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Your Barrister Boyfriend names the 9 ‘hottest’ new QCs
Tumblr sensation Your Barrister Boyfriend has published a list of the best-looking lawyers who became QCs in yesterday's new silks round. The rankings, which follow the "hottest barristers in the Inns...
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A journey through a pimped-up legal profession with gangsta app Gizoogle
Gizoogle is a gangsta version of Google, through which a pimped-up version of the internet can be accessed. The lawyers who populate this realm do things differently... SLAUGHTER AND MAY GRAY'S INN THE...
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How to get people to give you money to become a lawyer
Millions of pounds worth of scholarships every year are offered by the Inns of Court and, increasingly, law schools. Getting a portion of the cash isn't as hard as students often imagine. Last week...
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The car park in Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking is being demolished
Lord Denning fans will be sad to hear that the central London car park which featured in the famous Court of Appeal exclusion clause case is no more. Legal blogger Amy Woolfson took these pictures of...
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Stricken Renaissance Chambers will ‘look after’ its baby barristers ahead of...
Set's priority to find new homes for in-coming pupil and current first-sixer, but mini-pupillage applicants to be disappointed. Renaissance Chambers has pledged to ensure that its two baby barristers...
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Would you admit to being the legal adviser on BBC drama Silk?
New series of Silk is the most unrealistic yet, despite guidance from top QC. The nation's criminal lawyers sought solace from each other on Twitter last night as they struggled to come to terms with...
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Event: If I knew then what I know now — at Inner Temple
On the evening of Monday 24 March seven contributors to the 'If I knew then what I know now' series will be gathering at Inner Temple to answer questions on how to make it to the top in law — or even...
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Die-hard Silk fan of the week
For a barrister who has been hard at work all day to re-don their full court garb in order to watch a programme about barristers suggests a deep passion for the job. Hopefully the unnamed barrister...
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Photo appears on Instagram of Doughty Street barrister Amal Alamuddin with...
Human rights barrister spotted with film star for second time, setting tongues wagging. A photo has appeared on Instagram of Doughty Street rookie barrister Amal Alamuddin apparently accompanying...
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5 things you need to know about today’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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QC’s devastating response to CPS barrister threat made public as tensions...
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) warning that barristers who strike will lose work elicits memorable letter from 9-12 Bell Yard head Mukul Chawla QC. On Friday afternoon the political editor of the...
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Littleton Chambers barrister likened to Basil Fawlty as her hotel sideline...
Employment barrister discovers that TripAdvisor is rather more brutal than Chambers and Partners. Reviewers on TripAdvisor have torn into Littleton Chambers barrister Shirley Bothroyd after their...
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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Was this the worst start to a pupillage ever?
New pupil barrister on BBC legal drama Silk fails to impress on debut. Viewers of last night's episode of BBC legal drama Silk were introduced to Shoe Lane Chambers' new pupil, Amy Lang. Having been...
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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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Was Dave on the phone to his criminal barrister brother?
The David Cameron-on-the-phone meme that has been sweeping the internet today has arrived at the legal profession (starring the PM's brother, Three Raymond Buildings' Alex Cameron QC). Here is...
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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...
View Article10 Vine messages for Chris Grayling
We asked protesters at today's London demonstration against the legal aid cuts for their seven-second messages to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. Actor Maxine Peake (aka Martha Costello QC in BBC...
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Supreme Court chief suggests that top chambers waive first class degree...
Lord Neuberger wants to see leading sets hire fewer public school types. Rare is the junior barrister at a top London chambers without an Oxbridge first — as Fountain Court's member profiles...
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