Tag: Students

Most Lists 2016: There are lots of junior women solicitors, but everywhere else in legal profession is dominated by men

Being a partner, a QC or even a rookie barrister is largely a man's game

Oct 27 2015 9:10am

Charlotte Proudman blames uni drinking societies for lack of women lawyers

High profile junior barrister says boozey bonding blocks female influence -- but figures suggest other causes may be to blame

Oct 26 2015 3:49pm

Why lawyers are so angry about the quiet change to the Ministerial Code

Government's continued disdain for the law raises temperature of human rights debate

Oct 26 2015 2:03pm

Freshfields is doubling its office space in Manchester

Magic circle giant gets serious about northshoring trainee-level work

Oct 23 2015 12:04pm

White Book envy: ULaw students aghast as they get online version while BPP kids receive print edition

Exclusive: Part-time BPTC students want practitioner texts they can lug around

Oct 23 2015 10:40am

New official ‘online hub’ tells young barristers to lose weight and stop 5-day benders

Young Barristers' Committee venture does, however, contain some useful snippets of advice

Oct 23 2015 9:09am

Landlord issues owners of ‘Fuckoffee’ café with legal threat over ‘offensive’ sign

South London coffee shop told to remove sign from exterior of building immediately

Oct 22 2015 2:55pm

The Texas Law Hawk is back — and more bizarre than ever

Mini motorbikes, a little police officer and of course those famous talons of justice

Oct 22 2015 1:32pm

A BPTC graduate who brought 30 failed employment tribunal claims has been disbarred

After accumulating plenty of valuable work experience, his pupillage dream is over

Oct 22 2015 9:28am

The law student A to Z

The definitive wannabe lawyer alphabet

Oct 21 2015 4:57pm

16 signs that you’re a basic law student

How unoriginal are you?

Oct 21 2015 9:47am

National firm DWF hangs onto 74% of its qualifying trainees

12 trainees out of 47 head for the exit at Walkie Talkie-based firm

Oct 20 2015 10:04am

Pinsent Masons conducts ‘thorough review’ after CV workshop students start Square Mile knife brawl

Did the students bring dangerous weapons into City law firm?

Oct 19 2015 4:19pm

Scrap BPTC in favour of two year pupillage, urges bar chief

Top crime QC says bar course only benefits law schools and London's landlords

Oct 19 2015 2:15pm

Nottingham Trent law student jailed for naked photos Snapchat blackmail

First year's legal career hopes hanging by a thread

Oct 19 2015 12:49pm

Lord Neuberger: Top judges should visit non-traditional unis and encourage students to apply for training contracts

Exclusive: Head of Supreme Court wants to see judiciary out on campus but is against imposing diversity quotas

Oct 19 2015 9:58am

Wannabe barrister wins £20k damages from his uni over false ‘criminal behaviour’ claim

Damages obtained by Geoffrey Robertson QC working pro bono should cover the cost of the BPTC nicely

Oct 16 2015 1:04pm

Key litigant in person charity sees incredible 900% rise in clients helped

Personal Support Unit assisted 5,000 clients in 2008 -- now number is a terrifying 50,000

Oct 16 2015 9:29am

18% of lawyers would quit their job to go on The Apprentice

Figure is down from 25% in 2011

Oct 15 2015 1:23pm