Tag: Solicitors

‘I Naïvely Believed That If I Performed Well I Would Be Rewarded Accordingly’

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

Dec 14 2012 12:22pm

A Tesco Law Metaphor? Law Firm’s YouTube Christmas Card In Which Its Solicitors Are Wiped Out By Huge Snowball

Is the wintry mini-disaster movie created by Bhayani Bracewell in its YouTube Christmas card an...

Dec 14 2012 10:52am

Lord McAlpine’s Solicitor Warns Wannabes Off Career In Law

We picked up today’s The Times interview (£) with Lord McAlpine’s solicitor, Andrew Reid, in...

Dec 13 2012 1:12pm

Why Wannabe Lawyers Should Learn To ‘Pivot’

Initially, I wasn’t sure about applying this idea to the realm of legal careers –...

Dec 12 2012 11:46am

Solicitor In N-Word Row

Earlier this week a letter was published by a newspaper in Stoke which took issue...

Dec 12 2012 10:34am

Better Late Than Never: Lawyers – Gangnam Style

Yesterday University of Southampton law student Tommy Chuang released ‘Lawyer Style’ – as far as...

Dec 11 2012 1:51pm

Will The ‘New Twitter’ Take Off Among Lawyers?

Back in 2008-09, the legal tweeting community was widely looked down upon, its members derided...

Dec 10 2012 2:17pm

NOT GUILTY: Trainee Solicitor Cleared Of Racial Abuse At Lap Dancing Club

The trainee solicitor accused of racially abusing a bouncer at a Leeds lap dancing club...

Dec 7 2012 10:13am

Power Shift To The (Mid-Level) People Set To Herald Rise Of The ‘Indie Lawyer’

Social media is giving individual solicitors and barristers a voice and helping them to develop...

Dec 6 2012 2:25pm

Court Told Of Trainee’s Lap-Dance Club Nightmare

UPDATE: Friday 7 December 9am – Michael Peters found not guilty. The trial of a...

Dec 5 2012 10:57am

What Will Replace The Fading Dreams Of City Law Megabucks And Criminal Bar Glamour?

This is the central question that the panel will be discussing at Legal Cheek‘s Google...

Dec 5 2012 9:36am

Times Law Cartoonist: ‘I Have To Pay To Read My Own Cartoons Behind The Paywall’

This is – as a UK-based foreign football manager might say – a difficult moment for...

Dec 4 2012 3:13pm

‘So Why Be A Lawyer? There Are Many Bad Reasons…’

Ed note: This is the sixth in a series of posts where leading members of...

Nov 30 2012 3:19pm

Newly-Merged SNR Denton, Salans and FMC Wants To Go By Its ‘Street Name’

Following on from the agreement of the partners at SNR Denton, Salans and FMC to...

Nov 29 2012 10:03am

JOB ALERT: Russian-Speaking Paralegal

From Baby Barristers: a leading London-based international law firm seeks a paralegal who speaks fluent...

Nov 28 2012 4:18pm

Bringing Facebook-Style Hackathons To The Law

Legal Cheek’s tech correspondent i@n davison shares his diary from one of the all-night hackathons...

Nov 28 2012 10:37am

Survey Slams ‘Dry’ And ‘Staid’ UK Law Firm Websites

Most of the top 30 UK law firms have “mediocre” websites that are defined by...

Nov 26 2012 3:07pm

‘Solicitor Saturday’: Law Firm Releases Surreal Personal Injury-Themed Sky Sports Spoof

For those unfamiliar with the show, Sky Sports’ ‘Soccer Saturday’ sees washed-up ex-footballers offer excitable...

Nov 23 2012 11:09am

Will It Soon Cost Nothing To Become a Lawyer?

Thanks to the trebling of undergraduate fees, the cost of legal education has reached new...

Nov 21 2012 2:32pm

Why Law Students’ Cluelessness About The Legal Market Could Consign Them To Paralegal Purgatory

The other day I had a coffee with the guy who many of the top...

Nov 20 2012 2:19pm

Lawyer Beats Astronaut In Survey Of Childhood Dream Jobs

A LinkedIn survey has found that law is the sixth most common dream job, making...

Nov 19 2012 10:24am