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Oxford University lays out blueprint for training future lawyers in the tech age

Skills gaps must be filled to meet client demand for tech-enhanced legal services, say academics

May 18 2020 12:30pm
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Legal Twitter reacts after ‘white van man’ questions Keir Starmer’s ‘working class’ roots

Posts pic of barrister and Labour leader wearing traditional legal get-up

May 4 2020 3:02pm
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University of Oxford’s Professor Rebecca Williams to deliver future of legal education keynote at LegalEdCon

Conference takes place virtually on 14 May

Apr 24 2020 9:21am
General election 2019: Oxford educated ex-Slaughter and May lawyers go head-to-head in Middlesbrough

Former magic circle duo even attended the same private school

Nov 19 2019 12:48pm
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UCL beats Oxford and Durham ties with Strathclyde in new law school rankings

Scottish unis Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee secure top ten spots

Sep 30 2019 8:52am
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Oxford Uni beats Cambridge and LSE in law grad earnings league table with average salary of £67,200

Stats focus on pay packets five years post-graduation

Jul 1 2019 8:58am
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Oxford University students launch petition calling for top law professor’s removal over alleged homophobia

Legal Twitterati condemns ‘snowflake students’

Jan 10 2019 8:59am
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Law grad-backed Oxford University a cappella group jet to the US to shoot new Justin Timberlake cover track

The musical troupe includes a future Clifford Chance trainee

Sep 10 2018 9:17am
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Oxford Uni leapfrogged by Glasgow in shock new law school rankings

Cambridge secured top spot

Jul 23 2018 1:19pm
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Aspiring lawyer raises £30,000 to secure spot on prestigious Oxford Uni law course

After wealthy anonymous benefactor spotted Brighton grad’s online appeal

Jul 12 2018 11:40am
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Oxford law student overcomes legal dispute with Facebook to launch contract law revision app

He came up with the idea while revising for exams

Mar 29 2018 9:16am
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Cambridge wrestles ‘best law school in the country’ crown from Oxford

Oxford had taken the top spot for past two years

Mar 1 2018 12:49pm
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Ex-Clifford Chance trainee LOSES bid to sue Oxford University over ‘inadequate’ teaching

Faiz Siddiqui was seeking £1 million for lost legal dream

Feb 8 2018 10:22am
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Law student-backed Oxford University a cappella group returns with classic Xmas cover

Slade’s seasonal hit is given an Oxbridge twist

Dec 12 2017 12:24pm
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Judgment reserved: Ex-Clifford Chance trainee suing Oxford Uni faces wait over £1 million ‘inadequate’ teaching claim

High Court success could pave the way for further claims

Dec 4 2017 9:11am
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11 things you’ll only understand if you study law at the University of Oxford

Are you your college’s textbook snake?

Nov 24 2017 10:34am
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Ex-Clifford Chance trainee suing Oxford Uni for £1 million claims ‘inadequate’ teaching stopped him becoming top tax barrister

Low 2:1 was ‘huge disappointment’, High Court hears

Nov 22 2017 10:51am
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‘A+ trolling’: Oxford University Law School makes Vote Leave jibe in official exam report

Thanked students for not writing answers on buses

Nov 20 2017 12:55pm
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Unconscious bias? Oxford SU urges law faculty to ban its ‘damaging’ gowns policy during moots

Students who do better in their exams wear different gowns to their ‘commoner’ peers

Nov 14 2017 12:37pm
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We asked the head of Durham Law School if Doxbridge is a thing

He kind of thinks it is — but not everyone agrees

Nov 10 2017 9:14am
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From magic circle dinners to chats with F1 champions – what life as an Oxford law student is really like

New candid blogging series reveals all

Nov 8 2017 12:57pm
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