Tag: Students
Uni of Law tight-lipped over its bid to take on business school market
Europe’s biggest law school launches De Broc; but silent on student numbers
Pupillage Gateway moved to January so students know if they have chambers place before committing to BPTC
Exclusive: Finally, a move to protect wannabe barristers
Booked up
Can anyone beat this pile of law tomes?
The award-nominated pro bono scheme that makes students pay to plug the legal aid gap
A 'highly commended’ programme charges law students nearly £400 in training fees to gain courtroom experience
City law firm breaks silence over mysterious pupillage award process
International niche litigation player Kobre & Kim denies it attempted to breach the spirit of bar’s recruitment rules
A young advocate’s guide to the courtroom, featuring Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’
Your Honour, are you OK?
Bar student forced to re-sit entire BPTC after failing just one module
Birmingham High Court ruling means that students failing part of course will be forced to cough up for another round of full fees
Spotlight on London niche litigation law firm over alleged possible pupillage rule breach
International boutique practice Kobre & Kim refuses to comment on fate of wannabe barrister applications
We are holding a Twitter Q&A about how to ace a training contract application on Wednesday at 1pm
Experts on hand to advise in hour-long session open to all
BPP set to crack Mauritius law degree market with local deal
Sun, sea, sand … and law
Man charged with assaulting prison officer who died is an Oxford Brookes law student
Humphrey Burke was already looking at arson, attempted robbery and grievous bodily harm charges; now he may now face murder allegations after guard dies
Herbert Smith Freehills takes on the magic circle as pay rise trend continues
Global City of London firm boosts junior level pay across the board with trainees now taking home £42,000
Junior lawyer acquitted of drink-driving after being slumped over wheel in advocates’ gown
Scottish road traffic specialist was simply trying to charge his phone -- and keep warm
Latham & Watkins vac schemer in Wolf of Wall Street-style drugs and prostitutes binge
Wannabe lawyer splurged firm’s cash on first-class travel and took a call girl to formal work dinner -- quality performance!
Oxford University law student guilty of serious assault on woman in local nightclub
Judge warns of possible jail time after vicious attack involving seven punches left victim with a broken nose
York Uni law grad lands training contract through Twitter direct message
Why bother with application forms when you can DM the boss?
Cambridge law student seeks to track down Pride barrister so he can make work experience plea
Bar hopeful is offering cake in return for information
Law grad loses breach of contract case alleging Glasgow Caledonian Uni tuition not up to scratch
Former LLB student -- who refused to pay fees after claiming law lecturer was a "joker" -- sees overly ambitious case thrown out
Not Guilty: City University law student cleared of hit man murder of ex-boyfriend
Second year law student walks free from the Old Bailey after jury finds she was not complicit in murdering an ex that had threatened her with revenge porn
How to fund your way through the BPTC
By bagging two scholarships and working part-time, University of Law bar graduate Sam Frost was able to keep costs down as he pursued his barrister ambitions
Top white-collar crime QC entangled in online intern swap embarrassment
Lawyers are flocking to recently launched site in a bid to bag little Hugo and Henrietta pre-gap yah work experience. But is this just hi-tech nepotism?