In the Eighth Circle
Hello, my name is Michael. How do you do? I have recently started my training contract at a niche litigation practice based in Chester. I will for the next year be sending despatches from the front line of legal practice, and shall endeavour to offer something for all law students to aspire to through my reports of interesting days filled with important work...
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Life as a litigator has given me a fear of working in partnership, and of owning a flat.
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The Supreme Court today delivered two judgements on age discrimination.
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I am presently sat in the waiting area of the Chester county court (waiting for a hearing in which I shall ask for an order for substituted service of a bankruptcy petition – I won’t bore you with the details here), and am typing this blog post into my Blackberry.
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I can recall when it dawned on me that being a lawyer is a proper job.
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It is because of luck (not to mention moral fortitude) that I am able to write a blog post today.
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Earlier this week I took an enquiry from somebody looking for advice about defamation.
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It's revision week for my students.
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I’ve spent many a thrilling hour considering money laundering and fraud.
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I am currently re-reading Dracula, and I would suggest that you stop reading this post if you want the end of that novel to remain a secret.
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The past few years of working at a litigation practice (first as a paralegal; now as a trainee) has left me with a near-paralysing fear of two things, namely owning a flat (a fear I don’t intend to elaborate on today) and working in partnership (which I do).
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I write this post on the way back from London following a productive day in the Employment Tribunal.
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Being a trainee solicitor at a boutique litigation firm isn’t all private jets to Cannes and cocaine parties with Supreme Court judges.
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It’s autumn, and that means that the autumn term has started.
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I have previously blogged about how I found certain differences between academic law as taught in law school and life in practice startling, and I am now going to discuss a further example of this.
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I read with interest the recent Oracle answer which advised would-be trainee solicitors to wear suits to any interviews that they may have and went on to discuss the importance of professional appearance.
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The key to becoming an equity partner, they say, is not about being a good lawyer but being able to attract clients and generate business
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At times it can be difficult to avoid becoming depressed.
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What do trainees do all day? I’m sure that most of you will know by now that the work is vaguely glamorous and exceptionally well paid (you will have seen trainees rolling up to professional skills course lessons in their Porsches and Astons), but I don’t think that many prospective trainees will have a good grasp of how trainees actually fill their time.
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I spent three days last week attending a final hearing at a district registry of the High Court.
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My original post for today described in detail the cold, fusion process that I had worked out over the weekend.
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I write this blog post with eyes streaming blood, amid a pile of papers larger than a decent-sized cathedral.
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When I started working at a real law firm, I noticed a distinct difference from how things worked in law school.
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Greetings and salutations, and welcome to my blog. If you're reading this then you are interested in becoming a lawyer.
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