Tag: Students

Welsh law firm partners with virtual law school for SQE training
Acuity Law 🤝 College of Legal Practice

Top TC application tips from a future City trainee on TikTok
Courtesy of Legal Cheek's Rona Ankrah

How the SQE brings greater ‘flexibility, freedom and innovation’
Graduate recruiters and L&D teams at Baker McKenzie, DWF, HSF and Reed Smith join an expert in legal education at BARBRI to discuss the opportunities available to aspiring solicitors under the new regime

Students gunning for high-paying jobs in law, medicine and finance could save £20k by taking a gap year, experts claim
Student loan reforms mean wannabe lawyers 'could gain substantially' by delaying uni studies until 2023

The lowdown on the Legal Cheek-ULaw Spring 2022 Virtual Vacation Scheme
Lawyers share insights into practice areas including M&A, litigation, and legal tech

Kim Kardashian essay to be model answer for future law students
The social media superstar’s written efforts receive a 'nearly perfect score'

Live TikTok Q&A! Top training contract application tips from a future City trainee
Wednesday 13 April, 4pm to 4:30pm, on Legal Cheek's TikTok page

Freshfields and Slaughters follow Clifford Chance in upping LPC maintenance grants by a quarter
Future trainees to receive £12,500 in financial support

World law school rankings: Top 20 spots for LSE, UCL, King’s and Edinburgh
Harvard beats Oxbridge -- again

SQE assessment fees to increase by £135
Cost rise comes despite delays and technical issues affecting January results day

Lady Danbury dropped out of law school
Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh left UWE Bristol after two years to pursue acting career, reports claim

Court judgments get a new home… with café, onsite lake and lounging opportunities for law students
A spot of Carbolic Smoke Ball over a coffee?

Law students get deadline extension to watch basketball game after submitting spoof written submissions
Their lecturer loved it 🏀

How students can stand out in today’s legal market
Former barrister turned ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Crisp, shares with students how to build commercial awareness and the skills they need to succeed

BSB ditches bar aptitude test
Regulator says entry exam no longer an effective filter of wannabe barristers who will likely fail the course

How being Insta-savvy can help you secure a training contract
From application pointers to commercial awareness gold; there’s more to social media than just selfies

Future magic circle trainee pens 10,000 word dissertation inspired by Clueless
Glasgow Uni law student Toju Adelaja's essay on refugee status based around quote from 90s rom-com

Ukraine crisis: Law students and lawyers look to tackle immigration challenges using lawtech
Profession addresses visa, language and resource issues during 48-hour 'idea sprint'

How qualifying as a solicitor is changing for the better with the SQE
Victoria Cromwell, senior director of business development at BARBRI, explains some of the advantages of training under the new regime

Law Society pushes for law to be part of school curriculum
Children should know their rights, says president I. Stephanie Boyce