Tag: Students
Event: If I knew then what I know now — at the Google Campus
On the evening of Thursday 10th October six authors of posts in Legal Cheek‘s ‘If...
10 things to do before starting law school that are mostly enjoyable
Columnist and academic Professor Gary Slapper recommends ten ways for law students to grasp the bigger picture before they become mired in the detail of study
Incorrect tweet forces BPP to reveal how many of its grads bagged training contracts
Lawyer2B has a piece today detailing the employment rates of the biggest Legal Practice Course...
Why do you need a degree to do the Graduate Diploma in Law?
In Saturday’s The Times, Giles Coren argued that formal education is pretty much worthless —...
Solicitor who finished training contract last year is made a partner by City law firm
Most solicitors have to wait the best part of a decade to become a partner....
Bagging a training contract: the 10 most memorable celebratory Instagram posts
Solicitors-to-be have been out in force this week on Instagram, sharing the good news about...
‘I became distracted by targets, billing hours and rates’
Having strived for years to get there, Andrew Sharpe found that the salesman function of...
BPP sends LPC transcripts and record cards to the wrong students
Exclusive: BPP Law School students are raging after a breakdown of their Legal Practice Course...
Podcast: Hard-working Generation Y puts Xers to shame — but will the graft pay off?
Once upon a time, when higher education was free and jobs plentiful, a generation of...
‘Many, particularly in their early careers, seek to disguise themselves as lawyers’
In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...
Video of Allen & Overy partner reading hardcore porn out loud in Deidre Dare sexual harassment case placed on YouTube
A video of former Allen & Overy partner Tony Humphrey reading hard core porn out...
The 10 best vac scheme selfies of the summer
Following the popularity of the ‘The 15 best mini-pupil selfies of the summer’, we returned...
UK legal education system given unlikely boost by Obama
The messy postgraduate route to qualifying as a lawyer in England and Wales comes in...
Podcast: What sexy law-related careers are there other than the Bar?
Like many young hopefuls, Thomas Connelly and Nathan Akhavan-Moossavi both found themselves drawn to the...
11 of the most amusing ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ posts
Since launching just three months ago, the Facebook page ‘Things Law Students Don’t Say’ has...
Which of these loathsome politicians, sponging royals and inconsequential celebs are honorary Inns of Court benchers?
Seven of these famous figures are Inns of Court benchers, the other seven aren’t. Can...
The 15 best mini-pupil selfies of the summer
Trawlers of Instagram and Twitter will doubtless have noticed that the social media trend of...
Advice: ‘I met my conditions for Durham, but my grades are good enough for me to re-apply to Oxbridge’
Last week I received this email from an A-level student who is considering taking a...
Podcast: Could doing something outrageous help you get a training contract?
Cambridge law student Sebastian Salek (pictured above left with Legal Cheek‘s Tom Webb and Kevin...
A brief history of online overshare disasters
A spate of recent inter-lawyer Twitter bust-ups (see here, here and here) reminds WaitroseLaw of...
‘I spent my early years at the Bar worrying that my peers were smarter than me’
In this week’s ‘If I knew then what I know now’, Nigel Poole QC recalls...