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Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app
Available to download from the Google Play Store Legal Cheek’s new Android app Legal Cheek has today unveiled an Android app, which is available to download for free from the Google Play Store. Today’s...
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Legal Cheek’s official Xmas tree round-up
It’s that time of year again, folks! With the holidays right around the corner, the legal profession (well, parts of it anyway) has shown its slightly softer seasonal side and erected Christmas trees...
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Behind the scenes at a tech-focused City law firm
Lawyers and innovation specialists discuss Taylor Wessing tech Left to right: Laura Bygrave, Amy Coburn, Alex Walton, Holly Adams and Anna McCaffrey Extremely popular with Taylor Wessing’s clients is...
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Junior lawyer MP guilty of perverting the course of justice in speeding...
Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya lied to police to avoid prosecution MP Fiona Onasanya A junior lawyer turned Labour MP is facing a possible jail term after being found guilty of perverting the...
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Lawyers lip-sync Mariah Carey Christmas classic
Not very well A group of solicitors have channelled their inner diva this festive season, producing an awful interesting lip-synced rendition of Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You. In a bid...
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Addleshaw Goddard partners ask junior lawyers to help cover £600 Christmas...
£50 each A group of junior lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard were asked to dig deep and help cover a £600 Christmas party bar tab. Celebrating another successful year, Addleshaws’ Leeds-based construction...
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A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2018
From a Love Island lawyer to a Donoghue v Stevenson inspired statue — but can you guess which is our most read article over the past 12 months? It’s been a funny old year. Brexit bedlam aside, we...
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From Queens to Queensland: 7 highlights from my trip to Herbert Smith...
LGW > MEL > SYD > CNS Morven Ross You may remember Queen’s University Belfast first-year law student Morven Ross as the winner of Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) ‘Connect With Us’ competition...
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What I learned in my week at a global law firm
Ahead of the 6 January application deadline for Clyde & Co’s vacation scheme, Legal Cheek Careers spoke with Eleanor Hassall, fresh from her time on the firm’s Bright Futures Programme. She reveals...
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Event: Junior lawyer workshop and social — life in US firms in London
With speakers from Kirkland & Ellis, Quinn Emanuel and Skadden Calling all junior City lawyers! On the evening of Thursday 17 January we are holding the latest in our series of Legal Cheek junior...
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How to become an intellectual property lawyer
One Pinsent Masons partner shares his insights Christopher Sharp When a new case comes in “it’s like a big game of chess”, says intellectual property (IP) disputes lawyer Christopher Sharp, a partner...
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First legal market shake-up of 2019 sees Gordon Dadds and Ince & Co complete...
But most overseas offices not included Commercial law firm Gordon Dadds has pulled off its merger with Ince & Co. The two medium-sized firms confirmed on 2 January that their tie-up, first...
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How to nail a vac scheme application
A Burges Salmon trainee shares her top tips Charlotte Hill With Burges Salmon’s vacation scheme deadline of 11 January just around the corner, trainee solicitor Charlotte Hill shares her five key...
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Ferrari-toting barrister sparks LinkedIn beef
Social media star Sham Uddin dismisses “haters” after video promoting chambers provokes LinkedIn comments storm Sham Uddin – image credit: Sham Uddin (LinkedIn) One of social media’s most colourful...
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Why Brexit, technological disruption and agile working are some of the...
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How law firms adapt to change’ event with Travers Smith next week, finance partner and co-head of graduate recruitment Danny Peel explains how the City law firm is responding to...
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LSE student is the latest legally minded vlogger to share tips and tricks
Angelica Olawepo’s YouTube channel has garnered over 56,000 views Angelica Olawepo London School of Economics (LSE) law student Angelica Olawepo is the latest vlogger to take to YouTube to share her...
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Is Meghan Markle set to reprise Suits role?
Duchess reportedly offered millions for charity cameo The Duchess of Sussex could reprise her role in hit US legal drama Suits according to media reports. US tele chiefs reportedly want Meghan Markle,...
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MoJ apologises after staff described journalist as ‘crazy’ and a ‘bitch’ in...
BuzzFeed’s Emily Dugan regularly reports on issues concerning legal aid, the judiciary and the courts The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has apologised after staff described Buzzfeed journalist Emily Dugan...
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Life in a global law firm through the eyes of a trainee
Ahead of Norton Rose Fulbright’s 13 January spring vacation scheme deadline, Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Dominica Cole, a former vac schemer and current trainee at the firm. She opens up about...
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Junior solicitor claims pricey hotline will help stressed out trainees who...
But one lawyer tells Legal Cheek the service is simply ‘papering over the cracks of the problem’ In a bid to alleviate the stresses and strains placed on those at the very junior end of the legal...
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