October
The profession really got into the Halloween spirit this year. A barrister's leg burst after an attack by a flesh-eating spider. A US lawyer killed a goat and drank its blood. And in an unexpected tribute to The Exorcist, a Stephenson Harwood trainee vomited on her colleagues at an industry awards dinner. Hurrah!
RPC made the headlines when it joined a growing number of firms using contextual analysis to work out whether a disadvantaged job applicant's ABB is worth more, bearing in mind their background, than an Etonian's AAB. And Ashurst decided to allocate work to associates blind.
Pinsent Masons also tried to help out the disadvantaged, but unfortunately it ended in a running battle through the square mile. And in other violence news, a posh Middle Temple dinner degenerated into a brawl.
Other firms attempted to win cool points: CMS gave students virtual reality rides in Ferraris, while Herbert Smith Fixiebikes unveiled a "pop-up" (a pop-up photocopying station, that is).
RoF tracked the slow-motion collapse of Blavo & Co, whose senior partner bullshitted for Britain as it leaked out that he had put all his staff on notice of redundancy, then tried to sell the firm on the sly, then was quizzed by police and finally got shut down by the SRA. The brilliant Texas Law Hawk released another video, and in the background West End firm Jeffrey Green Russell quietly imploded.
November
Lawyers were lambasted for being utterly incomprehensible, but then a lawyer was sacked for being far too comprehensible when he called Liverpudlians "Scouse scum".
Freshfields had a week horribilis which it became the first law firm to be publically criticised by the Takeover Panel, while Bakers had its good name ripped off by devious scammers. Old Golden Turd Parabis had a far worse week: it was broken up and sold off. Apparently no-one has lost their jobs yet, however, so perhaps there is a silver lining. A better month for Shoosmiths, which fought off a £5.5 million claim brought against it by two dogs.
In November, the ISIS terror attacks in Paris claimed the lives of 130 people, including a young Hogan Lovells lawyer. His firm paid tribute.
December
As 2016 approached its climax, the opening of the RollOnFriday Firm of the Year 2016 survey, a group of City firms joined forces to tackle the so-called "poshness test". Meanwhile, future trainees learned of a new exam they may soon have to take on the eve of qualification. And those going to US firms learned that if they passed it they would qualify on £100,000. And a lawyer broke into a woman's bedroom in a g-string and suspenders and mistook her for a panda.
Roll on 2016. Remember, if you spot some crazy behaviour, just stay calm and send it in to RollOnFriday.
Tip Off ROF
The profession really got into the Halloween spirit this year. A barrister's leg burst after an attack by a flesh-eating spider. A US lawyer killed a goat and drank its blood. And in an unexpected tribute to The Exorcist, a Stephenson Harwood trainee vomited on her colleagues at an industry awards dinner. Hurrah!
RPC made the headlines when it joined a growing number of firms using contextual analysis to work out whether a disadvantaged job applicant's ABB is worth more, bearing in mind their background, than an Etonian's AAB. And Ashurst decided to allocate work to associates blind.
Pinsent Masons also tried to help out the disadvantaged, but unfortunately it ended in a running battle through the square mile. And in other violence news, a posh Middle Temple dinner degenerated into a brawl.
Other firms attempted to win cool points: CMS gave students virtual reality rides in Ferraris, while Herbert Smith Fixiebikes unveiled a "pop-up" (a pop-up photocopying station, that is).
RoF tracked the slow-motion collapse of Blavo & Co, whose senior partner bullshitted for Britain as it leaked out that he had put all his staff on notice of redundancy, then tried to sell the firm on the sly, then was quizzed by police and finally got shut down by the SRA. The brilliant Texas Law Hawk released another video, and in the background West End firm Jeffrey Green Russell quietly imploded.
November
Lawyers were lambasted for being utterly incomprehensible, but then a lawyer was sacked for being far too comprehensible when he called Liverpudlians "Scouse scum".
Freshfields had a week horribilis which it became the first law firm to be publically criticised by the Takeover Panel, while Bakers had its good name ripped off by devious scammers. Old Golden Turd Parabis had a far worse week: it was broken up and sold off. Apparently no-one has lost their jobs yet, however, so perhaps there is a silver lining. A better month for Shoosmiths, which fought off a £5.5 million claim brought against it by two dogs.
In November, the ISIS terror attacks in Paris claimed the lives of 130 people, including a young Hogan Lovells lawyer. His firm paid tribute.
December
As 2016 approached its climax, the opening of the RollOnFriday Firm of the Year 2016 survey, a group of City firms joined forces to tackle the so-called "poshness test". Meanwhile, future trainees learned of a new exam they may soon have to take on the eve of qualification. And those going to US firms learned that if they passed it they would qualify on £100,000. And a lawyer broke into a woman's bedroom in a g-string and suspenders and mistook her for a panda.
Roll on 2016. Remember, if you spot some crazy behaviour, just stay calm and send it in to RollOnFriday.
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A textbook RoF tip-off, yesterday |
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