Tag: Students
Legal aid lawyers depicted as menage a trois loving superheroes in lobbying film
City law firms back star-studded cast in its pre-general election bid to alert public to dangers of cuts to system
BPTC is rubbish and needs urgent reform — say top barristers
Bar Council report lashes providers for churning out an expensive yet poorly regarded course -- and the aptitude test is equally lambasted
Law firm trainee diversity on the up, according to regulator’s figures
Smaller practices are outpacing larger firms, but across the board the profession is more diverse than the wider population
9 things we learned from the #PupillageApps Q&A
The best bits from last night's Twitter discussion about how to bag a pupillage
Revealed: how law school fees have spiralled far beyond rate of inflation since the millennium
Some institutions are charging 150% more than the rate of inflation for the two courses required to qualify as solicitors and barristers
Could festival toilets law be the hot new practice area of 2015?
From Glasto to the Isle of Wight, banks of portaloos hide a potential minefield of accidents and personal injury litigation, says England’s newest lavatory law specialist
These aren’t drafting tips … Prof sends students anal beads porn link in email fail
Philadelphia law school of many expensive names investigates how a link to Porn Hub was included in helpful guide to students
8 top English uni law faculties dropped from Singapore bar approved institution list
Cries of protectionism ring out as Russell Group stars are axed
Yet another BPTC is being launched — despite chronic shortage of pupillages
BPP is controversially to bring its BPTC to Brum, despite only nine pupillage places available in all the West Midlands as of yesterday
Judges give Grayling a special birthday present — another High Court defeat
Justice Secretary gets slapped down again, this time over prisoner transfer reforms – but happy b-day, nonetheless, Chris
Lawyer left red-faced in Facebook advert typo
Today's *face palm* award goes to a US lawyer in Maryland -- but, hands up, it could happen to any of us ...
Former One Direction star Zayn Malik to be fast-tracked to bar pupillage (April Fool!)
Just days after jacking in boy band -- and with no traditional qualifications -- Zayn Malik has bagged a place at a magic circle chambers
Clifford Chance lawyers prepare to swap their suits for hoodies that are colour-coded by rank
No, it's not 1 April yet -- this is legit
Law firms run Oxbridge recruitment targets as high as 50% of trainees, says diversity chief
A senior Law Society figure claims unofficial bias in favour of elitism remains rife among City and large commercial firms
University of Law beats rivals to bag first teaching law firm licence
Nottingham left to lick its wounds as the country’s biggest law school is awarded alternative business structure status
CMS Cameron McKenna waves good-bye to 38% of spring NQs
CMS Cameron McKenna has kept just 16 of its 26 spring newly-qualified cohort, posting a comparatively woeful retention rate of 62%
Saul Goodman-style mavericks vs straight-A golden children: who will be the advocates of the future?
Is it over for the rough diamonds in law?
Pinsent Masons retains 79% of qualifying trainees
Latest City firm to put qualifying young bloods out of their misery is keeping 15 of its spring 2015 round
Revealed: How law schools’ websites looked at the dawn of the millennium
Throwback Thursday: A journey back in time through the World Wide Web -- law school edition
Strathclyde, Huddersfield, Greenwich and BPP are best unis for pro bono
Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards 2015 winners announced
Striking again — court defeat over legal aid cuts could see barristers back on picket line
Court backs government plans for massive cuts in number of legal aid law firms, reigniting fears that law students wanting a career in crime will have to rob banks