Tag: Students

The SQE and the challenges ahead

ULaw’s director of business development, Morette Jackson, reveals how law firms are reacting to the new solicitor super-exam

May 1 2019 10:00am

Trainees risk ‘exploitation’ under super-exam, junior lawyers warn

Regulator urged to reinstate mandatory minimum salary -- again

Apr 30 2019 10:49am

How do we tackle the legal profession’s mental health problem?

Many lawyers appear to be ‘surviving but not thriving’, says Newcastle University's Professor Richard Collier

Apr 29 2019 9:16am

Exclusive interview: We met the Nottingham Uni law grad trying to stop Brexit

Legal Cheek sat down with social media star Femi Oluwole to discuss his journey from law to politics

Apr 26 2019 9:13am

London chambers offers ‘unpaid’ internship lasting up to six months

Exclusive: But 9KBW will cover wannabe barristers' travel expenses

Apr 25 2019 1:02pm

Should I stop chasing pupillage?

'I feel like I am going backwards'

Apr 25 2019 10:31am

BSB investigate after BPP ‘error’ left some BPTC students sitting ethics exam in ‘canteen’

Exclusive: The law school has apologised for the mix-up

Apr 24 2019 10:27am

How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation

Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead

Apr 23 2019 1:37pm

New innovation LLB sees Exeter Uni students spend a year at Reed Smith

Placement roles in global outfit’s London office up for grabs as part of four-year law degree

Apr 23 2019 11:15am

BPP Law School scholarship fund exceeds £1 million for the first time

Several new awards up for grabs as part of expanded funding programme

Apr 23 2019 8:42am

Kim Kardashian proves haters wrong as she ‘aces’ torts exam

Clad in comfy sweats and £77,000 Birkin bag

Apr 18 2019 10:45am
SQE super-exam students solicitors

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!'

Apr 17 2019 8:35am

Durham Law School teams up with Abertay Uni to host Game of Thrones conference

Day-long session will examine law, power and justice

Apr 12 2019 10:18am

BPP students to be taught digital skills through new lawtech partnership

Training on HighQ platform to be part of syllabus

Apr 8 2019 9:01am

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

Apr 4 2019 12:35pm
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