I realise that last month’s column was a little, well, maudlin, so this month, with Christmas around the corner, the first doors of the advent calendar open and on the brink of a new year, I am eager to be – unlike Ebeneezer – the spirit of optimism, positivity and, most likely, at least 15 … Continue reading »
PODCAST: 2012: The Year Social Media Made It Onto The Legal Map Over a bottle or two of the finest Tesco Value red wine, the Legal Cheek team deliver their reflections on 2012 – and predictions for 2013… For editorial assistant Lucy Pether, a final year law student at the London School of Economics, 2012 … Continue reading »
PODCAST – Former Eastender Chris Parker and his frustration with A-Level obsession After spending his 20s as an actor, rising to fame in Eastenders and Strictly Come Dancing (see below), Chris Parker decided he wanted to get serious and become a lawyer…. So he enrolled in a law degree at Birkbeck College, University of London, … Continue reading »
PODCAST – The Rise Of The Indie Lawyer Social media is giving individual solicitors and barristers a voice and helping them to develop their careers in new directions. In doing so, it’s stripping away some of the power of big law firms and chambers. But rigid trainee and pupil recruitment procedures make it much harder … Continue reading »
The AWS Returners Conference eases the sting of an approaching cold snap for Kevin Poulter It was only last month that I was celebrating the innocence of youth but since then my thoughts have turned much more macabre. The natural world has changed from its warm, lush splendour to a stark minimalism seemingly overnight … Continue reading »
