American Bar Association brands protestors’ actions as ‘criminal conduct’ Capitol building – image credit: Martin Falbisoner via Wikimedia Commons Lawyers have condemned the violent riots in Washington after an angry mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building. The ...
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Feed SubscriptionMagic circle partner gives ‘child-friendly’ insight into life as a tax lawyer
With the help of Jaffa Cakes and jigsaws How would you explain tax law to someone with no commercial awareness, no law degree and who hasn’t even passed all of their primary school SATs? Magic circle partner Dan Neidle, who ...
Read More »9 things City lawyers miss about the office – as told by The Office GIFs
With help from Michael Scott and the gang What’s not to enjoy about working from home during the pandemic? Better work-life balance, increased productivity and no more soul-sucking commute. Out with the old office and in with the New Normal, ...
Read More »11 photos of Taylor Swift dressed like law firms
Legal lookbook includes the magic circle Taylor Swift and the City (image credit: © Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com) What would Taylor Swift look like dressed as a law firm? It’s a key question that the Legal Cheek team has been asking ...
Read More »Scrap the Supreme Court, argues right-wing think tank
UK’s highest bench is guilty of ‘excessive judicial activism’ The Supreme Court should be abolished and replaced with case-by-case panels of judges from the Court of Appeal, a right-wing think tank has argued. The UK’s highest bench is guilty of ...
Read More »Former lawyer slams law firms for putting email addresses in order of hierarchy
Moiz Ali says he was ‘admonished’ A former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett lawyer has revealed he was once “admonished” by a partner for not putting the email addresses of his colleagues in order of seniority. In a viral tweet (below), ...
Read More »Lady Hale’s spider brooch – which cost £12 from Cards Galore — didn’t have ‘hidden message’
🕷️ Lady Hale delivering last year’s landmark Supreme Court judgment, sporting her now-famous spider brooch Lady Hale has explained how she came into possession of her famous spider brooch. “None of my brooches are worth very much; they are all ...
Read More »Freshfields lawyers aghast after senior partner refers to ‘Blacks’ in firm-wide email
Boss Edward Braham apologises and says he is ‘committed to learning from this’ The senior partner of Freshfields is facing a backlash after referring to ‘Blacks’ in a firm-wide email that attempted to show support for the Black Lives Matter ...
Read More »Law on lockdown: The dissertation pic round-up
*Adds Photoshop skills to LinkedIn* Before COVID-19, legal dissertations amounted to semester-long sentences, to be served in the law library. For the many hard working, sleep-deprived and caffeine addicted students, hope could be found in the celebratory dissertation picture. Those ...
Read More »23 legal TikToks to make your day
From Donoghue v Stevenson to City law firm perks — Legal Cheek has covered it all Whether you’re spending these social distancing days getting through training contract applications or shamelessly binging day-time repeats of Judge Rinder — law students are ...
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