‘excellence’ awards
Despite trying to pitch categories at high street and younger lawyers, only City slickers look likely to afford Chancery Lane’s gala event
Judge Dread’s coming to town
A chap standing for the bench in the home of country music bears some striking resemblances to the man with the Lawgiver pistol and purveyor of summary executions
Law firm’s weird blog post about Luis Suarez bite annoys everyone
Attempt to write something memorable backfires spectacularly.
LPC applications fall by 10% despite 8% rise in training contracts
Decline in LPC applications suggests that students don't believe recent increase in training contract numbers will be sustained.
11 tweets from the #hipsterlaw hashtag that are probably too hilariously ironic for most lawyers to understand
A hashtag spawned by Sean Jones QC took off this morning.
No computers, smoking in the office and a comment about a female trainee’s ‘backside’: this video of Slaughter and May from 1981 is incredible
Someone has put a video on YouTube that was filmed inside top City law firm Slaughter and May in 1981.
‘Right to be forgotten’ ruling sees article about ‘foul-mouthed’ ex-Law Society president removed from Google
Articles in The Independent, The Telegraph and The Guardian about Robert Sayer disappear from search engine after implementation of controversial ruling.
7 spectacular legal typos
When jargon goes very wrong indeed...
Is that a former Blue Peter presenter banging on about the Human Rights Act?
Sadly, no -- it’s an MP instead. But a recent City of London event on whether the law should be scrapped still generates volatile and at times polarised debate.
Vardag cuts romantic pre-nup on eve of legal profession wedding of the century
It was traumatic and shoes were hurled from windows, but eventually the country’s “top” divorce lawyer was able to sign her own fail-safe document
We need to talk about paralegals
The children of the financial crisis could pose a danger to law firms if their ambitions aren't accommodated.
The best photos from London Legal Pride
Saturday's gay pride celebration saw a record 30,000 revellers march through central London. Among them was a large contingent from the legal profession.
Which last 16 World Cup team is your law firm?
Brazil 2014 legal geekery: striking parallels revealed.
Law graduate launches bid to crowdfund her LPC in return for Twitter follows and signed photos
London-based wannabe solicitor seeks to raise £15,000.