Tag: Students

Why Unemployed Law Graduates Should Ignore The Trend To Go Out On The Street And Hustle For a Job

Earlier this week, a City lawyer told me that his firm had experienced a “surge”...

Nov 1 2012 10:37am

*Inns Of Court Scholarship Deadline Alert*

Wannabe barristers who forget to apply for a lucrative Inns of Court scholarship may find...

Oct 29 2012 2:06pm

‘The Chances You Don’t Take Are The Ones You Regret’

Ed note: This is the first in a series of posts where leading members of...

Oct 26 2012 10:20am

Law Society Gazette’s Legal Personality Of The Year Karen Todner Backs Decision To Scrap Trainee Minimum Wage

Karen Todner may have helped save Gary McKinnon from extradition to the US, but when...

Oct 26 2012 9:19am

Law Grad’s Hip Hop Video About Securing Job At Top Firm

Mike Lickver (pictured) has crowned his journey from law school to landing a job at...

Oct 25 2012 2:21pm

Think Twice Before You Press That Retweet Button

The bit from Keir Starmer QC’s speech at the LSE last night that got everyone...

Oct 25 2012 8:10am

Please, No More ‘Nietzsche And The Law’! Why Americans Are Looking Enviously At The GDL Route To Legal Qualification

In comparison to our odd system of legal education – which sprawls haphazardly from the...

Oct 23 2012 12:50pm

How Weird And Frightening Should You Be Allowed To Be On Twitter Before You Get Prosecuted?

Yesterday’s debate on free speech vs regulation of social media – held at London’s Free...

Oct 18 2012 10:22am

Knowing Me Alan Partridge, Knowing You Norfolk Poly: Why Cheesy £350 UCAS Statements Will Only Take You So Far

Yesterday The Observer announced it had “discovered” that sixth-formers are paying up to £350 for...

Oct 15 2012 1:12pm

Entry To The Bar: ‘Let The Cream Rise To The Top’

OccupyTheInns disagrees with the call made by Mr Justice Burton at Saturday’s Young Bar Conference...

Oct 10 2012 10:10am

‘They Were Lovely!’ Bar Students Suck Up To Wills And Kate

Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Middle Temple, their first public outing since...

Oct 9 2012 8:24am

Young Bar Chief’s ‘Be The Best’ Cry Has a Hollow Ring To It

David Nicholls, the chairman of the Young Barristers’ Committee (YBC), has issued a call for...

Oct 5 2012 10:19am

Legal Cheek’s Poetry Corner

To mark National Poetry Day, we put out a call on Twitter for law-related verse....

Oct 4 2012 4:27pm

ADVICE: ‘How Can I Get a First Class Degree?’

‘Mike’, who has just begun an undergraduate law degree, wants to know what it takes...

Oct 4 2012 12:12pm

Amateur Porn Filmed In Top Law School Library

More crazy stuff from across the pond, this time involving an amateur porn model who...

Oct 4 2012 9:00am

Great British Bake Off Star John Whaite Rejected Eversheds To Pursue Baking Dream

This evening John Whaite will fight it out for a place in the semi-finals of...

Oct 2 2012 4:20pm

Law Graduate Launches Online Begging Campaign To Save Him From Living With His Parents Until He’s 40

In Britain, law graduates who have failed to secure jobs as solicitors/barristers either toil away...

Oct 2 2012 12:03pm

Fleein’ To The…Aegean? Graduate Job Strategy Of The Week

Spotted over the weekend on thestudentroom.co.uk… “Hi, I was just wondering if anyone knows how...

Oct 1 2012 12:09pm

Five YouTube Clips Every Wannabe Barrister Should Watch

Pupil barrister-to-be OccupyTheInns reveals some unlikely heroes as he advises Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)...

Sep 28 2012 11:09am

The Graduate Diploma in Law: At First It Makes You Happy…

Assorted scenes from week one, term one, of the GDL And a taster of week...

Sep 25 2012 1:06pm

Rookie Solicitor Who Once Won The Premier League Nets Spot On John Terry FA Disciplinary Panel

Life for most two-year qualified solicitors revolves around photo-copying, filing and tea-making. However, when you’ve...

Sep 24 2012 11:19am