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Lawyer’s sloppy first-take advert becomes viral hit

This does not inspire confidence.

3 February 2014 09:05

Vac Scheme deadline day: coverage of all today’s big news

With most top law firms' deadlines for vac scheme applications at midnight tonight, it's going to be a fun Friday evening for wannabe solicitors.

31 January 2014 14:24

Why life as a QC is more similar to running a pub in Cleethorpes than at first it may appear

When she became a lawyer, Taryn Lee QC thought that she was taking a very different path to her publican parents. But now she's not so sure.

31 January 2014 09:58

The 15 law student personality types that emerge during social interaction

University College Dublin Law Society has attempted an ambitious categorisation of the 15 types of law students to be found at its annual ball — and uploaded the results to YouTube.

31 January 2014 08:43

Advice: ‘I am studying law but looking to work as a journalist’

Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge responds to a Birmingham University law student's Twitter plea for advice.

30 January 2014 13:33

Interview: Law student facing exclusion from Sussex Uni will draw upon Occupy legal challenge to fuel barrister dream

Most law students would consider the prospect of being excluded by their university to be a nightmare. But not Michael Segalov.

30 January 2014 08:54

20 Essex Street barrister marries Bollywood star

Top London commercial barrister Sudhanshu Swaroop has tied the knot with a Bollywood celebrity.

29 January 2014 12:42

How long would these children’s book villains go to prison for?

If Lord Voldemort somehow ended up in a real court he would go down for a whopping 134 years and six months.

28 January 2014 12:56

Sharp-witted Oxford law student takes down UKIP MEP Bloom after Richard III gibe

An Oxford University law student has got the better of UKIP member Godfrey Bloom after the gaffe-prone MEP seemed to try to mock him for his disability.

28 January 2014 07:51