Tag: Students

Vac Scheme deadline day: coverage of all today’s big news

With most top law firms' deadlines for vac scheme applications at midnight tonight, it's going to be a fun Friday evening for wannabe solicitors.

Jan 31 2014 2:24pm

Why life as a QC is more similar to running a pub in Cleethorpes than at first it may appear

When she became a lawyer, Taryn Lee QC thought that she was taking a very different path to her publican parents. But now she's not so sure.

Jan 31 2014 9:58am

The 15 law student personality types that emerge during social interaction

University College Dublin Law Society has attempted an ambitious categorisation of the 15 types of law students to be found at its annual ball — and uploaded the results to YouTube.

Jan 31 2014 8:43am

Advice: ‘I am studying law but looking to work as a journalist’

Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge responds to a Birmingham University law student's Twitter plea for advice.

Jan 30 2014 1:33pm

Interview: Law student facing exclusion from Sussex Uni will draw upon Occupy legal challenge to fuel barrister dream

Most law students would consider the prospect of being excluded by their university to be a nightmare. But not Michael Segalov.

Jan 30 2014 8:54am

How long would these children’s book villains go to prison for?

If Lord Voldemort somehow ended up in a real court he would go down for a whopping 134 years and six months.

Jan 28 2014 12:56pm

Sharp-witted Oxford law student takes down UKIP MEP Bloom after Richard III gibe

An Oxford University law student has got the better of UKIP member Godfrey Bloom after the gaffe-prone MEP seemed to try to mock him for his disability.

Jan 28 2014 7:51am

Manchester Uni law student-fashion blogger feted by Femail as ‘internet star’

The Mail Online's Femail section has run a piece today acclaiming the fashion blog of Manchester University law student Hannah Farrington.

Jan 27 2014 2:48pm

Exam panic in January? You must be studying law…

We're going to assume that this beautifully-arranged photo, spotted a few days ago at Newcastle University's Robinson library, is the work of a law student.

Jan 24 2014 2:20pm

Academia is ‘a long way from my hopes of being a barrister but it’s an amazing life’

Law students need to remember that "the you of today" may differ from "the you of the years ahead", says Northumbria University professor of law and society Chris Ashford.

Jan 24 2014 9:28am

The selfie meets the courtroom camera

A lawyer has been spotted taking a selfie by a courtroom camera in Florida.

Jan 23 2014 1:42pm

Freshfields’ removal of criminal records box from applications is targeted at support staff — but applies to trainee solicitors

A Law Society Gazette piece in today’s Morning round-up about Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s removal of...

Jan 22 2014 2:17pm

Surrey University law graduate launches ‘not naked’ LLB study guide

University of Surrey law graduate Pia Jackson has unveiled a bizarre guide to obtaining a...

Jan 21 2014 12:07pm

Why it doesn’t mean much when the chair of the Bar Council says they want to cap BPTC numbers

Yesterday’s call by Nicholas Lavendar QC to limit Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) numbers has...

Jan 21 2014 8:51am

‘There is a life after the criminal Bar’

Weber Shandwick head of public affairs Alex Deane doesn’t regret his time scraping a living...

Jan 17 2014 9:45am

Can an Oxbridge law degree put you off becoming a lawyer?

Earlier this week a leaked email revealed that law students were the worst performers at...

Jan 16 2014 12:20pm

Why the City law training contract recovery may take place up north

Last month, while killing some time after a meeting in Leeds, I went for a...

Jan 15 2014 12:48pm

Law student sells soul

The soul of a law student has been placed on Gumtree…

Jan 15 2014 9:06am

Law students hit hardest by Oxford Uni email error revealing worst performers

A fifth of the students identified in an email listing the worst-performers in last term’s...

Jan 14 2014 12:43pm

‘Unless your dad is senior partner you are the only person in your firm who truly cares about your career’

With work thin on the ground after the 2008 crash, corporate lawyer Danvers Baillieu found...

Jan 10 2014 2:00pm