Tag: Students

Anglia Ruskin law student handed suspended sentence after threatening fellow undergrad with kitchen knife in row over cooking pot
Pair separated by a student accommodation caretaker after fight broke out
Event: Innovation in the law — with Pinsent Masons in Glasgow
Commercial Awareness Question Time comes to Scotland
Women dominate BPTC enrolments, but more men score top marks
Even when they have the same undergraduate degree results

‘My cerebral palsy may affect my speech and mobility, but it won’t stop me becoming a barrister’
Law graduate Daniel Holt hopes to start BPTC this September and is 'very confident' he'll secure pupillage

Tort lawyers won’t be required in 30 years, suggests top judge
Could Donoghue v Stevenson be ditched from law school syllabuses?

A ‘golden ticket’ to training contract glory, or losing its shine? Legal Cheek explores the Oxbridge law degree
Recruitment teams still dazzled by high-status law schools, despite so-so performance in rankings

‘The SQE is a floor on which we can build things, not a ceiling to limit us’
Adam Curphey, White & Case solicitor turned head of innovation technology at BPP University Law School, discusses the growing importance of lawtech as a theme in vocational training

What would Donna do? Seven lessons learnt from Suits’ Donna Paulsen
Aspiring lawyer Christianah Babajide thinks there's plenty law students can learn from the iconic TV character

10 pieces of commercial awareness gold for students applying for training contracts
From cryptocurrencies to big data, politics and beyond

A magic circle firm or a top US firm? I have a training contract offer from both and don’t know which to pick
Aspiring lawyer would appreciate readers' advice

Racism at Exeter Law School: Students expelled and suspended as investigation concludes
But university tight-lipped over individual sanctions

Slaughter and May sacks two future trainees for failing LPC modules
Cut-throat world of corporate law laid bare
What actually is a law review?
An Exeter law student helps dispel the myths

Percentage of trainees experiencing mental health problems DOUBLES
High workload and client demands cited as top causes of stress

Domestic violence clinic and refugee reunion project among winners at annual student pro bono awards
Attorney General dished out the gongs

More complaints about university standards come from law students than almost any other course
Common gripes include quality of supervision and facilities

Nottingham Trent law student due in court after video showing alleged racist chanting in halls goes viral
Group can be heard repeatedly shouting 'we hate the blacks'

GDL drop-out launches luxury private members club for London students seeking ‘the finer things in life’
After being surrounded by wealthy wannabe lawyers at law school

Sexting, knife crime and social media — pro bono takes many forms
Legal Cheek catches up with GDL student and nominee Niki Mehta ahead of tomorrow's pro bono awards ceremony