Tag: Students

Kim Kardashian proves haters wrong as she ‘aces’ torts exam
Clad in comfy sweats and £77,000 Birkin bag

I was among the first to sit the SQE pilot — here’s what I thought
‘The MCQ format was very patronising and far too easy. It was like a dummies guide to the law!'

Shoosmiths launches London training contract as it ups rookie intake by over a third
Trainee numbers jump from 22 to 30

Durham Law School teams up with Abertay Uni to host Game of Thrones conference
Day-long session will examine law, power and justice

BPP students to be taught digital skills through new lawtech partnership
Training on HighQ platform to be part of syllabus

Win a return flight to New York: ‘My US Legal Icon’ Vlogging Prize
From the Obamas to The Notorious R.B.G -- tell us about your American hero to win a return transatlantic flight to New York City

Be prepared to forge your own path to legal practice
A panel of lawyers reveal their unconventional routes into law

Irish law school apologises for ‘ill-judged’ Twitter response to mental health concerns
Maynooth Uni law student questioned decision to schedule land and equity exams the day after each other

Macfarlanes boosts LPC grant to £10,000 as it confirms 100% spring retention score
All six associates kept on

King’s College history student beats Oxbridge wannabe lawyers to ‘Advocate of the Year’ prize
Bar hopeful Tristan Greene victorious in BPP-backed comp

Struggling to understand how the SQE will affect you? This handy new calculator is here to help
Online tool determines students' best route to solicitor qualification

Without role models, LGBT+ junior lawyers risk ‘going back into the closet’
Lawyers from Hogan Lovells and Goldman Sachs on the vital role support networks play in the fight against discrimination

2 Bedford Row invites aspiring barristers to pupillage interview in error
Exclusive: Promptly disinvites them

Trinity College Dublin law profs split over whether student newspaper bugging halls to expose secret society’s ‘hazing’ was legal
Law school bigwigs wade into covert recording dispute

It’s not ‘virtue-signalling’: 20 Essex Street QC hits back at critics of contextual recruitment system
Decision to embrace City law hiring process drew fire from Legal Cheek readers

Lawyerly advice to pupil barristers: ‘Imagine the judge is slightly hard of hearing and a bit daft’
Words of wisdom (and a few poetic metaphors) for fresh-faced practitioners

Law student in hopeless ‘crash for cash’ claim
'Wholly incredible and inconsistent'

Aspiring lawyers should embrace social media
Instagram Live interview: Ahead of Wednesday’s event, ‘Secrets to Success -- Birmingham’, solicitor and vlogger Chrissie Wolfe explains why an online presence can have its advantages

Edinburgh Uni law students want to ban non-law undergrads from using their newly-refurbished library
Frustration over lack of seating

Why Generation Z will revolutionise the law firm of the future
Lawyers and innovation experts give students a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities that await