Tag: Students

Former Team GB athlete swaps Taekwondo for a training contract

'I had the opportunity to live my dream, kicking people for a living,' Hassan Haider tells Legal Cheek

Jun 18 2024 8:25am
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The best bits from the Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2024 Virtual Vac Scheme

A handy summary of the week’s workshops and presentations

Jun 17 2024 11:28am
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‘My SQE journey as a non-law student with dyslexia’

ULaw student Freya Patten shares her experience of the SQE and her transition from a science grad to future lawyer

Jun 12 2024 6:53am

City law ‘drinking culture’ poses major challenge for aspiring Muslim lawyers

New report spotlights challenges facing Bangladeshi and Pakistani applicants

Jun 12 2024 6:52am
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‘Enormous opportunity missed’: Law school chief hits out at ethnicity attainment gap report 

City Law School's James Catchpole questions exclusion of SQE students in long-awaited research

Jun 12 2024 6:52am
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Why it’s not too late to save the SQE

Legal education godfather Professor Nigel Savage has a plan

Jun 11 2024 8:17am
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Why high quality mock exams are the key to SQE success

QLTS explains how it’s supporting students and challenging the traditional providers

Jun 10 2024 8:20am

What you need to be doing to secure a training contract

John Watkins, Director of Employability at ULaw, talks AI in TC applications, adaptability, and excelling at virtual events

Jun 6 2024 11:36am
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Students report difficulties getting QWE signed off

Lack of understanding among employers

Jun 6 2024 8:35am
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SQE-you-later: Will the recent exam blunder deter future lawyers?

Law student Dara Antova gives her verdict on the Kaplan marking debacle

Jun 5 2024 8:52am
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White students more likely to secure law firm sponsorship, research finds

Major SRA report examines ethnicity attainment gap in law exams

Jun 4 2024 8:27am
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5 things to avoid doing on your summer vac scheme

Sidestep these blunders!

Jun 3 2024 8:49am
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My SQE2 experience

Ifeoluwa Aderibigbe, SQE student and QWE trainee at BPP, dives into her experience of the exams and why legal work experience can be the key to success

May 31 2024 8:55am

ULaw student reaches Miss GB London final

Kiran Nirvan will compete in July

May 31 2024 8:52am
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SRA eyes £66 million SQE income next year 

More than double previous year

May 30 2024 11:50am
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SQE2 pass rate climbs to 73%

Over 870 aspiring lawyers completed latest sitting

May 29 2024 12:49pm
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Thriving careers, vibrant culture: Why Manchester is a magnet for aspiring lawyers

Catherine Morgan, ULaw employability group manager, discusses her varied career and what aspiring Mancunian lawyers can expect from a career in the city

May 29 2024 8:42am

Meet the lawyer flying the flag for Bristol’s thriving legal scene

Simmons & Simmons' Caroline Turner-Inskip reflects on the wide-ranging benefits of building a legal career in the South West

May 23 2024 9:27am
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Queen Mary and BARBRI create Russell Group’s first solicitor apprenticeship pathway

London uni in early talks with possible partner firms

May 23 2024 8:51am
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