I thought I would try to assist so that you all know where you are when it comes to interviews. Everyone agrees that these are accurate; use them without fear.
Lawyers: a bore
Silks: an egotism
Circuit Judges: a squabble
High Court Judges: a self-satisfaction
Lay Magistrates: a worry
District Judges (Crime): an irritation
District Judges (Civil): an arbitrariness
Recorders: an ambition
Juniors below 10 years call: an aspiration
Juniors above 10 years call: an envy
Members of Pupillage Committees: a nightmare
Pupillage Applicants: a beg
Pupils: an ASBO (thank you Charon – too good not to include)
All other suggestions welcome.
Instructing solicitors: a briefness
Blawgers? – a pitch?… a case?… an asylum?
Who knows… but one day…. we will be given a collective – (Some may even get an ASBO)
And (if we believe all that we read) Criminal Practitioners: a poverty.
LLM Students: A cop out.
Someone who can’t get pupillage: A paralegal.
Someone with a 2.2 : A no-hoper.
Pupillage Applicants ( in the alternative) A Whine , A Moan , A Bleat or an Outrage(d) of same, perhaps?!?
Some people clearly don’t grasp what a collective noun is…