Tag: Students

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'

Anglia Ruskin business grad who studied GDL and LPC to pursue ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree claim receives £61,000 payout
Pok Wong sued uni for false advertising and disputed ‘high-quality’ teaching

BCLP and Bindmans team up with Queen Mary to offer LLB students year-long paid placements
Russell Group uni builds on 2015 tie-up with Reed Smith

Tenant Fees Act 2019: Goodbye to unfair letting charges?
Agents have been allowed to charge exorbitant, arbitrary fees for too long, says future trainee solicitor Fraser Collingham

Profession prepares for big changes in training of lawyers
Scrapping of LPC, shift to apprenticeships and focus on tech prompt enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure

Career changers: 6 things you need to know before making the switch to law
Lawyers share their routes into the profession -- and what they learned along the way

Vlogging future magic circle trainee offers insight into law exam prep
LPCer gets genuine in new week-in-the-life vlog series