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Is Legal Consultant-Speak Eating Itself?
"No-sourcing", explains legal futurologist Professor Richard Susskind in his new book Tomorrow's Lawyers, is "the option of choosing not to undertake a legal task at all". Hmmm... Worryingly for the...
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The Strange Story Of The ‘Lawyer By Day, Pop Singer By Night’ Who Refuses To...
Meet Bowie Jane, an Australian "lawyer by day, pop singer by night" with a host of BBC radio gigs booked in the UK this year. Jane (pictured below) says she practises criminal law, but refuses to...
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EVENT: Valentine’s Day Lawyer Speed Dating
Single? Enjoy law so much that you'd prefer your next partner to be a lawyer like you? In which case why not pop along to our Valentine's Day speed dating night for lawyers... Hosted by Legal Cheek...
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DLA Piper In Africa Snub As Firm Describes World’s Second Largest Continent...
The continent of Africa is made up of 54 sovereign states. However, only as recently as a few hours ago did global law firm DLA Piper recognise this... Until it modified its website overnight...
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Why I Would Love To See Some Flabby Mid-Market Law Firms Go Bust This Year
On Tuesday I drew some angry responses when I tweeted: "Would actually love to see some of the flabby mid-market law firms go bust this year". How could I be so cold-hearted? Well... The starting...
View ArticleLearning The Law Through The Medium Of Doctored Clips Of Hitler Film ‘Downfall’
One area of study that the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) is not believed to have considered is the learning of law through doctored clips of the 2004 film Downfall. A host of new legal...
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Magistrates Court Hearing Interrupted By Massive Fart
Last week a session at Grimsby Magistrates' Court was brought to a standstill when someone loudly farted in the public gallery... Over to This Is Grimsby. Thanks to Andrew Wilson (@pibarrister) for...
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Lawyers Unleash Stream Of Anti-Tabloid Bile On The Sun
"Dear @TheSunNewspaper. The Human Rights Act has nothing to do with the EU and the Court of Appeal is not an EU court!" wrote 1 Crown Office Row barrister Adam Wagner yesterday on Twitter. He was...
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JOB ALERT: Debt Recovery Paralegal
From Baby Barristers: An opportunity has arisen for four commercial litigation paralegals to join a team of solicitors and barristers in a multi-million pound debt recovery project for a client bank....
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Desperate Law Graduate To Embark On Nationwide Road Trip To Land A Training...
Over the last few months I've received a number of emails from law graduates asking my view on unconventional ideas they've hatched in a bid to net training contracts and pupillages. Most involve some...
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Goodbye Solicitor And Barrister, Hello ‘Legal Process Analyst’– Review:...
As you'd expect, the inquiries Professor Richard Susskind encourages legal hopefuls to make in the 'Questions to Ask Employers' chapter of his new book, Tomorrow's Lawyers, are deeply prescient. They...
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Has There Ever Been A More Unlikely Legal Conference Attendee Than Busta Rhymes?
News came through overnight on Twitter that rapper Busta Rhymes closed yesterday's American Association For Justice (AAJ) conference. And sure enough this morning on YouTube was a freshly-posted video...
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Is A 2:2 A Kiss Of Death For Wannabe Lawyers?
Anthony Lyons is a charming, intelligent part-time LPC student who works as a paralegal at top London law firm Mishcon de Reya. What's more, Lyons boasts an entrepreneurial zeal, organising the...
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Hot Law Students Fuel Valentine’s Spike In University ‘Spotted’ Facebook Posts
Recently a wave of university-wide "Spotted" pages have appeared on Facebook – enabling students to comment anonymously on fellow library and lecture hall users. In the run-up to Valentine's Day, the...
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‘I Became An Anthropologist In Middle Temple, Pitching My Tent And Observing...
Ed note: This is the latest post in the 'If I knew then what I know now' series, where leading members of the legal profession share their wisdom with the next generation of wannabes. If I knew then...
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Lawyer Speed Dating Spawns Host Of Prospective Legal Power Couples
Last night we held our inaugural lawyer speed dating night amid the candlelit splendour of The Fox pub in Shoreditch... Accustomed to working in six minute blocks of time, the attendees took to the...
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City Law Horror Quote Of The Weekend
"She knows she left at 6.30am. She knows that because she went to Pret, which does not open until then." Cloisters barrister David Massarella elaborates on the suggestion that Travers Smith partner...
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Six Months Late: Legal Education And Training Review Won’t Be Published Until...
There's late and there's taking the piss. The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) final report, which the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced today will not be published before May,...
View ArticleHarlem Shake Reaches The Legal Profession – But Which British Lawyers Will Be...
If you're not familiar with the 'Harlem Shake', fear not: all you really need to know is that it’s the latest internet sensation à la Gangnam Style. And something to do with an eighties dance move, a...
View ArticleCourtroom Movie Mashup: Name That Film
How many of the films can you name in this freshly-posted law film medley from Bloomberg Law?
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