Tag: Students

Life as a lawyer in a new era of digital accountability
Linklaters disputes partner Ben Packer discusses the regulation of online harms and why it’s set to be a growth area

Top chambers join forces to launch new diversity mentoring scheme
Targets bar hopefuls seeking to specialise in planning, property and public law

A Clifford Chance future trainee picks out the key commercial awareness points from our ESG event
Will Holmes hears from three of the magic circle firm’s lawyers and the global director of inclusion

Addleshaw Goddard latest to launch legal technologist grad scheme
Two-year scheme run from regional and Scotland offices

Teen tennis star Emma Raducanu shelves law degree plans after epic US Open win
She fancied becoming a barrister, reports claim

Barrister apprenticeships? Quite possibly says pupillage expert
There are barriers to overcome, but these are not 'insurmountable'

Life at a US law firm in London
Weil partner James Harvey gives insights into the realities of work at a US outfit and demystifies the complex phenomenon of SPACs

US law firm targets grads with launch of Belfast support hub
Will create 78 new roles

Bar aptitude test ‘not effective filter’ of weak wannabe barristers
Fail rate of under 1%, report finds

Insights into City law through Instagram
Discover how to get more from law ahead of the next recruitment cycle with Baker McKenzie

LPC students unhappy about return to in-person exams
Exclusive: SRA has told legal education providers to revert to face-to-face assessments

Bar exams: BSB stats reveal widely differing pass rates among providers
New figures -- focusing on centralised assessments only -- show average pass rates ranging between 92% and 18%

SQE officially comes into force
New solicitor training regime will eventually replace the LPC

7 answers to common SQE questions
Law Training Centre tackles some of your super-exam queries, ahead of tomorrow's official roll-out

Why ESG is rising to the top of the agenda for City law firms
Clare Burgess, partner in finance and capital markets at Clifford Chance, discusses how her work is changing in light of environmental, social and governance factors

Ransoms to regulators: My life as a cyber security lawyer
Clyde & Co legal director Seaton Gordon considers some of the current issues at play for cyber lawyers and why those seeking to follow in his footsteps need to be good at spinning plates

‘I do feel like Elle Woods’: Former X Factor star to start law school next month
Katie Waissel appeared on the show in 2010

National law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships
Ashfords' new six-year pathway will incorporate SQE

‘Should I do a law degree if I want to be a solicitor?’
I would love to study English and then convert to law -- but I’m worried about an additional year of study and costs

ULaw and Taylor Wessing strike SQE training deal
First rookie cohort starts next year