Alex Aldridge

Follow @AlexAldridgeUK Stories of Jewish lawyers in Nazi Germany are both tragic and inspiring Sitting in the reception room of the Law Society’s representative office in Brussels last week (where I was covering a conference), I happened upon an excellent … Continue reading →

How will the Legal Services Act affect law students and junior lawyers? Is a law degree a better bet than the GDL conversion course? What’s it like to be the only person in Doncaster wearing a suit? College of Law … Continue reading →

Associate lawyers Jo Martin and Kevin Poulter ponder the changing mood at the junior end of the legal profession, with a little prompting from me. [buzzsprout episode="33074" player="true"][buzzsprout episode="33074" player="true"]   Transcript: is the Roll on Friday generation dead?  Transcribed … Continue reading →

Bar Professional Training Course graduate Adam Fellows, who was called to the bar in July, debates LGBT networks and other issues affecting gay lawyers with Kevin Poulter, one of the founders of the Gay Employment Lawyers Network, while I pour … Continue reading →

Regular guest Kevin Poulter, an employment lawyer at Bircham Dyson Bell, tells LPC graduate Krish Nair, who has a 2.1 from Edinburgh University, the real way to land a training contract – in 7 snappy minutes of high quality stereo. … Continue reading →

Are tweeters fair game for journos? Following a spot of controversy over my Guardian law piece on tweeting lawyers, I chat over a bottle of wine with Emily Jupp, a social media journalist at The Independent, who, amongst other things, … Continue reading →

     This week, we’re discussing the importance of having a face that fits in law. With me is the head of the Legal Awareness Society of BPP Law School who tweets at @legalaware, and my regular guest, the employment … Continue reading →