Tag: Students

Lord Justice Vos says firms and chambers bosses are ‘discriminatory’ towards students who aren’t like them

Selection procedures for training contracts and pupillages favour the privileged, says top judge

Sep 10 2015 2:11pm

Kaplan exodus: Mayer Brown and Holman Fenwick leave for BPP as Penningtons chooses ULaw

Trio pick other law schools ahead of Kaplan's closure, but other firms commit to stay until end of 2015-16 academic year

Sep 9 2015 5:26pm

BPP dean embraces thug life

Straight outta law school

Sep 9 2015 3:58pm

University of Law enters Scottish market with CMS Cameron McKenna future trainee tie-up

English-style vocational course to be launched north of the border

Sep 9 2015 2:07pm

An 18 year old kid has qualified as a solicitor

Child prodigy Aussie is a month older than BPTC graduate Gabrielle Turnquest when she was called to the bar in 2013

Sep 9 2015 11:23am

2,000 law students urge judges to get to the point

Dispatches from legal Facebook-land

Sep 8 2015 5:40pm

Mayer Brown ups intake on earn-while-you-learn training contract alternative

"High calibre of applicants" suggests new school-leaver scheme could rival traditional route

Sep 7 2015 1:45pm

The 15 best law firms for vac schemes — according to those who have been there

Pinsent Masons leads the field, with only two magic circle players making the cut

Sep 7 2015 10:10am

Law school wars: Nabarro first to pick a side after Kaplan’s courses sink

City firm Nabarro makes the first move, selecting BPP as GDL and LPC provider in wake of Kaplan's withdrawal from market next year

Sep 4 2015 2:33pm

Qualify as a solicitor in six years without going to uni – radical scheme unveiled

Reformed route could profoundly shake up traditional legal education models -- and be trouble for legal executives

Sep 4 2015 12:08pm

CMS slashes trainee headcount by nearly 35%

Twelve newly qualified lawyers have opted to leave the large corporate outfit

Sep 3 2015 12:11pm

Bagging a training contract: how it looks

It's a bit like signing for Real Madrid, only you do it in your kitchen

Sep 2 2015 5:25pm

Law student finds ‘time capsule’ note from 1980s hidden in library book

Scrap of paper dating back to 1986 invites people to write the date and what they are doing

Sep 2 2015 11:29am

Event: Commercial Awareness Question Time at Norton Rose Fulbright

Get to the front of the training contract queue, with free places for 25 students up for grabs

Sep 1 2015 7:00pm

ULaw pulls plug on business school just weeks after launch

Opening of highly touted De Broc is shelved indefinitely owing to low student interest

Aug 28 2015 3:50pm

The Judge Rules: Bye-bye LPC and training contract, hello unified bar exam

Kaplan’s demise triggers speculation that a streamlined qualification process will arrive sooner than many anticipated

Aug 28 2015 10:30am

August picture caption competition

Legal Cheek revives its occasional series with a romantic image of a young barrister in London town

Aug 27 2015 4:36pm

Bar Council snubs legal aid chambers over pupillage fair rates

Organisers claim event will widen pool of applicants, but class divisions between haves and have-nots will be clearly on display

Aug 27 2015 9:16am

White & Case defects from University of Law to BPP

New Yorkers' London office cuts GDL and LPC deal with ULaw's arch-rival

Aug 26 2015 9:17am