Tag: Students

80% of law internships are unpaid
Substantial confusion on the law concerning work placements, social mobility report finds

My journey from law student to City law firm innovation pioneer
A sneak peek at some of the insights Taylor Wessing innovation manager Laura Bygrave will share at Legal Cheek’s ‘Creativity, innovation and the law’ event tomorrow evening

Labour would stop BPTC ‘racket’ run by ‘profiteers’
Let Inns offer the vocational course, says shadow attorney-general Baroness Chakrabarti

State educated? You’ve more chance of getting into a City law firm if you attended one these ‘elite’ schools
Did yours make the list? ?

Struggling to secure a training contract helped me build resilience
Gowling WLG partner Samantha Holland recalls a tough start to her career

Cost of super-exam is a ‘major concern’, says Junior Lawyers’ Division
SQE fees could hit £4,500, but prep course prices remain unknown

ULaw to launch Hong Kong campus
Legal education giant's first overseas outpost to open September 2019

Arriving now: The transportation revolution is here, and lawyers should be ready to ride
Burges Salmon lawyers discuss the impact of electric and autonomous vehicles on the legal profession and the opportunities ahead

How to make partner at a global law firm without working in London
Gareth Saynor on his journey from Nottingham University to partner in CMS's Sheffield corporate team

‘Idealistic’ future lawyers may find themselves disappointed in practice, says ex-Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger
Temper idealism with realism instead

10 tips for getting a training contract or pupillage
Find your unique selling point

What does Brexit mean for future lawyers?
Over 200 students headed to Linklaters’ Silk Street office to find out

Event: How technology is changing law and business — with Addleshaw Goddard in Manchester
Leading lawyers share their experiences, future lawyers ask the questions

Solicitor dresses up as Legally Blonde’s Elle Woods for ‘best fictional lawyer’ event
Outfit included fluffy pup

First ever law scholarship for STEM students unveiled
STEM Future Lawyers joins forces with BPP University Law School to launch GDL scholarship for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students

The tension between innovation and regulation
Osborne Clarke lawyers discuss the big commercial awareness question of the moment

Vlogging sensation reveals how she secured a magic circle training contract
University of Bristol law grad Eve Cornwell shares her top tips

SRA launches Facebook page to help demystify solicitor super-exam
Regulator revealed last week SQE could cost up to £4,500

Event: The growth of international law firms in the UK — with CMS in Sheffield
Tuesday 20 November at CMS's Sheffield office

Jet flop! Law grad fired from The Apprentice after disastrous airline advertising task
Kurran Poon becomes the sixth candidate to leave the boardroom empty handed

New solicitor super-exam ‘likely’ to cost between £3,000 – £4,500
But SRA delays implementation date until September 2021, one year later than previously proposed