Tag: Students

DWF scraps specific A-Level requirements for training contract seekers
Social mobility push comes amid results chaos for college leavers

Barristers dish out career wisdom to mark A-Level results day
Exams scrapped in wake of coronavirus mean sixth-formers receive grades based on predictions and schools' past performance

Proctoring problems: Bar students urinate in bottles and buckets over fears online exams will be terminated
One barrister hopeful is said to have worn an adult diaper

BPTC students report being locked out of online ethics exam
BSB says the 'great majority' did manage to finish their assessment

Farewell freebies? 7 City firms pledge greener trainee recruitment practices
Reduction in merch and limit to on-campus travel among possible changes

Why law students should consider a career in the North
ULaw Leeds and Sheffield campus dean Matt Tomlinson highlights the opportunities available to students in the northern city regions and shares his advice on securing a TC amid the COVID crisis

A life of crime
Chris Daw QC on life at the bar, his newly released book and venture into ‘vlawging’

Concerned girlfriend goes public with boyfriend’s plan to quit law school to become podcaster
‘How do I convince him this is the worst idea ever?’ she asks in Reddit post

‘Why do City law firms target second year law students?’
It just seems so arbitrary

ULaw confirms SQE training deal with Sheffield University
Tie-up will see the University of Law also deliver LPC and GDL

SRA reveals SQE exam cost of £3,980 as it extends transitional arrangements in response to COVID-19
Total fee doesn't include prep course costs

Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers
Magic circle sets look to tackle bar's ongoing diversity problem

The opportunities for future City lawyers in a post-COVID world
Three associates from the London offices of Freshfields, Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith join a ULaw careers expert to share advice

Staffordshire law grad wins High Court judicial review declaring benefit regulations unlawful
Not a bad thing to have on your CV as a wannabe lawyer

WFW pauses recruitment for direct TC applicants as it announces 94% autumn retention
Exclusive: Watson Farley & Williams to review process and will resume once able to run assessment centres effectively

BPTC student raises bias and privacy concerns over exam proctoring
BSB says online exams aren't 'discriminatory' but union have come out in support of students wanting to pursue potential legal action

A group of anonymous BPP students have published an open letter complaining about LPC lockdown ‘failures’
'All concerns raised by students are taken seriously and dealt with using the processes stated in our regulations,' says law school in response

Tributes pour in for LSE law graduate who fell from bridge while escaping burning car
Azra Kemal was due to commence LPC

BPP students aren’t happy about having to do without hard copy course materials
Delay sending out textbooks caused by printer being closed due to COVID-19, says law school, which has moved all materials online

Leeds Beckett music grad goes viral after sneaking into hungover mate’s Nottingham law lecture
'I was watching Suits at the time', Bradley Green tells Legal Cheek

‘Working at a music festival, in the army and as a teacher made me a better lawyer’
Baker McKenzie’s Jonathan Tham highlights the importance of non-legal work experience