Tag: Students

There’s more to being a good lawyer than just knowing the law

Irwin Mitchell corporate partner Victoria Zivkovic explains why commercial awareness means going beyond the textbooks

Oct 25 2019 12:54pm

‘My vision for the new solicitor super-exam’

Sarah Hutchinson, international managing director at BARBRI, discusses the future of legal education

Oct 24 2019 2:36pm

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns

Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets

Oct 24 2019 10:41am

Civil fraud lawyers get to embrace their inner detective

Ahead of Thursday’s student careers event, ‘Life as a civil fraud lawyer’, two RPC senior associates reflect on their time at the firm

Oct 23 2019 1:54pm

ULaw revamps bar course as it slashes cost by over 30%

New course priced at £13,000 will compete with Inns of Court venture

Oct 22 2019 1:38pm

The skills lawyers of the 2020s need to succeed

As told by Pinsent Masons tax partner Peter Morley

Oct 22 2019 12:30pm

Black History Month: ‘If you have ability, however undeveloped, no door should be closed to you’

Hardwicke barrister Morayo Fagborun Bennett traces her journey from Nigeria to the London bar -- via Yorkshire

Oct 21 2019 11:42am

The Glasgow Uni boffins trying their hands at designing law-themed board games

Family law lectures are out, family law board games are in

Oct 21 2019 10:16am

KCL partners with national law firm to launch student-staffed legal advice centre

Latest pro bono initiative to cover range of family law issues

Oct 21 2019 9:13am

Kim Kardashian gives BARBRI contract law lecturer Instagram shout-out

Thumbs up from first-year law student ??

Oct 17 2019 11:04am

York Uni Law School launches American-style Juris Doctor postgrad law degree

No, it doesn't qualify you to work in the States

Oct 17 2019 8:47am

White & Case lawyers share insights from the frontline of the global economy

Reflections on geopolitical uncertainty, the turning economic cycle and the future -- plus advice to their younger selves

Oct 14 2019 12:56pm

The 2020 Chambers Most List goes live

Barrister-to-be careers resource contains key facts and figures for over 50 sets

Oct 14 2019 10:37am

10 rookie errors every first year law student must avoid

Don’t dress like a lawyer

Oct 14 2019 8:52am

Mental health: a once taboo subject for City lawyers

Taylor Wessing litigation partner and head of the firm’s Wellbeing Network, Laurence Lieberman, chats to Legal Cheek's Aishah Hussain

Oct 11 2019 2:25pm

Future trainee solicitors under investigation over WhatsApp group about female classmates

Law Society of Ireland condemns 'inappropriate comments'

Oct 11 2019 12:04pm