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The law students providing legal advice to the Silicon Roundabout

What's it like advising east London tech entrepreneurs about the law?

11 March 2014 11:40

‘As a lawyer, I try to relax by practicing Origami…’

The Lawyer-Origami meme has been crying out for a UK caption. Wigapedia does the honours.

11 March 2014 09:22

Which universities did the winners of Clifford Chance’s CV Blind competition attend?

Magic circle firm reveals where the successful 20 studied.

10 March 2014 14:09

Rapper-turned-lawyer who thinks ‘like a criminal’ wins global fame with viral ad

Dramatised scenes of criminals thanking US lawyer Daniel Muessig before proceeding to commit further crimes rile legal profession but impress bloggers.

10 March 2014 09:07

10 Vine messages for Chris Grayling

We asked protesters at today's demonstration against the legal cuts for their seven-second messages to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

7 March 2014 12:34

Day of action: ‘My uni mates went to magic circle firms, I chose the criminal Bar’

23 Essex Street junior Vicky Gainza finds the Crown Prosecution Service's threat to withhold work from striking barristers scary — but not as scary as the alternative of doing nothing to prevent the government's legal aid cuts.

6 March 2014 17:37

Was Dave on the phone to his criminal barrister brother?

The David Cameron-on-the-phone meme that has been sweeping the internet has arrived at the legal profession (starring the PM's brother, Three Raymond Buildings' Alex Cameron QC).

6 March 2014 16:33

How NOT to screw up your vac scheme assessment day

The anonymous trainee solicitor-to-be behind the hugely popular Twitter account @LawVicissitudes shares the wisdom he gleaned from multiple assessment day fails — and, eventually, one success.

6 March 2014 13:09

@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.

6 March 2014 09:24

This is one way to respond to a Magistrates Court summons

What kind of a dope would use a Magistrates Court Summons to roll a joint?

5 March 2014 14:16