Tag: Students

SRA will not relax its rules for students caught up in university strikes
As students fight for compensation over lost lectures

‘I have two law degrees, now I sell juice made from wonky fruit for a living’
Maciek Kacprzyk on why he made the move from law to sustainable food production

Oxford law student overcomes legal dispute with Facebook to launch contract law revision app
He came up with the idea while revising for exams

I haven’t heard back from my vac scheme interview for six weeks — what should I do?
I emailed a month ago but the firm ignored me

Ten secrets shared on how to secure pupillage
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Leeds, criminal barrister turned ULaw dean Tom Macdonald gives his top tips

Solicitor super-exam one step closer to reality following watchdog approval
Goodbye LPC and GDL?
Pupillage places jump by 7%
New stats show 510 pupils started their training last year

Exclusive: BPP Liverpool is closing
Students to be compensated as law school shuts doors in June

Carry on dining: Inns of Court qualifying sessions here to stay, says bar regulator
But more should be held outside London

Aspiring barrister, 16, who won a coffee with Lady Hale shares dream of being the next Lord Pannick
He also had lunch with Lord Hodge as part of his student essay competition victory

Tech is about keeping up in a data rich world, not getting rid of lawyers
Top law students should expect to be more in demand than ever, say Travers Smith experts

York law student shares commercial awareness wisdom in daily quick-fire YouTube videos
Tells Legal Cheek short clips help busy students digest news without trawling pages of the FT

Number of ‘super law schools’ taking over 500 law students a year more than doubles
Exclusive: Huge increase in law student numbers, though some unis experience major falls

Exeter law students embroiled in racism scandal suspended over vile WhatsApp messages
University and police investigating -- as one student has training contract offer revoked

Law Society recommends 3% boost to minimum trainee salary
£21,561 in London and £19,122 elsewhere -- but figures only guidance and not enforceable

Event: Secrets to Success Leeds — with Pinsent Masons, Irwin Mitchell, Womble Bond Dickinson, Exchange Chambers and ULaw
Apply to attend our latest student commercial awareness event as part of the Secrets to Success series

The threat of lawtech is a huge opportunity, if you’re willing to leave the training contract rat race
A new career path where law graduates are in high demand has been paved

Hold off on super-exam decision for six more months, MPs urge
Another day, another delay?

Law degrees to be graded gold, silver and bronze under new government proposals
Follows similar ranking system for universities