Tag: Students

Barristers, Solicitors, students

Be prepared to forge your own path to legal practice

A panel of lawyers reveal their unconventional routes into law

Apr 3 2019 2:48pm

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

Apr 2 2019 11:29am

King’s College history student beats Oxbridge wannabe lawyers to ‘Advocate of the Year’ prize

Bar hopeful Tristan Greene victorious in BPP-backed comp

Apr 1 2019 11:12am

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

Apr 1 2019 10:23am

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

Mar 29 2019 12:57pm

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

Mar 27 2019 11:51am

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

Mar 27 2019 11:03am

Law student in hopeless ‘crash for cash’ claim

'Wholly incredible and inconsistent'

Mar 26 2019 9:52am
Law, Student, solicitor, training contract, youtuber, vlogger, Law and Broader

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

Mar 25 2019 2:05pm

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

Mar 21 2019 1:53pm

Meet the mysterious ‘life hack’ law student who has racked up 13 million views on YouTube

Vlogger chooses not to disclose identity online over fears of jeopardising future legal career

Mar 21 2019 9:18am
Student, law, training contract, lawtech

Why AI may be less disruptive than email

Artificial intelligence is saving lawyers time, but it is also generating work

Mar 20 2019 3:49pm

Top body language tips for training contract interviews

Maintain eye contact and avoid fidgeting, says leading expert

Mar 19 2019 8:53am

Cambridge University triumphs in Vis Pre-Moot London tournament

Rookie arbitrators beat fellow uni teams from Denmark, Switzerland and Poland

Mar 18 2019 1:00pm

Warwick student rape chat scandal: Should they be prosecuted?

Nottingham law grad Fraser Collingham considers how the law balances free speech and offensive social media messages

Mar 15 2019 11:23am

Blunt to give cannabis talk to law students

Nominative determinism in action

Mar 15 2019 10:29am