Tag: Ulaw

The key commercial awareness themes of 2021
Lawyers, legal education and tech experts explain what students should focus on as they apply for training contracts this year

ULaw reveals SQE prep course fees
Prices range from £500 for a short SQE1 revision course to £16,500 for most comprehensive LLM

What does a lawyer look like?
White, male and upper class, according to new research on public perceptions

5 tips for putting in the perfect pupillage application
Tess Edge, barrister turned tutor at The University of Law in Birmingham, shares advice with students ahead of the Gateway deadline next week

Delivering high quality legal education at a time of change
ULaw's director of business development, Morette Jackson, reflects on the past year and her hopes for a people-focused approach to law and education in the year ahead

Law schools welcome first SQE students as SRA ‘looks closely’ at online exam options in light of COVID
Regulator remains hopeful assessment will go ahead in November as planned

A vlogger’s guide to a winter virtual vacation scheme
Jasmin Brown shares her experience on the three-day Legal Cheek-ULaw Virtual Vacation Scheme

ULaw LPC students given exam on a topic they hadn’t covered
Exclusive: University has issued new assessment and extended submission deadline

The University of Law to launch in Scotland
Legal education provider expands further with purchase of Central Law Training Scotland

Your guide to making the most of a virtual vacation scheme
Ahead of The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme, run in partnership with The University of Law, director of employability at The University of Law, John Watkins, shares his advice for virtual vac scheme success

Key commercial awareness talking points for future lawyers
Courtesy of experts from Baker McKenzie, BCLP, Ropes & Gray and ULaw

Top career tips for the next generation of aspiring lawyers
Paul de la Peña, tutor at ULaw Moorgate, reflects on his career as an insolvency and restructuring specialist and offers advice to the next gen of solicitors

Appeal court dismisses student’s discrimination claim against ULaw
Ian Nwabueze ordered to pay £5,000 in costs

Life as a lawyer in the North
A panel of lawyers and legal education experts discuss the region’s legal scene

The opportunities ahead for the Midlands legal market
Lawyers from across the region share their insights

ULaw unveils new SQE courses
Fees announced within the next month

ULaw announces SQE partnerships with Southampton, Surrey, Leicester and Birkbeck unis
Students to receive super-exam study support

Will the SQE kill the GDL?
Legal Cheek talks to the main players to see where they stand on the law conversion course

ULaw and BPP prepare to reopen following COVID shutdown
Tutors to wear protective visors

The trends future lawyers should look out for
Three experts based in Sheffield share their predictions for the post-COVID world

Why law students should consider a career in the North
ULaw Leeds and Sheffield campus dean Matt Tomlinson highlights the opportunities available to students in the northern city regions and shares his advice on securing a TC amid the COVID crisis