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

The best bits from the Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2024 Virtual Vac Scheme
A handy summary of the week’s workshops and presentations

Top 10 places for Glasgow, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Nottingham in latest law school rankings
Cambridge takes top spot

‘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

City law ‘drinking culture’ poses major challenge for aspiring Muslim lawyers
New report spotlights challenges facing Bangladeshi and Pakistani applicants

‘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

Why it’s not too late to save the SQE
Legal education godfather Professor Nigel Savage has a plan

Why high quality mock exams are the key to SQE success
QLTS explains how it’s supporting students and challenging the traditional providers

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

Kim K says she ‘can’t deal with all these f****** hearsay exceptions’
Law student problems

Students report difficulties getting QWE signed off
Lack of understanding among employers

SQE-you-later: Will the recent exam blunder deter future lawyers?
Law student Dara Antova gives her verdict on the Kaplan marking debacle

White students more likely to secure law firm sponsorship, research finds
Major SRA report examines ethnicity attainment gap in law exams

5 things to avoid doing on your summer vac scheme
Sidestep these blunders!

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

ULaw student reaches Miss GB London final
Kiran Nirvan will compete in July

SRA eyes £66 million SQE income next year
More than double previous year

SQE2 pass rate climbs to 73%
Over 870 aspiring lawyers completed latest sitting

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

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

Queen Mary and BARBRI create Russell Group’s first solicitor apprenticeship pathway
London uni in early talks with possible partner firms