Tag: Students

ULaw’s plans to move Chester campus on hold
Housing project at law school site rejected by planners

The internet, Mike Tyson and 90 Picasso paintings — life as a media and sports lawyer
A panel of top lawyers share their experiences

Cambridge law grads behind case-predicting robot part ways
Mystery surrounds split

7 things career changers can do to secure a training contract
ULaw careers consultant Candy Kobrak discusses transferable skills and application technique

Great British Bake Off winner turns back on celeb cooking career to study the BPTC
Manchester law grad John Whaite won series three of the hit cookery show -- now he wants to become a barrister

Oxford Uni leapfrogged by Glasgow in shock new law school rankings
Cambridge secured top spot

QC seeks BPTC grad to walk their dog
£18,000 worth of training for this?

City law: Is the juice worth the squeeze?
A trio of leading City lawyers, legal educators and diversity organisations come together for an evening of careers advice and networking

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