Can you cram commercial awareness? A careers expert gives the lowdown
ULaw’s employability group manager Catherine Morgan talks AI, ESG and why ten minutes with the news each morning beats a last-minute panic
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Can you cram commercial awareness? A careers expert gives the lowdown
ULaw’s employability group manager Catherine Morgan talks AI, ESG and why ten minutes with the news each morning beats a last-minute panic
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Forging your path to corporate law: Curiosity, confidence and a City career
HSF Kramer associate Yasmin Jackson shares her journey from a non-law degree into M&A, and how students can start building relevant skills today
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Going global, differently: How a UK law firm builds an international reach
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The right to divorce, but at what cost?
Birmingham Uni law student Maya Brar explores why Asian women are being left behind as divorce law evolves
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From bark to bite: Reforming the enforcement of animal protection law in the UK
Cambridge law grad Damir Kayani argues for enforcement reforms to animal rights law
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Who speaks for the child? The High Court orders shaping young lives without their input
Postgraduate Journalism student Evie Wynne explores how children can be shut out of hearings determining their freedom
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The price is personal: How AI could kill the free market
Second-year LLB student at KCL, Mary-Ellen Dyson, examines how AI-powered pricing is outpacing UK law
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Long overdue or a disaster for business? The Employment Rights Act and the big questions still unanswered
Leo Fontes, final-year history student and aspiring commercial solicitor, explores the impact of this landmark legislation
