Tag: Students
Has Training Contract Gloom Become Self-Reinforcing?
The atmosphere of negativity in the legal profession towards graduate recruitment is getting out of...
‘Dear Me, Don’t Go to Law School’
Law students from the University of Calgary have made a brilliant video warning about the...
Should Law Schools Refund Students if They Can’t Get a Job?
In a move that may interest jobless British law graduates and the bigwigs on the...
EXCLUSIVE: BPTC Providers’ Wildly Differing Exam Lengths Provoke Unfairness Accusations
BPTC students are up in arms about the wildly differing lengths of exam times between...
Does Studying Law Destroy Your Soul?
Until recently LPC student Cat Pond was an empathetic, liberal type, but the law has...
EXCLUSIVE: Fire Alarm Causes LPC Exam To Be Abandoned Mid-Way Through
LPC students at Liverpool John Moores University are in limbo after a fire alarm went...
LPC Student In ‘I HATE COLLEGE OF LAW’ Facebook Rant
The College of Law’s Facebook page is usually a happy place, where wannabe lawyers post...
#RoundMyKitchenTable Exam Special: How Do You Revise And Apply For Jobs?
Taking a rare break from revising for his Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) exams, barrister-to-be...
Camilla Becomes Honorary Barrister – as BPTC Fees Rise to £16.5K For The Proles
As the cost of doing the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) rises another notch to...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Tattoos, Converting to Law in Your Late 20s & Office Politics
This week podcast hosts Alex Aldridge and Kevin Poulter are joined by Daniela Valdez, an...
Is The LNAT Fit For Purpose?
Barrister-to-be Jack Smith, whose LNAT score didn’t correspond with his other academic results, isn’t convinced...
Son of ‘End of Lawyers’ Author Susskind is…a Law Student
Like the popular astrologist Shelley von Strunckel, legal futurologist Richard Susskind OBE makes his living...
What Are Law Recruitment Fairs For?
The trauma of the City law milkround drove law graduate Jade Ferguson to explore other...
LSE Students in Freedom of Expression Battle as They Refuse to Remove Jesus and Mohammed Cartoons
The London School of Economics (LSE) Student Union Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society (LSESU ASH)...
Alternative Careers: Working for a Legal Charity
LawWorks’ Alasdair Stewart on why there’s more to life than training contracts When I started...
#RoundMyKitchenTable: Twork Experience, Fairy Tales & City Lawyer Fat Cats
Earlier this week, law student David Woodall set out some etiquette for asking lawyers for...
Wannabe Lawyer Sends Letter of Rejection To Oxford Uni
A state-school pupil who was invited to Oxford University for an interview for a place...
Keeping Up With Law’s ‘Made in Chelsea’ Set
LPC student Cat Pond doesn’t fancy joining the Sloanes, but what are the alternatives for...
Do You Know the YouTube Law Student Cyclist?
Update 4pm: the law student cyclist is Danny Shine (thanks to @piombo). Yesterday, the Telegraph...
Don’t Suppose You Have Any Work Experience Opportunities? #GizAJob
Is it acceptable to ask for work experience through Twitter, asks GDL student David Woodall....
Legal Education: It’s All About Emotions
As the legal education review continues, two Nottingham Law School lecturers are calling for a...