Tag: Solicitors

6 animals that look like Chris Grayling

Some have lampooned Chris Grayling for his lack of a legal qualification. Others have sought...

May 23 2013 2:04pm

In pictures: today’s legal aid protest

This morning’s demonstration against the government’s legal aid proposals saw 500 plus lawyers take to...

May 22 2013 2:10pm

‘The tide may flood law firms, but I remain unconvinced that it will engulf the Bar’

The profession which I am to join in September as a pupil barrister is facing...

May 22 2013 9:22am

‘New Fathers 4 Justice’ set to disrupt London Legal Walk

Protest group New Fathers 4 Justice is promising to send a team of superheroes to...

May 20 2013 12:52pm

‘Why I turned down a place to study law at Manchester University to become a legal executive’

Is Rhys Bevan crazy? Why would anyone in their right mind reject a place at...

May 17 2013 2:10pm

‘Despite their unbridled ambition and long hours, my Clifford Chance contemporaries ended up leaving too’

In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...

May 10 2013 12:04pm

Dynamo Legal founder’s eyebrows: a Twitter tribute

The new series of The Apprentice began last night, giving the world its first glimpse...

May 8 2013 9:20am

‘You pay a price for putting your head above the parapet’

In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...

May 3 2013 10:52am

‘I’m the king of the world!’ DLA Piper hires entire cruise ship for partner meeting

As legal aid implodes and training contract numbers plummet to the lowest level since 1999,...

May 3 2013 9:29am

Run Grayling Run

As a gesture of goodwill, we’ve included* Chris Grayling in our team for the London...

May 2 2013 3:23pm

The spelling and grammar shame of Apprentice contestant’s new legal brand

While Dynamo Legal founder Alex Mills has great eyebrows, the 22 year-old entrepreneur – who’s a...

May 2 2013 9:23am

TV Edwards lets paralegals go weeks after shelling out for their police station accreditation training

Exclusive: In the latest sign of how hard law firms are being hit by government...

May 1 2013 1:15pm

Newspapers’ categorisation of lawyers: a cut-out-and-keep guide

When The Observer conferred silk upon ‘Loverson’ barrister David Sherborne (who’s not a QC) on...

May 1 2013 10:05am

How not to become a smart casualty at a law firm open day

Is smart casual a trap? A law firm “encourages” me to turn up for their...

Apr 25 2013 9:59am

When tweeting from a law firm Twitter account, be sure not to wish ‘death to all police’

A Canadian criminal lawyer is at the heart of a media storm after several highly...

Apr 24 2013 2:11pm

Leaked CPS email details security breaches in robing room strewn with 999 tapes, confidential files and deodorant cans

Judging by an email leaked to us over the weekend, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)...

Apr 23 2013 12:40pm

Hopes of an all-solicitor Masterchef final are dashed

There was a moment in Friday’s night’s Masterchef quarter final when it looked like Morgan...

Apr 22 2013 10:30am

The Home Office’s Spelling And Punctuation Shame (In A Press Release About English Language Tests)

As spotted by 1 Crown Office Row barrister Adam Wagner.

Apr 18 2013 5:00pm

Who Needs Chambers And Partners When You’ve Got Siralan?

Experts have been predicting the demise of legal directories for years. But market leading duo...

Apr 15 2013 10:00am

Podcast: Why Wannabe Barristers Should Do Their Time As Paralegals Before Doing The BPTC

The path from the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) to paralegal purgatory is a well...

Apr 12 2013 2:15pm

‘How Dare You Submit An Exhibit Which Has Been Stapled Not Tied?’

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...

Apr 12 2013 9:50am