Tag: Students
Trouble In The University Of Law’s Facebook Paradise
Very occasionally, amid the extremely polite chatter of the University of Law’s official Facebook page,...
‘Thinking Is A Skill Which Came To Me Very Much After I Graduated’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
‘I Opened My EU Law Paper And I Cried. I Actually Cried’: Exam Preparation Tips Gleaned From Bitter Experience
Bristol University lecturer Steven Vaughan has drawn on his own past failures to compile this...
Bar Student Outrage As Mock Paper Questions Feature In BPTC Ethics Exam
Exclusive: 24 hours after BPTC students completed Monday’s centrally set ethics exam, a mock paper...
The mismatch between Bar graduates and pupillages is about to get a whole lot worse…
One thing no one has mentioned in relation to the very serious travails of the...
EXCLUSIVE: Executive committee of the UK Law Students Association quits after huge bust-up with governors
There is chaos at the UK Law Students Association (UKLSA) – whose patrons are Lord...
BPP hit by setback in bid to become a uni as union says move would put students ‘at risk’
Most law students claim to be indifferent to whether the places where they do their...
‘Get a job wherever you can and you never know when your opportunity might present itself’
In the latest instalment in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series, Norton...
Exclusive: Attorney General responds to Bar anger at his ‘foolish’ barristers comment
Legal Cheek‘s Kevin Poulter has just asked Attorney General Dominic Grieve what he meant by...
Do As I Say Not As I Do Advocacy Training: Starring Lord Sumption
Last month we analysed the “smug smile” and poor posture which blight Lord Neuberger’s delivery...
The Deal is Done: University Of Law Takes Over Oxford Brookes LPC
Exclusive: The University of Law will provide a Legal Practice Course (LPC) at Oxford Brookes...
There Has Always Been A Bar Aptitude Test – And Training To Be A Barrister Is Free For Those Who Pass It
Amid all the debate about rising Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) fees and the new...
‘Much Of What I Thought I Knew, And What Other People Had Told Me, Would Turn Out To Be Wrong’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Tooksgate: Michael Mansfield Releases Statement Saying He ‘Would Not Knowingly Have Become Involved In An Event That Charged Students’
Michael Mansfield QC, the star speaker at the now notorious paid-for pupillage application advice event,...
‘In Those Days Getting A 2:2 Wasn’t A Great Concern’
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Is The Criminal Bar Finally Eating Itself?
Forget the rights and wrongs of the decision by two Tooks’ barristers to start a...
Cambridge Academic: Corporate Law Firms Need Less Top Graduates And More Loyal Grafters With Low Ambitions
At a time when the legal services market is “going through the most tremendous upheaval...
‘We Need Some More Girls In Here: There’s Too Many Man, Too Many Many Man’ In The UK Supreme Court
The news that the latest three appointments to the Supreme Court are all men means...
Tooks QC Distances Himself From Colleagues’ ‘Ground Breaking’ How-To-Get-A-Pupillage Money Making Venture – But Mansfield Still Scheduled To Speak
On Friday we revealed that the directors of the company behind an event charging wannabe...
‘Will Your Husband Mind If You Have To Work Late?’ Asked The Magic Circle Partner Who Interviewed Me For A TC
Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...
Tooks Chambers Barristers Start Company That Charges Bar Hopefuls £186 Each For Pupillage Application Advice From Michael Mansfield QC
When criminal barristers talk of having to diversify in order to survive, it’s generally assumed...