A&O rookie and YouTuber Tashan Dwyer sits down with Legal Cheek to reflect on the challenges he’s overcome to realise his lawyer dream — and how he hopes to help others do the same Tashan Dwyer — image credit: @tashanifill ...
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‘What law school is this??? Asking for a friend’ Kim Kardashian (image credit — Instagram (@kimkardashian) World-famous wannabe lawyer Kim Kardashian has given law students the world over major envy by posing for sunny study snaps whilst working on her ...
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Latest release from Ivy & Normanton, the first ever outfitter dedicated to courtwear for women (Image credit: Ivy & Normanton) Two junior barristers from Doughty Street Chambers have teamed up to design and launch a range of hijabs to wear ...
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‘I used to watch Harry Potter the night before every exam and guess what: I have a first-class degree’ Legally Blonde – credit: Tracy Bennet/MGM You’d be wrong to think that grit, determination and serious graft were enough to get ...
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Diversity commitment follows appointment of first female senior partner Magic circle law firm Freshfields is targeting a global leadership team of at least 40% women as part new five-year diversity action plan, it announced today. The outfit says it wants ...
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Meet the influencers that kept us entertained and educated over the past 12 months It’s the question on everyone’s mind: who’s going to pick up this year’s Legal Cheek gong for best use of social media? As we countdown to ...
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‘I’m here live. I’m not a cat’, Rod Ponton tells judge during virtual court hearing Footage of a lawyer who accidentally turned on a cat filter during a virtual court hearing has won the internet for this week. The clip ...
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Robe-inspired number features Lord Justice Nugee’s initials Lord Justice Nugee (Image credit: Rose Nugee) A top judge has used a recent swearing-in ceremony to showcase their incredible robe-inspired face covering. Sported by Lord Justice Nugee, who currently sits in the ...
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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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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 ...
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