Tag: Students

Should English law school chiefs follow US example of being ‘roasted’?

Heads of ULaw and BPP could benefit from American tradition

Nov 5 2014 3:33pm

Royal Holloway to compete with UCL, LSE, Queen Mary and King’s as it launches latest University of London LLB

Rising student demand leads to creation of yet another law school

Nov 5 2014 1:05pm

Diversity quotas: would they be legal, would they make a difference?

Breaking the dominance of the MAWM (middle-aged white man) is even harder than some campaigning groups realise, says Judge John Hack

Nov 4 2014 9:12am

The end of the training contract? Law school and firm combine to launch new ‘articled apprenticeship’ route

It means students working through their degree, but they could qualify as solicitors debt free

Nov 3 2014 2:40pm

Inns scholarship money wasted on ‘expensive, unproductive’ BPTC, says former Lord Chief Justice

Entry to the bar could be on the verge of a historic overhaul

Nov 3 2014 10:05am

For a judge that’s ‘right up to 11’: livid Sir James Munby launches most scathing attack on Grayling yet

Shocking case — which saw vulnerable couple and their child denied legal aid — makes the blood of nation’s top family judge boil

Oct 31 2014 7:00pm

Bar regulators launch yet another education and training review

Latest reform package from Bar Standards Board seems long on jargon and short on specifics

Oct 31 2014 10:24am

Full transcript: dictator Manuel Noriega’s failed claim against Call of Duty makers for basing character on him

Panama’s former military hard-man sees case thrown out of court

Oct 30 2014 8:57am

New Tumblr names and shames media outlets which misuse gavels

A blogger on a leading social media site has joined Legal Cheek’s crusade against the misuse of little wooden hammer imagery -- but is it a losing battle?

Oct 29 2014 12:38pm

City law firm drafting fail makes Dubai student dream break impossible to win

Because lawyers can draft error-free terms and conditions, right?

Oct 29 2014 9:45am

Professor Green reveals barrister dream

But his reasoning may fail to convince pupillage panels

Oct 27 2014 12:33pm

8 things you need to know before applying for an Inns of Court scholarship

“Inner Temple for the rich, Middle Temple for the poor; Lincoln’s Inn for the gentlemen, And Gray’s Inn for a whore.” Spoiler: this rhyme is very misleading.

Oct 27 2014 9:33am
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Film review: ‘The Judge’ — pissing all over legal accuracy

Lawyers in the audience will struggle not to throw their mega–buckets of popcorn at the screen

Oct 24 2014 9:02am

Wannabe solicitor’s career hopes in tatters after slapping woman in face with penis

Nottingham Trent student's lawyer dream almost certainly over after he fails to overturn sexual assault conviction

Oct 23 2014 3:17pm

Pistorius sentence sparks Twitter row over what five years really means

This morning’s ruling sees the “Bladerunner” taken down to the cells, but will it be the final curtain for a plethora of parody Twitter accounts?

Oct 21 2014 1:23pm

Allen & Overy salary rise pushes Slaughter and May to bottom of magic circle payscale

A&O is now the third best-paying out of the five magic circle firms — as elite end of law further detaches from rest of profession

Oct 17 2014 9:01am

Law school wars: DAC Beachcroft swaps Uni of Law for BPP

National firm's ten-strong annual trainee intake will attend rival provider

Oct 15 2014 4:13pm

Review: Ex-Slaughter and May lawyer very nearly got fired in first episode of The Apprentice

An anonymous law student reviews the performances of the two solicitors on last night's series ten opener

Oct 15 2014 12:02pm

Law student does moot dressed in Lord Harley-style ribbons

Lord Harley of Counsel may have just become a meme

Oct 13 2014 11:41am

Law students among the lowest earners in new graduate salary list

Even sociology graduates pull in more than their law counterparts — but figures vary widely between universities

Oct 13 2014 10:02am