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Legal Cheek Top Five: The Week’s Most Read Stories

1. Barrister Who Named Lord McAlpine On His Blog Removes Post And Braces Himself For...

17 November 2012 13:37

End Of The Day Round-Up

Full text: Home truths about judicial diversity – Lord Sumption [Supremecourt.gov.uk] Absence of a Welsh...

16 November 2012 18:52

‘We Must End Oxbridge’s Stranglehold On The Bar And Look Instead To The Russell Group’

OccupyTheInns argues that the recent increase of Oxbridge representation among pupil barristers is bad news...

16 November 2012 15:10

JOB ALERT: Immigration Paralegal

From Baby Barristers: a well-regarded London law firm seeks a law graduate to join its...

16 November 2012 12:55

At The Criminal Bar You ‘Learn To Deal With Misogyny, Inequality And A Progressive Lack Of Quality’

Ed note: This is the fourth in a series of posts where leading members of...

16 November 2012 10:50

Morning Round-Up: Friday 16 November

The future: applying for training contracts and pupillages via Facebook? [Forbes] Lord Neuberger’s speech on...

16 November 2012 09:37

End Of The Day Round-Up

The danger lurking in laws to end cyberbullying [Legal Cheek’s associate editor Emily Jupp in...

15 November 2012 18:47

PODCAST: ‘If I Can’t Get An Interview, Should I Film Myself Being Interviewed Then Post It On YouTube?’

As he outlined in his blog post yesterday, College of Law GDL student Simeon Klein...

15 November 2012 16:10

‘Women Look To Men For Crucial Decisions’: Top Junior Barrister Stars In Anti-Women Bishops Video

Albion Chambers family law barrister Daniel Leafe has appeared in a video alongside his wife,...

15 November 2012 09:50

BROKEN: Legal Journo Tests Boundaries Of Meaning With ‘BREAKING’ News Merger Tweet

Yesterday at 5:17pm – a full three hours and 16 minutes after the announcement had been...

15 November 2012 09:13