Tag: Students

Birmingham Uni law grad becomes first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Great Britain in 66 years
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers hopes to become a barrister

Travel giant TUI teams up with Hertfordshire Uni to launch solicitor apprenticeship programme
Follows KFC training contract offering

Exclusive: High street law firm advertises for unpaid paralegals
Smart Solicitors' not so smart recruitment tactics

Exclusive: Goldsmiths Uni launches law degree ahead of super-exam shake-up
First cohort to start in Autumn 2019

Event: How to get into law as a career changer — with Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling
Hear from lawyers who’ve done it

‘Technology won’t turn the world upside down overnight — but lawyers need to embrace the gradual change that is happening’
We spoke to Catherine Hammon, Digital Revolution Knowledge Lawyer at international legal practice Osborne Clarke

Chambers ‘Law Camp’ gives sixth-formers a taste of life at the bar
Students from underrepresented backgrounds assigned barrister mentors as part of myth-busting two-day workshop

Social media is everywhere — but the law governing it remains a speciality form of practice: Here’s how to get into it
ULaw associate professor Peter Goodchild looks back on a career that began as an IP and IT lawyer in the City

From BPTC to lawtech — the upsides of having a ‘Plan B’
Nicola Jane Smith reflects on life after law school and the seemingly never-ending hunt for pupillage

Will studying law at The Open University stop me securing pupillage?
Career changer mulls impact of law school choice on barrister dream

Exclusive: BPP cuts London staff headcount following LLB suspension
Move comes as legal education giant opts to focus on solicitor super-exam training

The best lawyer photos from London Pride ?️?
Includes wigs, top hats and law-themed jewellery

Clifford Chance offers tech-focused ‘vac scheme’ to future trainees
Includes crash courses in coding and data analytics

Don’t try to imitate Rachel Zane from Suits, just be your authentic self
Barristers from Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe and Serjeants’ Inn join an LPC Law advocate and ULaw’s national BPTC director to discuss how to make it as a barrister

Oxford University Law Society in teenage blog post kerfuffle
Presidential candidate's musings as a 16-year-old derail election
Jeremy Corbyn suggests decriminalising cannabis possession
But Labour leader stops short of saying we should legalise it completely

Five reasons why law students are obsessed with Love Island
ITV2's hit show provides a sweet escape from the stresses and strains of law school life, says aspiring lawyer Christianah Babajide
Share dealing begins in stock market-listed law firm
Knights to recruit 200 more fee earners but remains silent on possible training contract increases

Why future lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible
The University of Law's Russell Binch counsels against a single, definitive notion of how your career will pan out

YouTube-ing Warwick law grad whose Allen & Overy vac scheme led to a training contract shares career advice
Charlotte McGing joins vlogging lawyer trend