Tag: Students

Linklaters and Oxford Uni join forces to mentor underprivileged sixth formers
Aspiring lawyers will be tutored by Wadham College bigwigs and receive TC application support from magic circle firm

Linklaters to offer TC application support to disadvantaged black students
Year-long programme for aspiring lawyers at Manchester, Manchester Met, Bristol and Salford universities

A&O becomes first magic circle firm to embrace solicitor apprenticeships in London
Six apprentices to start in September 2022

How did your university do in the latest law school rankings?
Top 10 spots for UCL, LSE and Glasgow -- but Oxbridge dominates again

Top quality work with great work/life balance: Lawyers make the case for the North West
A panel of experts explain why the region’s thriving legal scene should be on students’ radar

A junior lawyer’s guide to building resilience
Experts from Freshfields, Pinsent Masons, Hill Dickinson and ULaw talk career setbacks and how they overcame them

Birkbeck law student prepares to enter Love Island villa
Sharon Gaffka balances studies with work as a civil servant and hopes to couple up with an 'intellectual'

Macfarlanes launches legal technologist grad scheme
Two-year TC alternative to start in September 2021

The people you’ll meet on your virtual vacation scheme
Which one are you?

Kim Kardashian reveals she failed first year law exam — again
Reality TV star scored 463, down from a previous score of 474

Sponsorship, scholarship or save: How to fund the SQE
Leading legal education experts demystify the new training regime

‘The bar must do better at giving pupillage applicants feedback’
BTC graduate and aspiring barrister Kieran Alker recounts his 'frustrating' experience and suggests a way to improve the process

Scottish law student cleared of wrongdoing following probe into ‘offensive’ gender comments
Abertay Uni student Lisa Keogh worries investigation may have impacted her grades

Law student’s Legally Blonde photoshoot gets Elle Woods seal of approval
Film’s star Reese Witherspoon retweets courtroom shots featuring designer bag and pet pooch

Starting out in law: 5 pieces of advice I’d give to my younger self
The College of Legal Practice programme committee member Bhavisha Mistry on how aspiring lawyers can overcome the hurdles she faced when in their shoes

Super regulator sides with pupillage seekers in row over rejection by silence
Follows letter from wannabe barrister first reported by Legal Cheek

Why you should do your training contract in the North West
Carol Draycott, dean of ULaw’s Liverpool and Chester campuses, discusses the thriving North West legal scene and the opportunities for aspiring lawyers, ahead of tomorrow's virtual event

Gowling lawyers to help fund Black students through Birmingham Law School
Firm to also offer work placements and on-going mentoring support

GDL student numbers jumped by over a fifth during the pandemic
Covid disruption and SQE replacement contributing factors, report finds

Which unis offer law grads the best chance of securing a job?
New stats reveal the law schools with the highest -- and lowest -- 'positive outcomes' 15 months down the line

A guide to covering the cost of your SQE
BARBRI deputy managing director, Robert Dudley, on why scholarships and social inclusion are so important when it comes to funding the SQE