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Law Reform Committee essay competition seeks submissions

Posted on 15 September 2015

The Law Reform Committee of the Bar Council is running its annual essay competition, asking for submissions of no more than 3,000 words that identify a desirable, practical and useful law reform.

Marie Ade - Five lessons we can learn from Harvey Specter

Posted on 27 June 2022

Harvey Specter is a fictional corporate lawyer from US TV-series Suits. Although the show is designed for entertainment, we can still implement some of Harvey’s qualities to help with our careers in the real world.

A Bill That Means Business?

Posted on 07 November 2006

Does the Companies Bill really offer business a better regulatory framework?

Drilling down into ePrivacy

Posted on 10 April 2018

What do you need to know about the forthcoming ePrivacy Regulation?

BPP’s BPTC scholarship programme opens for applications

Posted on 03 February 2014

BPP Law School is offering scholarships and pupillage support for its Bar Professional Training Course programme; candidates can apply from 4 February 2014.

Helena Kennedy Foundation

Posted on 22 March 2023

Founded by Dr Ann Limb in 1998, the organisation was set up following Baroness Kennedy KC’s Learning Works report, which identified a significant number of adults who lacked formal qualifications.

Firms offer trainees cash to defer

Posted on 20 July 2012

Not on quite the same scale as the desperate times of 2009, but a couple of firms have recently been asking their future trainees to defer their places in exchange for a cash payment, citing "business activity levels" as the reason.

IntoUniversity

Posted on 05 April 2023

Pressing the reset button for financial services

Posted on 18 June 2013

How will regulation in the financial services industry change following the dissolution of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the introduction of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)?

Northern Law Student - How to deal with training contract inbox overload

Posted on 12 December 2022

Ping. The noise of your email inbox notifying you about a specific training contract application that’s just opened. It looks interesting, so you read about the firm and its opportunities and decide you’ll make an application.

Kenza - Taking care of your mental health on the Bar course

Posted on 03 March 2023

The Bar course is no joke – from the heavy (and I really do mean large) amount of work to the books weighing three kilograms each (yes, I weighed them), there’s little to no time for anything else.

Christianah Babajide - SQE1 manual series: why you should study Tort law

Posted on 21 February 2022

This LCN Says is part of a series looking at The University of Law’s (ULaw) Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) manuals that have been specifically designed to support law students in their SQE1 exams.

Law fairs

Law fairs offer an important opportunity to meet firms face to face or virtually.

Asylum Support Appeals Project

Posted on 22 March 2023

ASAP aims to reduce destitution amongst asylum seekers by protecting their legal rights to food and shelter.

New ILEX LLB broadens career prospects

Posted on 17 March 2011

The Institute of Legal Executives and Manchester Metropolitan University have joined forces to offer a new qualifying LLB in legal practice which leaves students with a variety of career options upon graduation.

The National Pro Bono Centre

Posted on 30 March 2023

In July 2010, this central ‘hub’ in Chancery Lane was created to bring together the legal profession’s pro-bono work, helping individuals and community groups within England and Wales.

Lawyers make up third most-stressed professional group, reports government watchdog

Posted on 13 November 2017

Lawyers are the third most-stressed group of professionals in the country, with women worst affected, government figures indicate.

Solving the problem of solvency

Posted on 14 February 2012

What impact will the Solvency II Directive have on legal services?

The Legal Diaries | Exam Season!

Posted on 28 April 2016

It’s coming up to that time of year where exams are looming. I have picked up some tips along the way which proved to be a massive help to me. In this video, I share these tips in the hope that it helps at least one law student out there!

AIRE Centre

Posted on 22 March 2023

The AIRE (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe) Centre is a London-based charity set up to uphold the rights of marginalised individuals in the field of European human rights law and European Union law.