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Secrets to Success Birmingham — with Pinsent Masons, Reed Smith, Squire Patton Boggs, Browne Jacobson and ULaw
Thursday 19 June, 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON
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Secrets to Success Manchester — with Pinsent Masons, Clyde & Co, Express Solicitors and ULaw
Tuesday 24 June, 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON
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The SQE: students and law firms share their stories — with ULaw
Thursday 26 June, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
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Thursday 3 July, 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON
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The biggest challenge of the SQE – and how to overcome it
Hannah Uglow, SQE & LPC programme and student lead at ULaw, discusses the best and worst things about the exams and shares her top tips on how to tackle them
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My SQE1 experience – and advice for those preparing to sit it
BPP student ambassador Sarina Yamahata reflects on the SQE study strategy that helped her secure a successful result
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Is SQE passing the diversity test?
Dr Morag Duffin, Director of Student Success, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at ULaw, reflects on the findings around minority group performance under the new assessment regime
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Watch now: SQE2 taster workshop
BPP module leader Julie Manson joins Jonny Hurst, head of outreach, share insights into the key legal skills assessed in SQE2 and how to develop them
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Non-law students: why conversion courses remain a ‘crucial’ stepping stone to becoming a lawyer
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Private shares, public ambitions: PISCES explained
Future BCLP trainee, Keenan Taku, delves into the government's proposed trading system
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Copyright in the age of AI: The UK’s contentious proposal
First year law student at Leeds Uni, Xin Ern Teow (Ilex) analyses the UK's proposals to resolve the tension between copyright and AI-produced content
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The influence of cognitive biases, media exposure, and social psychology on wrongful convictions
Penultimate-year law student, Shayda Darwish, explores how social psychology can distort jury decision-making
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Balancing guilt: Rethinking mens rea and the criminalisation of neurodivergence
Queen’s Belfast law student Sarisha Harikrishna explores the impact of brain function and behaviour within the context of criminal offences
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AI and the erosion of artistic integrity
Leeds law school grad, Mohammad Anas, takes a deep-dive into the ramifications of Ghibli-style images on copyright law in the era of generative AI
