US Archives - Legal Cheek

Sidley Austin lawyer’s widow reveals how work pressures pushed her husband to suicide in heartbreaking open letter

Gabe MacConaill committed suicide in the carpark of the firm’s Los Angeles office last month

3 days ago
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‘It’ll leave you dead inside!’ New pop song warns students not to become lawyers

Catchy careers advice courtesy of US musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Oct 26 2018 10:20am
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The Kavanaugh saga: ‘Why the US system of appointing Supreme Court justices sucks’

Could it happen here in the UK?

Oct 1 2018 12:02pm
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Law student receives absolutely brutal vac scheme rejection email

Was it justified?

Aug 30 2018 11:56am
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Magic circle duo join the MoneyLaw madness

Allen & Overy and Linklaters latest to pay US newly qualified lawyers eye-watering figure that works out just shy of £150k

Jun 29 2018 10:22am
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Ex-Cleary Gottlieb secretary amasses secret £6.6 million fortune after observing investments made by mega-rich lawyers

Her closest friends and family had no idea

May 9 2018 12:06pm
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Squire Patton Boggs and Trump’s personal lawyer part ways after FBI office raid

The President has described the search as an ‘attack on our country’

Apr 10 2018 1:59pm
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Lindsay Lohan is now the face of a lawyer search engine

No, seriously

Mar 22 2018 10:58am
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‘Assfisting’: Incredible lawyer’s letter typo surfaces online

Why proofreading is essential

Jan 12 2018 10:40am
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Trump’s judicial nominee withdraws after struggling to answer basic legal questions

It makes for painful viewing

Dec 19 2017 11:41am
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‘Hear ye, hear ye!’ Bud Light lawyers use town crier to deliver cease and desist letter to brewing rival

And he read from a calligraphy-covered scroll

Dec 6 2017 3:59pm
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Trump’s nominee for top judicial role has never heard a case before and was deemed ‘not qualified’ by the bar association

And he’s reportedly under fire for not disclosing wife’s White House role

Nov 14 2017 11:34am
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US law school enrolment is falling, but do we care?

Legal education consultant blames ‘cushy lifestyle’ of academics

Nov 8 2017 9:07am
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Judge orders man to write 144 compliments about ex-girlfriend

He violated a court order not to contact the woman

Nov 3 2017 2:53pm
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Husband of ex-Linklaters associate admits using confidential info from M&A deal his wife was working on to make £75,000 stock market profit

He says his wife had no idea

Oct 31 2017 4:21pm
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Suspect who asked for a ‘lawyer dog’ did not receive legal advice because request too ambiguous

Did he not mean ‘give me a lawyer, dog’?

Oct 31 2017 12:00pm
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Judge quotes Game of Thrones character Tyrion Lannister in free speech ruling

A modern day Denning?

Jul 20 2017 1:41pm
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Dentons junior associate charged with extortion for trying to squeeze £160,000 from his OWN partners

Michael Potere threatened to leak confidential info, according to court papers

Jun 30 2017 11:17am
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US outfit Goodwin Procter launches London training contract schemes

News follows firm’s involvement in KWM trainee rescue mission

Jun 21 2017 3:50pm
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Law student who helped Baker McKenzie partner during train station attack lands vac scheme at Baker McKenzie

‘He’s the kind of person we want at the firm’

Jun 21 2017 10:11am
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Boston bolt-on: Hogan Lovells to swallow up US law firm Collora

Combination to go live on 1 September

Jun 16 2017 10:40am
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Donald Trump gave a speech that sounded a lot like the one given by Elle Woods in Legally Blonde

No bend and snap though 😢

May 17 2017 3:24pm
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The SQE is a revolution which American law schools should learn from, says US legal education expert

‘You need different roads to Rome’

May 5 2017 10:01am
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A lawyer has designed a keyboard especially for lawyers

Legalese at your fingertips

May 2 2017 1:56pm
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