Tag: Students

The role law schools play in advancing diversity and inclusion
Ahead of his virtual appearance at LegalEdCon 2021 next week, Legal Cheek Careers speaks to Patrick Johnson, ULaw’s inaugural director of equality, diversity and inclusion

Exclusive: Kaplan to award scholarships for SQE exam fees
SQE examiner making arrangements with SRA to provide 'financial assistance for a number of candidates'

King’s, Cardiff and Nottingham law schools bag awards for pro bono efforts
Endeavours to promote access to justice recognised at annual LawWorks ceremony

What does the introduction of Qualifying Work Experience mean for law students?
Nottingham Law School's Professor Paula Moffat discusses the new two-year training requirement, ahead of LegalEdCon next week

Students can spend upwards of £1,000 appealing SQE results
Cash refunded if errors are found

The pitfalls every law career changer must avoid
ULaw careers expert Anne Petrie explains what you need to know before making the leap, ahead of her virtual appearance at tomorrow's career changers event

UCL law student joins cast of Made in Chelsea
Robbie Mullett made his debut on the reality show last night

Clifford Chance launches virtual work experience for sixth form students
Magic circle giant reaches out to 16-18 year olds

How to prepare for SQE success
Ahead of LegalEdCon 2021 next week, The College of Legal Practice’s head of curriculum, Jane Waddell, explains why the new route to solicitor qualification requires careful, well thought out planning and prep

Aspiring barrister: ‘Should I accept an offer to study at an Ivy League law school?’
I've secured a considerable scholarship but the thought of taking on debt to cover the rest has left me with 'cold feet', one bar hopeful explains

Bar exam bosses apologise for last summer’s chaos after damning independent review
Outside experts heavily critical of online set-up that left some students locked out and others urinating in bottles and buckets

Liverpool Uni law grad earns £60k a year on OnlyFans
Alaw Haf, 23, posts glamour shots from family home in Wales

DLA Piper launches solicitor apprenticeship for school-leavers
Six-year programme starts in September from firm's Manchester office

From homeless law student to magic circle trainee
A&O rookie and YouTuber Tashan Dwyer sits down with Legal Cheek to reflect on the challenges he's had to overcome to realise his lawyer dream

Watch now: A vlogger’s guide to a spring virtual vacation scheme
Chloe Moran shares her experience at the Legal Cheek and ULaw week-long Virtual Vacation Scheme 2021

Pupillage seekers jump by 50% during pandemic
Over 3,300 wannabe barristers applied for 246 training spots this year

ULaw appoints former City, University of London strategy chief as deputy vice-chancellor
Professor Radnor joins law school's exec board

BARBRI strikes SQE prep course deals with three international law schools
Legal education provider to offer UK-qualifying solicitor courses to students in France, Spain and Singapore

How to skilfully pass the SQE
Solicitor and legal training expert Neeta Halai answers common questions about the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and shares top tips from her new book, available to pre-order now

Bristol Uni law grad, 21, becomes one of the youngest people to pass New York bar
Despite Covid-19 attack a month before the exam