University of Leeds produces ultimate law school ‘league table of league tables’
The power list combines rankings from ‘The Complete University Guide’, ‘The Times University League Table’ and ‘The Guardian University Rankings’
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Lord Chief Justice: It’s essential that quality of legal education and training is not ‘diluted’ with any reforms
Speech highlights key role of law schools
Student makes headlines after revealing he’s suffered racist abuse at Bristol law school
Russell Group university has launched an investigation
US Vice President Mike Pence made a bizarre comic strip while at law school and now it’s surfaced online
Cartoon creation maps the trials and tribulations of law student life
ULaw head Stelios Platis stands down
New CEO will be the third the uni has had since it was bought last year
What else could you buy for the price of a law school textbook?
Subbing statute books for student staples
Over 23,000 new students to start law degrees in September
Biggest intake ever… yet places STILL remain available at top law schools like Leeds and Reading
Bristol teenager who hasn’t gone to university yet to become honorary doctor of laws
She’ll be one of the youngest in the UK
Jobless wannabe lawyer loses legal battle against her law school
Anna Alaburda has been unable to find a legal job after ten years of trying
Research: One fifth of the world’s top law schools are in the UK
But Oxford and Cambridge miss out on the top spot
Bar students are getting even worse at ethics, official report shows
If four-year trend continues, more than half of those on the BPTC are likely to fail ethics module at first go next year
Shearman & Sterling’s London office switches Kaplan for Uni of Law in LPC deal
Contract kicks off this September in a post-sale boost for university
University of Law launches money back guarantee for out-of-work LPC students
ULaw offering 50% rebate of fees for those unable to secure job in “legal or commerce”
University of Law boss stands down in post-sale top-tier shake-up
Exclusive: Chief executive goes and top finance man is also thought to be heading for door
Oxbridge takes top honours in latest law faculty league table
London’s Queen Mary trails a distant third in newspaper list, while a barrel-load of Russell Group big names disappoints
BPP hit by setback in bid to become a uni as union says move would put students ‘at risk’
Most law students claim to be indifferent to whether the… Read more »
What Has Happened To The Legal Education And Training Review Final Report?
The final report of the Legal Education and Training Review… Read more »
‘I Fear That I Was Too Ready To Treat The View Of The Experienced As Gospel’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If… Read more »
BPP Law School Makes BPTC Student Resit Exams After Her Results Were Lost (And It Almost Remains A Secret)
BPP Law School generally does a good job of, er,… Read more »
EXCLUSIVE: College Of Law To Change Its Name To The ‘University Of Law’ – And Become A Proper University
The College of Law is to re-brand as the University… Read more »
Amateur Porn Filmed In Top Law School Library
More crazy stuff from across the pond, this time involving… Read more »
The Graduate Diploma in Law: At First It Makes You Happy…
Assorted scenes from week one, term one, of the GDL… Read more »
How To Land a PAID Paralegal Position And Qualify As a Solicitor Without Drowning In Debt
Paralegal Tony, a part-time LPC student and paralegal at a… Read more »
Law Lecturer In Sex (And Other Stuff)-For-Grades Scandal
In the good old days, sleeping with a lecturer was… Read more »
Five Ways To Solve The Pupillage Crisis
The chairman of the Bar Council was recently reported in… Read more »
Another Facebook ‘Reverse Auction’ For An LPC Place Ends Instantly – With Minimal Savings For Winning Bidder
The National College of Legal Training (NCLT)’s first Facebook ‘reverse… Read more »
BPP Law School CEO Says Avoid Criminal Bar; Bar Council Chief Voices ‘Great Concern’ At Number Of Barrister Wannabes – Yet Still Students Keep Flocking To The BPTC
On Sunday BPP Law School chief executive Peter Crisp became… Read more »
Danger! High Voltage: The College Of Law Ad Causing Chaos On The Tube
I spotted this ad for the College of Law on… Read more »
Persuading The Law School Turkeys To Vote For Christmas
Yesterday I urged the assembled luminaries at the Westminster Legal… Read more »
World’s Most Famous Legal Executive Starts Law School
The self taught Chinese ‘barefoot lawyer’ Chen Guangcheng may not… Read more »
EXCLUSIVE: BPTC Students Point Finger At Bar Standards Board Following ‘Disastrous’ And ‘Unfair’ Exams
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has had a bad week…. Read more »
SOLD: College Of Law Cashes In At Younger Generation’s Expense In Private Equity Deal
Introducing Baroness Helena Kennedy last night at the College of… Read more »
‘The Prestige Factor’: Queen Mary or Durham For Law?
Last week I received this email from a student: “The… Read more »
Inside College of Law Moorgate, Britain’s Elite Law School
College of Law Moorgate students Cat Pond (pictured left) and… Read more »
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BPP criminal law exam delayed by over an hour due to shortage of question papers 
Social media fumes as female QC caught having rush hour romp with male solicitor has criminal record wiped, but his caution stands 
Exclusive: There are 16,000 barristers currently practising, just 110 have criminal convictions 
Pro bono appeal: Manchester Law Society calls on lawyers to help victims of arena terrorist attack 
Cambridge college names first female head in its 700-year history, and she’s an international and company law lecturer
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