Nominations are now open for the LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards, which celebrate the significant contribution of law students and law schools to vital pro bono legal advice.

Student volunteers in Bristol have overturned 95% of the decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in their area regarding 200 claimants who had wrongfully been ruled ‘fit for work’.

The winner of the 27^th Bar Mock Trials National Competition final which took place last month is Wilmslow High School in Cheshire.

The Bar Council is again running its annual Pupillage Fair in London. The fair is on Saturday 21 October, 10.00am-4.00pm, at The University of Law, Moorgate and is free for students to attend. 

Two BPTC students from The City Law School have won the 13th international Commonwealth Student Moot, which marks the first victory in the competition for a team from the United Kingdom in 10 years.

Two BPTC students from The City Law School have flown to South Africa to represent the United Kingdom in a disconcertingly timely Commonwealth Student Moot on the legality of nuclear programmes.

Students are urged to ensure that they don’t miss the chance to vote in the general election on 7 May 2015.

Students across the country are planning protests at the changes to legal aid.

Students and law schools were recognised for their tremendous efforts in the field of pro bono, as the attorney general hosted the annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards at the House of Commons.

More than a hundred aspiring solicitors were unable to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examination on Thursday 21 July 2022 due to an IT issue at the Hammersmith test centre. The tests have now been rescheduled and students, who had spent over five hours in the test centre, have been offered a refund.

Magic circle firm Linklaters has launched a new innovation podcast series, Linkubator, aimed at students who want to develop their understanding of how the legal sector is being transformed by innovation and emerging technologies.

National Student Volunteering Week kicks off on Monday 11 February, celebrating the impact students can make in the not-for-profit sector and looking at issues such as employability and public engagement.

The 17^th annual Student Volunteering Week is this week (19-25 February). 

Students from across the United Kingdom gathered on 25 March for the annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards 2015.

The most recent LawWorks Student Pro Bono Report has revealed that more students than ever before are involved in pro bono work.

The annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards were held recently, in the elegant surrounds of the House of Commons, to recognise the outstanding pro bono achievements of students and law school staff throughout the United Kingdom.

The shortlist of nominees for the 2018 LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards has been announced.

The winners of the prestigious LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards 2020 have been revealed.

The awards, sponsored by Lexis Nexis, celebrate the vital contributions to pro bono work of students and law schools. Although this year social distancing measures mean that there cannot be a ceremony hosted by the attorney general at the House of Commons, a ‘thank you’ event is planned for later in the year.

Students’ important contributions to access to justice were recognised at the annual Student Pro Bono Awards at the House of Commons on 1 May.

LawWorks has announced that nominations for the LawWorks & Attorney General Student Awards 2012 have just opened.