Tag: Students

Bridging the skills gap within the legal sector

BPP's head of business development, Liz Ritter, considers how best to prepare lawyers for practice in light of the SQE, ahead of LegalEdCon tomorrow

May 18 2021 3:30pm

Exeter Law School to ‘move away’ from ‘white, Eurocentric curriculum’

Part of wider move across humanities department

May 18 2021 12:44pm

City Law School suspends two-part bar course following low student sign-ups

Exclusive: Budding barristers prefer full and part-time options

May 18 2021 10:33am

Newcastle’s thriving legal scene offers new opportunities for aspiring lawyers

Solicitors join legal education experts to discuss the opportunities available for TC hunters in the North East

May 17 2021 1:59pm

Barristers to share Gray’s Inn with 300 kids as new primary school gets go-ahead

To open amid top chambers next year, with kiddies lunching in historic hall

May 17 2021 1:16pm

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

May 14 2021 10:53am

Exclusive: Kaplan to award scholarships for SQE exam fees

SQE examiner making arrangements with SRA to provide 'financial assistance for a number of candidates'

May 14 2021 9:38am

King’s, Cardiff and Nottingham law schools bag awards for pro bono efforts

Endeavours to promote access to justice recognised at annual LawWorks ceremony

May 13 2021 12:30pm
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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

May 13 2021 11:03am

Students can spend upwards of £1,000 appealing SQE results

Cash refunded if errors are found

May 12 2021 1:04pm

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

May 12 2021 11:16am

UCL law student joins cast of Made in Chelsea

Robbie Mullett made his debut on the reality show last night

May 11 2021 12:38pm

Clifford Chance launches virtual work experience for sixth form students

Magic circle giant reaches out to 16-18 year olds

May 11 2021 9:34am

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

May 10 2021 11:01am

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

May 7 2021 9:59am

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

May 6 2021 1:08pm

Liverpool Uni law grad earns £60k a year on OnlyFans

Alaw Haf, 23, posts glamour shots from family home in Wales

May 4 2021 11:04am

DLA Piper launches solicitor apprenticeship for school-leavers

Six-year programme starts in September from firm's Manchester office

May 4 2021 9:28am

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

Apr 30 2021 12:39pm

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

Apr 30 2021 10:58am