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Why Wannabe Lawyers Should Learn To ‘Pivot’

Initially, I wasn’t sure about applying this idea to the realm of legal careers –...

12 December 2012 11:46

The 4 Bits Of The Bar Council Chair’s Inaugural Speech That Matter For Junior Barristers And Bar Wannabes

Last night’s speech by incoming Bar Council chair Maura McGowan QC was full of diplomatic...

11 December 2012 10:18

Will The ‘New Twitter’ Take Off Among Lawyers?

Back in 2008-09, the legal tweeting community was widely looked down upon, its members derided...

10 December 2012 14:17

Beware What You Say In the Presence Of Law Students…

At a seminar last week, one of the most senior judges in India courted controversy...

10 December 2012 12:27

Power Shift To The (Mid-Level) People Set To Herald Rise Of The ‘Indie Lawyer’

Social media is giving individual solicitors and barristers a voice and helping them to develop...

6 December 2012 14:25

What Will Replace The Fading Dreams Of City Law Megabucks And Criminal Bar Glamour?

This is the central question that the panel will be discussing at Legal Cheek‘s Google...

5 December 2012 09:36

Times Law Cartoonist: ‘I Have To Pay To Read My Own Cartoons Behind The Paywall’

This is – as a UK-based foreign football manager might say – a difficult moment for...

4 December 2012 15:13

Jobless Law Graduate’s Online Begging Campaign To Pay Off His Student Debts Ends In Disappointment

In October we reported on a US law graduate’s bid to pay off his massive...

4 December 2012 10:42

Dinah Rose QC: ‘Marrying A Male Barrister Is A Disaster’

“Marry a house-husband! A 1950s-style wife – someone to have dinner on the table!” Dinah...

3 December 2012 13:34

Leveson And The Internet: Would Regulation Be A Good Thing For Legal Bloggers?

There was a brilliant cartoon in The Sun over the weekend making light of the...

3 December 2012 11:43