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‘Training contracts were hard to come by: 147 applications resulted in 147...
The 90s recession proved a blessing in disguise for Lancaster University senior law lecturer Angus MacCulloch... If I knew then what I know now...I’d hope that I’d be a bit more confident and...
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Former Allen & Overy partner jailed for 17 years after pleading guilty to...
A former partner at magic circle firm Allen & Overy has been sentenced to over 17 years in jail after he admitted sexually molesting a six year-old boy and distributing child pornography over the...
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A Publicly Funded Christmas Carol: The competitively-tendered trial of Lord...
WaitroseLaw returns with the final instalment of her festive fable (you can read the whole fable in one place here) PART FOUR The Spirit led Scrooge silently through a tangle of streets that he did...
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The irresistibility of the competition lawyer
It's safe to assume that few lawyers have successfully charmed members of the opposite sex by lecturing them in excruciatingly boring detail about their job. Yet this is the precise scenario which the...
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The law firm at the heart of the Nick Griffin bankruptcy
Today it has been widely reported that BNP leader Nick Griffin has been declared bankrupt. According to BuzzFeed, Griffin's crippling debts arose following a "dispute with a legal firm". But which...
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WalkOut4Justice: In pictures
This is how the first strike in the Bar's history looked It began, rainily... But the crowds still arrived en masse (and the rain stopped!) Crowds massing and clouds clearing at Southwark Crown Court....
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Interview: Glamour model and law student Vanessa Knowles on her quest to bag...
In autumn we reported on the glamour model who has used an Amazon Wishlist, and some rather racy photos, to fund the cost of her law textbooks as she completes an LLB. While admiring Vanessa Knowles'...
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How to get the Daily Mail onside
If demonstrating your desperation through a strike doesn't change the mind of your foes, simply go to Lemmetweetthatforyou.com and insert a pro-lawyer tweet on their behalf... It works for the MoJ too....
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This Facebook post doesn’t inspire confidence in the jury system
Defendants (and their lawyers) appearing at Teeside Crown Court next week may be interested to read this post by a prospective juror, which appeared on the Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Police Facebook...
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Lawyers sued for not advising woman that divorce would end her marriage
An appeal of the dismissal of a professional negligence claim against several London divorce lawyers contains an eye-catching paragraph...in which it is revealed that the claimant sued because,...
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7 things that you should know about Clifford Chance’s ‘CV blind’ programme
This morning Clifford Chance created a stir with news of its 'CV blind' policy, which The Independent reports is designed "to break Oxbridge recruitment bias" at training contract level. On the whole...
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‘Unless your dad is senior partner you are the only person in your firm who...
With work thin on the ground after the 2008 crash, corporate lawyer Danvers Baillieu found himself scrapping for instructions from tech start-ups — and after a tricky start has never looked back The...
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Law Society chief’s tax affairs probed by Private Eye
Private Eye has published an article in which it alleges that Des Hudson, the big-earning chief executive of the Law Society, has used three controversial tax schemes... The piece — a photo of which...
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A journey into the mind of a lawyer-hating troll
Ever wondered what the lawyer-hating commenters on high quality forums such as the Mail Online look like in action? The troll "Slipknot P Harrington" provides an insight in the video below, where he...
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Vac Scheme deadline day: coverage of all today’s big news
With most top law firms' deadlines for vac scheme applications at midnight tonight, it's going to be a fun Friday evening for wannabe solicitors. Comparisons have been made between the vac scheme...
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Solicitors at Quinn Emanuel offered money to work London hours from Colombian...
Top international litigation boutique Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has made an extraordinary offer to enable its lawyers to escape "dreary" February and March. Under a new initiative called...
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A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional
A glossary of key legal terms used in practice. PART ONE: A-H Advice A written opinion in which counsel summaries the facts the solicitor already knows, then explains that the problem is very...
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Why do members of the legal profession who advertise on Craigslist feel...
The ‘City lawyer offering free accommodation for intimacy’ is by no means the only member of the legal profession to use Craigslist to advertise for a service. The personals section of the London site...
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That awkward moment when the disgruntled paralegal’s boyfriend brings the law...
The Twitter account of national law firm DWF has been subjected to a tirade of highly-embarrassing tweets over an alleged affair between a solicitor and a paralegal. Earlier this week the boyfriend of...
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Named: the law firm offering training contracts ‘if you invest in our firm’
EXCLUSIVE: A commercial law firm with offices in London, Leeds and Birmingham has come up with a novel recruitment method... Last month, this advert appeared on Gumtree. Curious, we sent a fake...
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