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#TweetsOfTheWeek

Follow @LegalCheek Legal Cheek is watching you… Twitter tale from the Bar of the week...

Nov 25 2011 12:42pm

AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: I want to jack in law to become an artist

Dear Auntie Em, Last week I went to an art exhibition sponsored by my [large...

Nov 24 2011 1:19pm

THE MAN BEHIND THE LAW REPORTS

Follow @DanHLawReporter Barrister-turned-law reporter Daniel Hoadley explains what it’s like to document court cases, and...

Nov 24 2011 11:01am

PUPILLAGE: ‘A REASONABLE EXPECTATION’

Follow @OccupyTheInns OccupyTheInns hits back at the criticism last week’s post received, and puts forward...

Nov 23 2011 1:25pm

BOOZERS: THEIR BRILLIANCE AND BAD BEHAVIOUR

Writing anonymously, a partner at a top London law firm reflects on the legal profession’s...

Nov 23 2011 9:43am

I DON’T WANNA BE IGNORED

Follow @DiaryofaGDL GDL student David Woodall isn’t convinced all work experience is worthwhile It dawns...

Nov 22 2011 10:25am

SOCIAL MOBILITY EFFORTS STILL IN A VACUUM

Follow @FellowsAdam The disconnect between the legal profession and school children is a hindrance to...

Nov 21 2011 3:24pm

WHAT’S DRIVING YOU, LOVE OR FEAR?

Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Don’t pursue a career on the basis of what will sound good at...

Nov 21 2011 10:21am

#TweetsOfTheWeek

Follow @LegalCheek Legal Cheek is watching you… Twitter put down of the week Rookie barrister...

Nov 18 2011 2:41pm

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

Law graduate Flora Duguid isn’t ready to fly the white flag yet in her quest...

Nov 17 2011 3:18pm

AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: ‘I’ve been having an affair with my boss’

Follow @emilyjupp Dear Auntie Em, I’ve been having an affair with my boss for the...

Nov 17 2011 10:35am

‘IT’S TIME TO OCCUPY THE INNS OF COURT’

Follow @OccupyTheInns Jobless law graduates should follow the St Paul’s protesters’ example, argues OccupyTheInns As...

Nov 16 2011 3:49pm

THE OLD BOYS’ CLUB’S OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Follow @debbiematthews1 Women are rarely welcomed into judges’ chambers for cosy post-case chats, says Deborah...

Nov 16 2011 10:28am

TOP 5 iPHONE APPS FOR LAW STUDENTS

Follow @dietjustice Diet Justice reviews some of the best iPhone Apps for lawyers-to-be I now...

Nov 15 2011 3:03pm

DO WE HAVE TO CALL IT ‘DIVERSITY’?

Follow @legalaware Ambiguous term is stunting debate, says LegalAware The word ‘diversity’ is an unhelpful...

Nov 15 2011 10:19am

LEGAL BODY IN FRESH ONLINE BLUNDER

Follow @pondcat First, the bar’s awful ‘Pupillage Portal’; now the solicitors’ regulator has run into...

Nov 14 2011 4:01pm

IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THE BLOGGERS, JOIN THEM

Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Continuing snobbery towards legal blogging betrays journalists’ fear that evolving medium could do...

Nov 14 2011 10:38am

#TweetsOfTheWeek

Follow @LegalCheek Legal Cheek is watching you… Social mobility champion of the week @TheInnerTemple, with...

Nov 11 2011 1:36pm

AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: ‘I can’t get a training contract’

Follow @emilyjupp Dear Auntie Em, I finished my LPC this summer and I still don’t...

Nov 10 2011 12:54pm

‘WE SHOULD GO FOR A DRINK…’

Follow @debbiematthews1 …No we shouldn’t, thinks Deborah Matthews, continuing her tales about predatory male lawyers...

Nov 10 2011 11:06am

‘YOU HAVE TO EAT DINNER TO QUALIFY AS A BARRISTER?!’

Follow @FellowsAdam Adam Fellows explains the eccentric world of the inns of court Despite the...

Nov 10 2011 6:57am