Tag: Students

My journey from medicine and neuroscience to City law – via the BBC
Ashurst partner Sunny Kumar discusses his varied career

‘I taught myself SQE – here’s how I got on’
Without law degree

Meet the City lawyer helping clients navigate risk
Clyde & Co partner Mark Wing talks insurance, AI and crumbling concrete

You don’t need a tech background to thrive as a tech lawyer
Hogan Lovells’ associate James Sharp on why he’s happy being known as ‘blockchain guy’

UN research assistant secures SQE1 scholarship for ‘impact of AI’ essay
Leeds grad Zalikha Younas receives £3k for BARBRI course

How one Magic Circle firm is approaching diversity and inclusion
Slaughter and May partner Jane Edwarde discusses the firm’s focus on creating a supportive and welcoming culture

5 tips to secure a City TC
Future trainee Anuja Venkataramani offers advice to lawyer hopefuls

High-flying law students perform worse in exams when using AI
Lower performers saw significant benefit

A Magic Circle associate gives their take on AI and what it means for would-be lawyers
Clifford Chance’s Arnav Joshi discusses his day-to-day in the firm’s Tech//Digital team

Meet the Hollyoaks star at the bar
Barrister Sonny Flood played Josh Ashworth on Channel 4 show

De Montfort Uni teams up with BARBRI to launch SQE-ready LLM
Includes SQE1 prep

Regulator temporarily stops Hertfordshire Uni bar course
Law school working with BSB

Addleshaw Goddard launches year-long social mobility scheme for A-Level students
20 candidates to receive mentoring and work experience

College of Legal Practice strikes SQE teaching deal with Middlesex Uni
LLM with built-in prep

‘Clerical error’ sees Glasgow Uni students given old criminal law paper
Follows earlier issue where they were given answer sheet

SQE2: Latest pass rate sits at 77%
Up slightly

Life in capital markets – a junior lawyer’s perspective
Howard Kennedy’s Alexander Wood discusses his busy work-life and making the step from paralegal to associate

Aspiring solicitor who studied film and media warns against doing dead-end arts degrees
'Overpriced and underfunded'

Regulator seeks solicitors for SQE examiner roles
Mark advocacy assessments

Full video: The SQE: two years on
Experts from the SRA and BPP come together to reflect on the SQE so far