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18% of lawyers would quit their job to go on The Apprentice
Figure is down from 25% in 2011 Nearly one in five lawyers would ditch their jobs in order to appear on BBC business reality show The Apprentice. This figure — which has been obtained by research from...
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Protesting Palestinian lawyer becomes unlikely star of Reddit Photoshop battle
Geeks try to bring some light relief to the escalating conflict in the Middle East A viral image of a Palestinian lawyer kicking a tear gas canister during a heated protest has resulted in the most...
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Key litigant in person charity sees incredible 900% rise in clients helped
Personal Support Unit assisted 5,000 clients in 2008 — now number is a terrifying 50,000 The Personal Support Unit (PSU) is on track to help a total of 50,000 clients per year by April 2016, a sharp...
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DLA Piper silent on rumours that partner who described women as ‘gash’ is...
Firm’s refusal to comment on matter gives credence to gossip International law firm DLA Piper has this morning declined to deny rumours that one of its top partners is under investigation by the...
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Pro-Human Rights Act posters appear all over the Tube after barristers raise...
Lawyers are getting the hang of crowdfunding Posters campaigning to save the Human Rights Act have appeared across the London Underground, thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign run by a number...
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Lord Neuberger: Top judges should visit non-traditional unis and encourage...
Exclusive: Head of Supreme Court wants to see judiciary out on campus but is against imposing diversity quotas The most senior judge in England and Wales has called on his fellow members of the...
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Pinsent Masons conducts ‘thorough review’ after CV workshop students start...
Did the students bring dangerous weapons into City law firm? The London office of international law firm Pinsent Masons has undertaken a “thorough review” of its security procedures after six of the...
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Video: Why the legal profession needs people who see the world differently
Watch ‘Legal Cheek Live, with Lord Neuberger’ below Lord Neuberger and a host of top lawyers gathered on Thursday at Lincoln’s Inn to discuss diversity in the legal profession at Legal Cheek Live....
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National firm DWF hangs onto 74% of its qualifying trainees
12 trainees out of 47 head for the exit at Walkie Talkie-based firm DWF has revealed an autumn retention figure of 74%, with 35 out of a training cohort of 47 opting to remain at the firm. The...
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Wrestling, trumpets and a court occupation: French lawyers show world how to...
300 French advocates stage courthouse coup Hundreds of French lawyers have staged a protest outside a Lille courthouse, preventing judges, defendants and witnesses entering the building. The lawyers,...
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Temps on £9.30 an hour decide which legal aid firms survive, claims...
Full statement of ex-bid assessor emerges online A former Legal Aid Agency (LAA) insider has alleged that inexperienced temps with no knowledge of the criminal justice process have been responsible for...
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Status of City lawyers is declining as desperate firms bend to satisfy...
The balance of power has shifted, says top academic The stereotype of the corporate lawyer as the intellectual and highly paid hotshot who is respected by all is under threat, as new research by a top...
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Back to the Future’s end of lawyers prediction at least a century too early
England & Wales’ 151,692 solicitors and barristers breathe sigh of relief To celebrate Back to the Future Day, this morning we shared this image on social media from Back to the Future II, in which...
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Michael Gove wants to tax City lawyers and use money for legal aid
Speculation that 1% levy on turnover of top 100 firms could be introduced Lord Chancellor Gove’s growing reputation as a left-leaning reformer could be cemented by a new tax that he is apparently...
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The Texas Law Hawk is back — and more bizarre than ever
Mini motorbikes, a little police officer and of course those famous talons of justice US lawyer Bryan Wilson, aka the Law Hawk, has released a third instalment to his YouTube-led self-promotion...
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Landlord issues owners of ‘Fuckoffee’ café with legal threat over ‘offensive...
South London coffee shop told to remove sign from exterior of building immediately Owners of South London-based café “Fuckoffee” have been issued with a legal threat by their landlord, demanding the...
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Freshfields is doubling its office space in Manchester
Magic circle giant gets serious about northshoring trainee-level work Freshfields‘ new strategy of sending basic legal work up north is moving to the next level — with the firm doubling its office...
View Article‘Beautiful’ human rights animation goes viral (well, viral for a law video)
But will it save the Human Rights Act? A video by lobbying group RightsInfo that explores “everything you need to know about human rights” in just two minutes has racked up nearly 30,000 views on...
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Why lawyers are so angry about the quiet change to the Ministerial Code
Government’s continued disdain for the law raises temperature of human rights debate A number of top lawyers have voiced their outrage at the government’s amendment of the Ministerial Code — which...
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Charlotte Proudman blames uni drinking societies for lack of women lawyers
High profile junior barrister says boozey bonding blocks female influence — but figures suggest other causes may be to blame Sexism row barrister Charlotte Proudman has blamed university drinking...
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