The Supreme Court is heading to Glasgow – Legal Cheek
Top justices set to head north next May as the court packs its bags for Scotland Glasgow’s City Chambers — credit Michael D Beckwith/WikiCommons The Supreme Court is packing its…
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Ex-Irwin Mitchell paralegal barred after sending misleading email to ‘appease the client’ – Legal Cheek
Didn’t issue claim A paralegal has been barred from working in the legal profession after admitting he sent “wrong and misleading” information to a client about the status of their…
Judge with motor neurone disease uses computer-generated voice in court – Legal Cheek
Thought to be the only judge in the world to hear criminal cases using text-to-speech tech Sheriff Alastair Carmichael (credit STV News) A Scottish sheriff has become what is believed…
Attorney General seeks young voices to champion rule of law – Legal Cheek
New initiative calls on ambassadors to promote UK justice in their communities Attorney General talking with students at Cumberland Lodge — credit: Ian Longthorne The Attorney General has launched a…
Uni rank and degree grade best predict SQE success, report finds – Legal Cheek
Many factors influencing performance remain unknown A new report suggests that where you studied and how well you did at university remain the strongest predictors of performance in the Solicitors…
More than a quarter of barristers say they’re not managing workloads well — despite rise in overall wellbeing – Legal Cheek
‘Still a lot of work to do,’ says Bar Council chair More than a quarter of barristers say they’re struggling to manage their workloads, according to new figures from the…
Kim Kardashian fails bar exam – Legal Cheek
‘Falling short isn’t failure — it’s fuel,’ says aspiring lawyer Kim Kardashian, the social media mogul and reality TV star, has revealed that she failed the notoriously difficult California bar…
The comprehensive school boy from Newport who founded Pogust Goodhead — before being dramatically ousted – Legal Cheek
Rookie lawyer who sniffed an opportunity with class action funding now finds himself out of a job Thomas Goodhead A brief look into the world of class action lawsuits leads…
Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Mishcon boss: Tax hike on LLPs will drive people overseas (£) Magic Circle ramps up US expansion: ‘It’s…
Magic Circle chambers agrees to pay interview travel costs as part of campaign to help under 25s – Legal Cheek
Bar and smaller firms urged to follow lead of corporate law Interview travel costs campaigner Ellie Hecht Essex Court Chambers has agreed to pay interview travel costs as part of…
Solicitor General: Junior lawyers’ pro bono efforts inspire me – Legal Cheek
Writing exclusively for Legal Cheek, Solicitor General Ellie Reeves says Pro Bono Week is a reminder of what the legal profession does so well Pro bono work is an essential…
Exclusive research reveals training contract numbers remain stable — despite talk of a ‘graduate jobpocalypse’ – Legal Cheek
New Legal Cheek research tracks eight years of data from leading City law firms to see how training contract numbers have fared The number of training contracts (TCs) on offer…
Minimum wage hike could put students off becoming lawyers, says Law Society boss – Legal Cheek
Why bother with uni and the SQE when non-graduate jobs pay the same as a solicitor at a small firm? Photo by Emil huang on Unsplash The UK’s imminent minimum…
Slaughter and May associate struck off for lying about degree result – Legal Cheek
Said he got a first A junior lawyer at Magic Circle law firm Slaughter and May has been struck off after lying about his academic results on a pupillage application.…
What Charlotte Proudman did next – Legal Cheek
Having helped change gender attitudes in the legal profession, high profile barrister has now launched her own law firm For those not well-versed in mid-2010s legal drama, Charlotte Proudman may…