Tag: Students

Will my BTEC stop me getting a training contract with a top firm?
'Any help would be appreciated'

BPP confirms new bar course will be over £5,000 cheaper than current BPTC
£13,870 in London and £12,620 elsewhere

‘Mobile phones were big black boxes and only four of us had a computer’
Michael Luckman, an intellectual property partner at Gowling WLG, reflects on trainee life in the eighties

Legal Services Board: super-exam isn’t a done deal
Super-regulator flags concerns over quality and cost

Law students to be taught meditation to prepare for workplace stress
New initiatives will also include online 'mindfulness' module

The solicitor super-exam and the opportunities ahead for aspiring lawyers
Victoria Cromwell, head of SQE at BARBRI, discusses lawtech and legal education

Privacy, celebrities and the media
It's a fine balance between the freedom of the press and the privacy of individuals, says newly qualified solicitor Aisha Hussain

Why I joined a US law firm in London
Ahead of Wednesday’s event, ‘The rise of US law firms in London’, we speak to Shearman & Sterling lawyer Jonathan Swil

Super-exam could damage ‘credibility’ of solicitor qualification, junior lawyers warn
JLD urges super-regulator to think carefully before giving new exam final sign-off

3 essential skills all junior lawyers must master
Law firm life can be tough, says Cleary Gottlieb associate Eloise Skinner. Here’s how to master it

Enough about Brexit and lawtech: climate change is the ‘mega theme’ on every energy and infrastructure lawyer’s lips
Mark Richards, a partner at BCLP, reflects on his time at the firm

Sheffield University law society defends Christmas ball venue — after vegan students complain it overlooks dog track
Animal-loving LLBers aren't happy

Jury duty: reflections of a first year law student
Seeing law applied first-hand is an invaluable experience for aspiring lawyers, says law and history undergrad David Dee

6 areas future lawyers need to reflect on in order to stand out from the crowd
Pinsent Masons solicitors share their advice

What a greener future means for lawyers
Osborne Clarke environmental partner Matthew Germain shares his forecasts for the decade ahead

Which uni law graduates earn the most?
102 law schools, ranked by median grad salary

A day in the life of a civil fraud lawyer
Practice area insight from RPC solicitors and Hardwicke barrister

How I secured a training contract in the Edinburgh office of an international law firm
Matt Finnie, a second-year trainee at Addleshaw Goddard, on how to forge a career in the law

Video: Law students play ‘Never have I ever’
‘My Dad’s going to see this. Sorry, Dad!’

BPP grad denied licence to practise law over LLM plagiarism
Applied for foreign lawyer status