Tag: Students

Arden University registers as SQE prep provider
Ex-BPP chief's new outfit prepares to deliver super-exam course

A day in the life of a corporate lawyer
Solicitors from Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and DWF tell us what their jobs are really like

BPP University to be sold
Law school set to change hands again in big money deal

The diary of an employment lawyer
Legal Cheek Careers meets employment solicitor-turned ULaw Bloomsbury campus dean, Sandie Gaines, to discuss her career journey to date and application tips for summer training contract success

Durham Uni teams up with ex-Slaughter and May partner to launch first LLB ‘pensions law’ module
Former magic circle lawyer Philip Bennett appointed visiting professor

The best social media snaps from the London Legal Walk
15,000 walkers go the distance for charity

Student turned porn star quit LLB after being bombarded with online abuse
Ella Hughes has since completed her law degree at the Open University

Linklaters launches new ‘virtual reality’ legal internship
The digital internship is designed to improve social mobility

6 essentials for summer training contract hunters
What we learned from an hour listening to five top lawyers

Teesside Uni law student who assaulted officer didn’t understand police powers
Handed conditional discharge

New City law firm recruitment portal targets grads with good grades against the odds
Diversity hiring specialist Rare wants to help outfits unearth 'historically hidden talent' and boost social mobility

Midlands to the Middle East: What I learned during my international secondment
Pinsent Masons associate Ian Morgan reflects on his time in Dubai and Doha

Complacent law schools are ripe for disruption
New Guardian rankings expose universities' vulnerabilities, argues expert

How lawtech looked in the 90s
ULaw campus dean Sarah Pooley reveals how innovation has long been a feature of legal practice and what it now means for future lawyers

Aspiring barrister launches crowdfunding campaign to cover £66,000 Cambridge Uni fees
St Edmund's College working with alumni to help bar hopeful hit target

Solent, Cumbria and London South Bank outperform Russell Group rivals in law degree league table
Cambridge bags top spot on latest Guardian list

Top 4 entries for ‘My US Legal Icon’ Vlogging Prize
Contenders compete for return flight to New York in 60-second vlog off

Williams v Roffey Bros: The uncertainty in contract law
Oxford University law student Jordan Briggs explains how the Supreme Court missed an opportunity to clear up the confusion

Oxford Uni medical student spared jail for stabbing boyfriend quits degree to pursue barrister dream
Lavinia Woodward plans to study law at unnamed London university, 'friend' claims

Firm charges law students £695 for ‘virtual internship’
Company co-founder accepts it's 'a bit controversial'

London chambers pulls ad offering to pay paralegal less than minimum wage
Exclusive: Temple Court Chambers' £12,000 salary was an 'error'