Tag: Students
11 of the most amusing ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ posts
Since launching just three months ago, the Facebook page ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ has...
Which of these loathsome politicians, sponging royals and inconsequential celebs are honorary Inns of Court benchers?
Seven of these famous figures are Inns of Court benchers, the other seven aren’t. Can...
The 15 best mini-pupil selfies of the summer
Trawlers of Instagram and Twitter will doubtless have noticed that the social media trend of...
Advice: ‘I met my conditions for Durham, but my grades are good enough for me to re-apply to Oxbridge’
Last week I received this email from an A-level student who is considering taking a...
Podcast: Could doing something outrageous help you get a training contract?
Cambridge law student Sebastian Salek (pictured above left with Legal Cheek‘s Tom Webb and Kevin...
A brief history of online overshare disasters
A spate of recent inter-lawyer Twitter bust-ups (see here, here and here) reminds WaitroseLaw of...
‘I spent my early years at the Bar worrying that my peers were smarter than me’
In this week’s ‘If I knew then what I know now’, Nigel Poole QC recalls...
Beware the Twitter wrath of the disgruntled mini-pupil
A mini-pupil has given a memorable demonstration of work experience disenchantment in the social media...
Exclusive: BPP has been made a university
David Willetts, the minister of state for universities and science, has approved the granting of...
Top QC offers Chris Grayling work experience at her chambers
5KBW’s Sarah Forshaw QC has offered non-lawyer justice secretary Chris Grayling an opportunity to gain...
Could the legal aid reforms improve life for baby barristers?
It’s a confusing time for future legal aid barristers. On Friday a lucky few obtained...
The worst attempt at a fraudulent personal injury claim ever?
Viral video website site Break.com released footage over the weekend of what may well be...
5 ways to announce to the world that you’ve bagged a pupillage
Friday was, of course, pupillage offer day. For the lucky ones, there was delight, followed...
‘The longer they could keep their young hungry bucks down, the better it was for the firm’
In this week’s ‘If I knew then what I know now’, former Bond Pearce solicitor...
Tooks withdraws mini-pupillage due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ — and rules out placements for 2014
In the latest sign that all is not well at Tooks Chambers, Michael Mansfield QC’s...
How junior lawyers can survive a merger
In the wake of yesterday’s tie-up between SJ Berwin and King & Wood Mallesons —...
11 tweets that encapsulate the horror of training contract deadline day
As the deadline for submitting training contract applications to most big law firms passed into...
‘We would be foolish indeed to sneer at the principle of the barrister hottie’
After overcoming his initial scepticism, OccupyTheInns — who will shortly be commencing pupillage — is...
18 year-old becomes youngest ever barrister after passing BPTC
Gabrielle Turnquest, 18, will become the youngest person in the history of the English and...
Barrister puts wig and gown on eBay and issues dramatic warning to Bar wannabes
A junior barrister has ended her career in dramatic style by placing her “Ede and...
A wannabe lawyer’s social media strategy to land a job through the showcasing of his buff physique
Want to make yourself stand out from the crowd of other jobless lawyers? Well, you...