Legal Cheek

Legal Cheek

Legal Cheek is a well-known legal news platform in the UK, often described as having a "tabloid" style. It includes a careers section that offers insights into law firms and barrister chambers, and it boasts a significant presence on social media. The site was established in 2011 by Alex Aldridge, a former journalist from The Guardian, who originally launched it from his London apartment. Aldridge, who has a legal background as a trained barrister, uses his expertise to inform the content on the site.

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  • 3 weeks ago | legalcheek.com | Lydia Fontes

    Student ambassador at BPP University Law School Sarina Yamahata reflects on the SQE study strategy that helped her secure a successful resultWhen Sarina Yamahata completed her LLB in 2022, she wasn’t sure if she wanted to qualify as a lawyer. However, after spending two years in Geneva studying international law and then working as a legal intern for the United Nations, she decided to return to the UK to take her SQE and get qualified.

  • 3 weeks ago | legalcheek.com | Lydia Fontes

    Fined £14kA partner in DWF‘s London office has been fined over £14,000 after he wrongly approved payments amounting to £2.2 million to a property developer client. Mark Andrew Shepherd was working in the firm’s real estate team in 2019 when it was instructed on the construction and sale of a number new-build residential properties.

  • 1 month ago | legalcheek.com | Lydia Fontes

    As the number of non-barristers on the bench falls to its lowest point in a decade, what is holding solicitors back? Solicitors are joining the judiciary in the lowest numbers seen in a generation. In recently published advice, the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) highlighted the ongoing underrepresentation of solicitors within the judiciary and offered guidance for those applying for judicial roles.

  • 1 month ago | legalcheek.com | Lydia Fontes

    Throws lavish celebrationKim Kardashian has graduated law school after six years — and pulled out all the stops to celebrate. The 44-year-old reality TV star has completed the California Law Office Study Program which allows aspiring lawyers to study law for four years in a law office or judge’s chambers, rather than attending a traditional law school. Kim K began her apprenticeship with a San Francisco law firm back in 2018 and managed to pass the “baby bar” exam in 2021 after four attempts.

  • 1 month ago | legalcheek.com | Lydia Fontes

    Part of net zero effortsDWF has revealed plans for a carbon removal project — the “DWF Forest” — as part of its efforts to achieve net zero by 2045. In order to achieve this goal, DWF has said it will prioritise a 90% emissions reduction target over the next twenty years. The firm’s residual 10% of emissions will be offset by the eponymous forest, a collaboration with Climate Impact Partners, which the firm hopes will sequester carbon as it matures.

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