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What should we do with the Inns of Court’s empty law libraries?
Middle Temple’s library alone costs £725,000-a-year to maintain — and is quieter than ever now all those books are available online First the government had a pop at public libraries as part of its...
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Lord Harley of Counsel issues ‘interim statement’ as his extraordinary...
Lord of LinkedIn saga gets a new chapter Solicitor-advocate Alan Blacker has returned to LinkedIn to issue an “interim statement” after his apparently serious ‘Lord Harley of Counsel’ online CV went...
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Sussex Uni law grad raises ten grand towards Oxford masters through crowdfunding
Now this is how you crowdfund Finally, after a host of law crowdfunding fails, a wannabe barrister has showed that it is possible to get random members of the public to give you thousands of pounds to...
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The lessons of legal sat nav
What if you combined lawyers with the latest in satellite navigation technology? Take a sat nav… Add a lawyer… #76132034 / gettyimages.com And you have #LegalSatNav. The hashtag has its roots in the...
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Criminal lawyers slam Grayling in court bid to save legal aid rates
Specialist solicitors attack Justice Secretary for bullying their own professional body over a deal they say will ruin 65-year-old system that was once the envy of civilised world Junior criminal law...
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Education charity launches second trainee scholarship scheme — this time for...
Seven new social welfare law pupillages to be created Only a couple of days ago, the Legal Education Foundation announced the funding of seven training contracts at law centres and charities throughout...
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Judge sacked after he orders defendant to be electrocuted
US judge removed from the bench after he instructs police to zap accused with a 50,000 volt electric shock Judges must get slightly pissed off with the odd recalcitrant defendant — so it is...
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Now this is how you deal with an abusive defendant
A New Zealand judge hands down what those on criminal benches across the world must be tempted to hail as the best bail judgment ever District Court Judge Roy Wade will have understandably heaved a...
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Lawyers can’t be stressed – they don’t drink coffee
Research reveals legal profession to be out of the top-10 groups addicted to the caffeine rush, suggesting all this talk of hard work is exaggerated Despite the image of highly-stressed law firm...
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5 reasons why today’s vote won’t matter to the legal profession because...
There’s going to be some sort of democratic bonanza in a place made famous by an American-Australian actor in a Hollywood epic — but as far as the Scottish legal profession is concerned, it’s already...
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A gavel and a Marilyn Monroe wig — one university’s idea of the legal system
Marketing gurus at Bedford University claim implanting US iconography in promotional materials is simply “light-hearted” fun — while creating a barrister straight out of fright night In the...
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The Ministry of Justice has done one of the worst tweets ever seen on Twitter
“This might be funny if these were not the people running our justice system,” says Dinah Rose QC, as fellow top lawyers round on MoJ in Twitter storm Since the advent of Twitter in 2006, there have...
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Law suit threat hangs over student unions banning pro-lifers at freshers fairs
Leading Catholic barrister warns universities they are responsible for student groups that breach discrimination and human rights legislation University student unions that ban controversial faith...
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How to be a pupil barrister
As this year’s baby barristers prepare to commence pupillage, Hardwicke’s Jasmine Murphy offers some words of wisdom It may be thought that if you’ve never gone to school, a career as a barrister is...
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An LPC graduate was hustling for work this morning in Chancery Lane Tube station
Initiative or desperation? An unidentified law graduate has been spotted this morning handing out copies of his CV to lawyers getting on the escalator at Chancery Lane Tube station in central London....
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Former wannabe barrister and bliss guru smashes into paralegal market
The man who made a mint from ghost-writing student essays and then provided good vibration lifestyle services is now knocking out cut-price legal advice The last time Legal Cheek checked in with...
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Doughty Street barrister marries celeb to create global ‘Alamooney’ brand
Best of the legal profession reaction as Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney pool their powers The authors of the ‘Your Barrister Boyfriend hotte list’ have christened newly-wed power couple Amal...
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Wannabe barrister takes break from BPTC to reflect on his job as an Ann...
Has flamboyant TV barrister ‘Judge Rinder’ widened frame of reference for bar hopefuls seeking to stand out from the crowd? Chambers and law firms value non-legal work experience more than students...
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Keira Knightley clearly doesn’t realise how hard it is to get a training...
Actress says she’d advise her daughter to be a lawyer to avoid the “heartbreaking rejection” of life as an actor. Hmmm… Hollywood star Keira Knightley has given an interview to the latest edition of...
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Are Amal and George just as shameless as Kim and Kanye? Probably
Your Barrister Boyfriend co-creator Natalia Naish is faintly repulsed at the Amal Alammudin-George Clooney wedding It is easy to get caught up in the glamour of George Clooney and Amal Alammudin’s...
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