Tag: Students

Will the BPTC class of 2014 have no ethics?

This year's wannabe barristers are being taught last year's superseded Bar Code of Conduct, it has emerged.

Feb 13 2014 9:03am

Has an Oxbridge law degree lost its value?

Final year Cambridge law students Zahra Mashhood and Loviisa Langdon consider the impact of recent moves by the legal profession to draw graduates from a wider pool.

Feb 12 2014 12:07pm

BPP’s new personalised clothing range opens world of possibilities

An exciting new way to physically associate yourself with a private equity-owned legal course provider is here.

Feb 12 2014 8:46am

A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional: part two

Wigapedia returns with the second part of his glossary of key legal terms used in practice.

Feb 11 2014 9:48am

Queen’s University Belfast law graduate apologises after drinking goldfish in NekNominate video

Aspiring solicitor who consumed pet expresses regret on Facebook.

Feb 10 2014 8:55am

Named: the law firm offering training contracts ‘if you invest in our firm’

EXCLUSIVE: Commercial law firm with offices in London, Leeds and Birmingham has come up with a novel recruitment method...

Feb 7 2014 9:03am

District judge apologises for NekNominate video

It was a matter of time before the controversial 'NekNominate' craze spread to law. But few expected a district judge to lead the way.

Feb 4 2014 8:47pm

A legal dictionary for the up-and-coming professional

Wigapedia explains the truth behind the key terms used in practice.

Feb 4 2014 9:56am

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