Tag: Students
Appeal to continue search for BPP LPC grad missing while on diving holiday
London church launches petition to encourage Canadian authorities to find Timothy Chu, who was set to start training contract this September
A new law school is being built in a bunker under Lincoln’s Inn to deliver a not-for-profit BPTC
Exclusive: Inns of Court fight back against private law schools
Two City firms back latest bid to ease law firm recruitment path for socially underprivileged
Herbert Smith Freehills and Travers Smith join three magic circle players in mentoring and advice scheme
The bar’s battle against elitism
Baby boomers wake up to urgent need to help millennials
Vac schemes: students do everything but legal work
As the summer stints draw to a close, Legal Cheek asks the pivotal question: did anyone do any legal work?
Arts students work harder than law students, stats reveal
A leading education think tank suggests wannabe lawyers might not have it as tough as they make out to counterparts in other disciplines
Bar student from failed judicial review advertises himself as an ‘employment lawyer’
Exclusive: Religious minister and former car-worker-turned BPTC student caught up in ongoing row over barrister title
Anger and confusion as hundreds of students unexpectedly fail the BPTC ethics module
Exclusive: Litigation is in the air as the Bar Standards Board refuses to review the marks
Uni of Law tight-lipped over its bid to take on business school market
Europe’s biggest law school launches De Broc; but silent on student numbers
Pupillage Gateway moved to January so students know if they have chambers place before committing to BPTC
Exclusive: Finally, a move to protect wannabe barristers
Booked up
Can anyone beat this pile of law tomes?
The award-nominated pro bono scheme that makes students pay to plug the legal aid gap
A 'highly commended’ programme charges law students nearly £400 in training fees to gain courtroom experience
City law firm breaks silence over mysterious pupillage award process
International niche litigation player Kobre & Kim denies it attempted to breach the spirit of bar’s recruitment rules
A young advocate’s guide to the courtroom, featuring Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’
Your Honour, are you OK?
Bar student forced to re-sit entire BPTC after failing just one module
Birmingham High Court ruling means that students failing part of course will be forced to cough up for another round of full fees
Spotlight on London niche litigation law firm over alleged possible pupillage rule breach
International boutique practice Kobre & Kim refuses to comment on fate of wannabe barrister applications
We are holding a Twitter Q&A about how to ace a training contract application on Wednesday at 1pm
Experts on hand to advise in hour-long session open to all
BPP set to crack Mauritius law degree market with local deal
Sun, sea, sand … and law
Man charged with assaulting prison officer who died is an Oxford Brookes law student
Humphrey Burke was already looking at arson, attempted robbery and grievous bodily harm charges; now he may now face murder allegations after guard dies
Herbert Smith Freehills takes on the magic circle as pay rise trend continues
Global City of London firm boosts junior level pay across the board with trainees now taking home £42,000
Junior lawyer acquitted of drink-driving after being slumped over wheel in advocates’ gown
Scottish road traffic specialist was simply trying to charge his phone -- and keep warm