Tag: Solicitors

Shearman & Sterling: ‘We Never Offered Email Scandal Trainee An NQ Solicitor Job; He Resigned Over The Summer’

Yesterday we brought you news of the updated LinkedIn profile of Shearman & Sterling ‘spit...

Jan 4 2013 10:02am

Isn’t It Great To Be Back At Work!

Meanwhile on Twitter lawyers share their 2013 pain…

Jan 2 2013 10:00am

A Year In Stories: The Best Legal Cheek Posts Of 2012

We’ll be back on Wednesday 2 January. In the meantime, here are some of our...

Dec 24 2012 10:58am

Just When You Thought Personal Injury Law Couldn’t Get Any Classier…‘Pimp My Claim’ Arrives

“After 16 years practising personal injury law I have now seen it all,” wrote Zenith...

Dec 21 2012 4:19pm

2012: ‘The Year Social Media Made It Onto The Legal Map’

Over a bottle or two of the finest Tesco Value red wine, the Legal Cheek...

Dec 21 2012 3:27pm

‘I Fear That I Was Too Ready To Treat The View Of The Experienced As Gospel’

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

Dec 21 2012 11:31am

‘Can You Be A Lawyer With Tattoos?’ Asks Wannabe Barrister Professor Green

And the answer to rapper Professor Green’s question, which he asked the other day on...

Dec 20 2012 10:20am

Ex-Eastenders and Strictly Star Chris Parker On His Frustration With Law Firms’ A-Level Obsession

After spending his 20s as an actor, rising to fame in Eastenders and Strictly Come...

Dec 18 2012 2:18pm

Solicitor Wows Polar Explorer With Hilarious Christmas Card

Ben Saunders, the third person in history to reach the North Pole alone and on...

Dec 17 2012 2:55pm

JOB ALERT: Clinical Negligence Paralegal

From Baby Barristers: a top London law firm seeks a paralegal for its clinical negligence...

Dec 17 2012 1:15pm

‘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