Tag: Students
A gavel and a Marilyn Monroe wig — one university’s idea of the legal system
Marketing gurus at Bedford University claim implanting US iconography in promotional materials is simply “light-hearted” fun -- while creating a barrister straight out of fright night
5 reasons why today’s vote won’t matter to the legal profession because Scottish lawyers already do things so very differently
There’s going to be some sort of democratic bonanza in a place made famous by an American-Australian actor in a Hollywood epic — but as far as the Scottish legal profession is concerned, it’s already independent
Lawyer advice to students pondering career in publicly-funded legal sector: don’t
Law Society-arranged Twitter hashtag conversation spawns depressing assessment of the future of legal aid and public law work
Lawyers can’t be stressed – they don’t drink coffee
Research reveals legal profession to be out of the top-10 groups addicted to the caffeine rush, suggesting all this talk of hard work is exaggerated
11 things I wish I could tell my law student fresher self
As I enter my third and final year studying law at Leeds University, this is what I'd do if I had my time over again as a fresher
Former SOAS law student thrown in Iranian jail for trying to watch the chaps play volleyball
Facebook protest campaign takes off in bid to free London law graduate
Education charity launches second trainee scholarship scheme — this time for wannabe barristers
Seven new social welfare law pupillages to be created
Why are Scottish lawyers paid so much less than English ones?
Huge pay differentials at top corporate firms north and south of border
The lessons of legal sat nav
What if you combined lawyers with the latest in satellite navigation technology?
Sussex Uni law grad raises ten grand towards Oxford masters through crowdfunding
Now this is how you crowdfund
Training contract turbulence — some firms boost numbers, others slash
EXCLUSIVE: The latest training contract rises at CMS Cameron McKenna and Irwin Mitchell contrast with drops at magic circle duo and other City outfits as targets are announced for 2014-15 recruitment round
What should we do with the Inns of Court’s empty law libraries?
Middle Temple's library alone costs £725,000-a-year to maintain -- and is quieter than ever now all those books are available online
Clifford Chance shifts LPC student deal to BPP
In a move that leaves the University of Law with only one magic circle firm on its books, Clifford Chance joins Allen & Overy in defecting to rival
Drugs conviction puts student’s legal career in peril
Legal profession regulatory bodies take a dim view of class-A convictions, but cases are assessed individually
University of Law to bring in aptitude test for its BPTC
Test will be introduced next year, along with minimum 2:1 entry requirement
Social mobility report’s shallow analysis of legal profession
Headline figures slam judiciary for being public school-educated toffs, but provides little insight demographics of wider sectors
Baker & McKenzie cuts training contract numbers by 12% as new Belfast support centre announced
EXCLUSIVE: Outsourcing stifles training contract growth at City law firms -- reductions in London graduate intake at Baker & McKenzie and Allen & Overy following Northern Ireland support office ventures
Legal executive chief leads lawyers in ice bucket challenge
Jury still out on whether Justice Secretary Grayling as well as Law Society and Bar...
Legal aid slasher Grayling nominated for the ice bucket challenge
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan nominates the bête noir of much of the legal profession to take a drenching -- while other luminaries are also in the spotlight
Top junior lawyer calls on Law Society to fight for return of trainee minimum salaries
As a new team arrives at beleaguered Chancery Lane, Legal Cheek sets out the issues the solicitors’ profession leadership should be addressing for law students and young lawyers
Legal pic of the day
What a bank holiday means to pupil barristers