Tag: Students

A Manchester Metropolitan law student is standing for UKIP in the general election

His campaign clashes with his final year exams

May 4 2017 10:16am

Ashurst unveils spring retention rate of 85%

17 trainees from a cohort of 20 commit their future to the silver circle firm

May 3 2017 12:56pm

Shearman & Sterling hikes London NQ pay by over 10% to £105,000

More experienced associates also cash in

May 2 2017 3:55pm

Language of the law decoded: The litigation edition

The revered Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek for his 2017 jargon buster

May 2 2017 8:58am

Eversheds Sutherland keeps all 12 spring NQs

As international outfit unveils post-merger partner promotions

Apr 28 2017 2:18pm

Sussex University law grad with a ‘passion for pro bono’ becomes BPP’s first ever trainee solicitor

News revealed in same week as annual student pro bono awards

Apr 28 2017 11:04am

Burges Salmon posts perfect 100% retention score

All 28 newbies have committed their future to the Bristol-based outfit

Apr 28 2017 9:08am

Open thread: What are your best law revision tips?

As exam season draws ever closer, share your advice below the line

Apr 27 2017 11:09am

Legal Cheek talks… how will the new solicitor super-exam affect you?

Your questions answered, as we wave goodbye to the LPC and GDL

Apr 26 2017 3:07pm

Cambridge law student launches Lord Denning-inspired search engine

It seeks to draw on spirit of great judge through artificial intelligence

Apr 26 2017 8:59am

Five ways law students can engage with tech to best prepare for legal practice

Consider the bigger picture, says BPP University Law School head of LPC programmes Jane Houston

Apr 25 2017 3:16pm

It’s official: The LPC and GDL are being scrapped

Solicitor super-exam will replace traditional routes to qualification as soon as September 2020

Apr 25 2017 11:30am

Clifford Chance to fund community law graduate scheme likened to Teach First

Youth advocates will help protect the legal rights of vulnerable children

Apr 24 2017 10:23am

ULaw to launch ‘MA Law’ alternative to the GDL

Because it's a masters UK students will qualify for a £10,000 government loan

Apr 21 2017 12:07pm

Snap election: government bill that would make it easier for individuals to set up unis could be scrapped

The Prisons and Courts Bill has already been abandoned, now maybe May's announcement will save us from a Trump University in Britain

Apr 21 2017 10:46am