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5 things you need to know about the MoJ’s terrifying legal aid cut announcement
The Ministry of Justice's long-awaited announcement about its consultation on reforms to criminal legal aid was released today, sending shockwaves through the profession. Here are five key points about...
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I was rejected for a training contract by the firm where I became partner
Having begun his career in the 90s recession, Mayer Brown head of banking and finance Dominic Griffiths has plenty of sympathy with those applying for training contracts today. I can’t quite recall...
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Solicitor in zippable ‘Super Tie’ Dragon’s Den nightmare
A solicitor has had his entrepreneurial dream of "revolutionising neckwear for men" rubbished on BBC2's Dragon's Den. It started so brightly for former HBJ Gateley Wareing associate Chris Gibson as he...
View ArticleIt’s the 7 year anniversary of the best law video ever made
Since appearing on YouTube on 2 March 2007, a Donoghue v Stevenson-inspired parody of The Police's 'Message in a Bottle' has delighted tens of thousands. But, having been buried under reams of inferior...
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3 top QCs criticise plan to wear wigs during Friday’s day of action
A split has opened up between those who want to protest in full court garb, and those who don't. The organisers of Friday's strike want the lawyers attending to wear their wigs and gowns. CBA, LCCSA,...
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@ChrisGrayling: an apology on behalf of the legal profession
Meet Chris Grayling, a Kent-based maths tutor and writer who has endured a tough time from the nation's lawyers of late. Not only does Chris share the Justice Secretary's name, but they also have a...
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How NOT to screw up your vac scheme assessment day
The anonymous trainee solicitor-to-be behind the hugely popular Twitter account @LawVicissitudes shares the wisdom he gleaned from multiple assessment day fails — and, eventually, one success. I...
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Day of action: ‘My uni mates went to magic circle firms, I chose the criminal...
23 Essex Street junior Vicky Gainza finds the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) threat to withhold work from striking barristers scary — but not as scary as the alternative of doing nothing to prevent...
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‘No one left the firm to become a journalist’
In a varied career that has spanned practising as a solicitor, financial journalism and the training of lawyers, Hogan Lovells' Chris Stoakes has learnt to follow his heart. Back when I was looking for...
View Article10 Vine messages for Chris Grayling
We asked protesters at today's demonstration against the legal cuts for their seven-second messages to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. Actor Maxine Peake (aka Martha Costello QC in BBC legal drama...
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Which universities did the winners of Clifford Chance’s CV Blind competition...
Magic circle firm reveals where the successful 20 studied. The winners of this year's 'Intelligent Aid' limb of Clifford Chance's 'CV Blind' competition have been announced, with 20 successful...
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The law students providing legal advice to the Silicon Roundabout
What's it like advising east London tech entrepreneurs about the law? A new venture by Queen Mary University of London is matching up poverty-stricken start-ups and experience-hungry law students in a...
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Clarke Willmott partner to leave firm after calling for ‘dedicated Islamic...
EXCLUSIVE: Prominent mid-tier outfit condemns views expressed by partner Jamie Foster and says it has accepted his notice, which was offered "prior to his tweet". On Sunday Clarke Willmott partner...
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10 pieces of advice for trainee City lawyers from Mumsnet readers
A Mumsnet thread offering advice to a prospective City solicitor contains some illuminating titbits of information. It began with this question on Mumsnet: City lawyers — I am about to become one of...
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Solicitor’s forging of colleagues’ signatures as a trainee comes back to...
Katherine Edwards' legal career is over after "moment of madness" during her training contract. A young solicitor has been struck off after forging the signatures of her colleagues at regional law firm...
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‘I don’t ever regret not going to university’
Entering law straight from school as an apprentice put Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) president Stephen Gowland in a position to start his own law firm aged just 32. I started out in...
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9 reasons why Britain’s top divorce lawyer is set to have Britain’s top wedding
"Britain's top divorce lawyer" Ayesha Vardag has unveiled a new blog to spread the word about her forthcoming nuptials to her colleague, Stephen Bence. Readers are left in no doubt of Vardag's...
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6 qualities that wannabe litigators must possess following the Jackson reforms
The Jackson reforms have placed new demands on lawyers specialising in civil adversarial work. Hardwicke barrister Gemma Witherington tells Bar student Alex Pritchard-Jones about six qualities that...
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Lyons Davidson trainee solicitor faces jail following dog’s death
Bristol-based rookie lawyer pleads guilty after she left her dog to starve to death. A trainee solicitor at the Bristol office of leading national law firm Lyons Davidson is bracing herself for a...
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Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer Barry Roux: the hip hop parodies
Televised murder trial turns South African barrister into cult figure. The star of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, defence counsel Barry Roux, has become an internet meme, with tributes focusing, in...
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