Tag: Students

How to make it as an international commercial lawyer

Three White & Case solicitors based in London, Paris and New York, share insights from their career journeys

May 4 2020 1:24pm

Former Milbank junior lawyer probed over ‘opportunistic’ COVID-19 mentoring site

Singapore-based associate accused of targeting vulnerable TC hunters with costly online offering

May 4 2020 11:18am

The SQE is just one part of a much bigger story

King’s College London’s Chris Howard shares his vision for the future of legal education

Apr 29 2020 1:20pm

Freshfields and Taylor Wessing summer vacation schemes will go ahead — online

City law firms continue to switch to virtual programmes amid virus disruption

Apr 29 2020 10:48am

Canterbury University law student urges private landlords to waive final rent fees

Some students expected to pay upwards of £2,000 for rooms no longer in use during COVID-19 lockdown

Apr 29 2020 9:09am

How technology can help trainees in the new SQE world

The College of Legal Practice chief, Giles Proctor, sketches out a vision for the new super-exam that draws on the college’s strength in tech-based online learning

Apr 27 2020 2:15pm

The dos and don’ts of virtual vac schemes

Essential online etiquette

Apr 27 2020 9:26am

SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course

But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted

Apr 24 2020 11:02am

Legal Cheek Podcast: Meet the Durham Uni law student tackling mental health

We sit down with social entrepreneur Lewis Baxter ?

Apr 24 2020 10:17am

Creating an SQE for the post COVID-19 world

Getting the balance right between online and face-to-face learning, while teaching practical skills in a way that accommodates new legal tech, will be crucial to a successful SQE, says ULaw’s Jill Howell-Williams

Apr 23 2020 12:58pm

Sussex Uni law student leads call for tuition fee cuts as lectures move online

COVID-19: Petition received almost 300 student signatures

Apr 23 2020 11:55am

How law students can make the most of the lockdown

From virtual vac schemes to volunteering -- wannabe lawyers should use their time wisely, advises LPC student Charlotte Capper

Apr 22 2020 9:07am

Irwin Mitchell delays trainee start dates by six months in response to pandemic

Exclusive: New starters will now join in February 2021

Apr 21 2020 2:01pm

No plans to delay SQE because of Covid-19, says regulator

SRA responds to Durham Law School chief’s call for super-exam to be postponed in light of pandemic

Apr 20 2020 9:28am

Pinsent Masons offers virtual summer vacation scheme

As Vinson & Elkins wraps up the first of its online programmes

Apr 15 2020 12:24pm

Hogan Lovells makes training contract offers early as it cancels summer vacation schemes

Exclusive: Some candidates offered winter vacation scheme places

Apr 9 2020 11:22am

City law firms give insights into SQE plans

Legal Cheek-BARBRI super-exam survey results revealed

Apr 9 2020 10:30am

Vicarious liability in the Supreme Court spotlight

Birmingham Uni law student Olivia Gladstone looks at the recent high-profile tort cases involving Morrisons and Barclays

Apr 8 2020 11:51am

COVID-19: Clifford Chance summer vacation scheme goes virtual

New online offering to feature networking sessions, cooking and yoga classes too

Apr 7 2020 4:53pm

Open University law student wins battle against police over car seizure

Officers failed to comply with regulations, investigation finds

Apr 6 2020 12:00pm