Tag: Students

Complacent law schools are ripe for disruption

New Guardian rankings expose universities' vulnerabilities, argues expert

Jun 11 2019 10:07am

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

Jun 10 2019 3:29pm

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

Jun 10 2019 2:47pm

Top 4 entries for ‘My US Legal Icon’ Vlogging Prize

Contenders compete for return flight to New York in 60-second vlog off

Jun 7 2019 12:06pm

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

Jun 7 2019 11:13am

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

Jun 6 2019 10:08am

Firm charges law students £695 for ‘virtual internship’

Company co-founder accepts it's 'a bit controversial'

Jun 5 2019 12:47pm

London chambers pulls ad offering to pay paralegal less than minimum wage

Exclusive: Temple Court Chambers' £12,000 salary was an 'error'

Jun 4 2019 11:53am

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

Jun 3 2019 11:12am

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

Jun 3 2019 9:08am

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

May 31 2019 12:25pm

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

May 31 2019 11:15am

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

May 30 2019 3:39pm

Vlogging future magic circle trainee offers insight into law exam prep

LPCer gets genuine in new week-in-the-life vlog series

May 30 2019 9:04am

Top QC details paid work experience offer in rebuke to chambers’ ‘unpaid’ internship

Jaime Hamilton offering £700 bursary plus travel expenses for two-week placement

May 28 2019 11:13am

York Uni apologises after law students receive wrong exam paper twice

Public law questions dished out on two occasions during EU assessment

May 24 2019 8:47am

Telling lawyers to ‘toughen up’ isn’t the answer

PJ Kirby QC, joint head of Hardwicke, speaks to Legal Cheek ahead of his appearance this afternoon at The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

May 22 2019 12:07pm