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A wannabe lawyer’s social media strategy to land a job through the showcasing of his buff physique
Want to make yourself stand out from the crowd of other jobless lawyers? Well, you...
Lord Justice Ward bows out with a tribute to oral advocacy
Legendary Court of Appeal judge Sir Alan Ward has delivered his final judgment. Compared to...
How should chambers and law firms reject applicants?
Recently we received this email from a disgruntled pupillage-seeker… How did the pupillage-seeker know they...
‘Your Barrister Boyfriend’ reveals 5 more ‘barrister hotties (or notties?)’ nominated by readers
The authors of the seminal ’21 hottest barristers in London’ — hosted on the YourBarristerBoyfriend Tumblr...
Olympic rower cleared of assault: Clifford Chance associate ‘was like a dog snapping’ as he ‘attempted to bite me on the nose’
Olympic rower Sean Corrigall has been cleared today of assaulting Clifford Chance associate Edward Dyson...
The most error-strewn tweet announcing a new DPP ever?
Someone at “The Tomes” seems to have been in a little bit too much of...
Quitting a law degree because of a disappointing first year: a good idea?
Last week I got this email. My response is below. Dear Anonymous Lancaster University Student,...
How anonymous social media sensations can avoid getting sued
Amid the thrills of YourBarristerBoyfriend’s sensational arrival on the scene last week, there were —...
Adventures in law firm marketing
Spotted yesterday in fashionable London artist enclave Hackney Wick. In the interests of accuracy, it...
‘You need an offer…but you only need one’
It took a stint working in marketing, a brief spell as a criminal barrister and...