Tag: Students

How should non-law students prepare for the SQE?
BARBRI managing director, Sarah Hutchinson, explains how universities and law firms should advise aspiring lawyers from non-law backgrounds on their future qualification path

The challenges and opportunities for Black lawyers in the COVID-19 era
Black lawyers and allies, of varying degrees of seniority, discuss their experiences during the pandemic

A vlogger’s guide to a winter virtual vacation scheme
Jasmin Brown shares her experience on the three-day Legal Cheek-ULaw Virtual Vacation Scheme

Nottingham Law School defends decision to keep closed-book LPC exams during lockdown
Response comes amid calls from students to make assessments open-book

NewLaw firm teams up with Queen Mary Uni to launch postgrad work experience programme
Students matched with consultant lawyers to undertake paid legal work

Life as a private equity lawyer
Travers Smith's George Weavil and Raphaella Gabrasadig give their insight into how the increased focus on sustainable business is changing private equity

COVID attack on UCL law student racially motivated, court finds
Jonathan Mok suffered fractured nose and broken cheekbone following assault

ULaw LPC students given exam on a topic they hadn’t covered
Exclusive: University has issued new assessment and extended submission deadline

Legal training provider reveals £2,890 SQE1 online prep course
Law Training Centre enters super-exam training market

Putting in a pupillage application amidst the pandemic
'Each application is a piece of written advocacy', says Devereux Chambers barrister Charlie Hill, who shares his top tips as the portal reopens today

Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job
Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2020
From law firm dog walkers to Sumption slamming lockdown measures -- can you guess which article was our most viewed?

First-ever SQE exam dates announced
SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022

What will the post-pandemic life of a lawyer look like?
Shoosmiths partners and associates explain why a blended approach that mixes agile workplaces with WFH is likely to become the norm and advise future trainees on how to prepare for the changes ahead

Law school during the pandemic
A BPP student explains why she and some fellow LPCers aren’t happy

SQE examiner hit by ‘cheating’ outbreak
Kaplan acknowledges 'attempted' cheating on foreign lawyer exam it also runs

Ropes & Gray launches London-Tokyo training contract
US firm is latest to offer UK-Asia rookie programme

How innovation is shaking up the legal sector
Lawyers and legal education experts share their experiences from the frontline of legal tech

Inns of Court student presidents write to BPP over teaching concerns
Group express solidarity with BPP Law School bar and GDL students experiencing 'systemic deficiencies' this term

The University of Law to launch in Scotland
Legal education provider expands further with purchase of Central Law Training Scotland