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‘I was angry and embarrassed’: Bar wannabe whose application form blooper was tweeted by a barrister hits back

A prospective barrister explains how he felt when his mistake was highlighted first on Twitter and then on Legal Cheek.

23 May 2014 11:05

10 outrageous slurs on Chris Grayling’s appearance made during Question Time

As Chris Grayling sailed through last night's Question Time without being asked a single question about legal aid, Twitter found itself captivated by the justice secretary's face.

23 May 2014 09:55

The mysterious website offering wannabe solicitors application help in exchange for 3% of their training contract salary

Lack of phone number, company number or functioning social media links don't inspire confidence. Oh, and "EMPLOYABILITY" has borrowed the name of a non-profit that helps disabled students into careers.

23 May 2014 09:33

Morning round-up: Friday 23 May

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

23 May 2014 08:07

Legal pic of the day

Ever wondered what a Royal Pardon looks like?

22 May 2014 16:47

Mixing love and legal education: what could possibly go wrong?

Combining your personal life with legal study seems to be all the rage in the US right now.

22 May 2014 14:47

Revision hell captured through Snapchat

We asked our Snapchat followers how their law revision was going. This is how they responded...

22 May 2014 09:11

Morning round-up: Thursday 22 May

The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.

22 May 2014 07:50

Legal pic of the day

OK, in an ideal world it would be spelt with an 'a', but hey...

21 May 2014 14:36

The encouraging bit of the disappointing #OpCotton judgment

Today's ruling by the Court of Appeal at least offered a crumb of comfort to criminal lawyers. Although not everyone is buying it.

21 May 2014 13:24