Tag: Students
‘A golden opportunity to promote the cause of talent has been missed’
In not distinguishing between graduates of Russell Group and non-traditional universities, the Legal Education and...
You’re fired! Dynamo Legal founder crashes out of the Apprentice in storm of criticism about his foray into the law
New legal franchise brand Dynamo Legal has missed out on a £250,000 investment after its...
The key points of the Legal Education and Training Review explained in 10 tweets
For those who don’t fancy wading through the traditional legal press’s long-winded deconstructions of the...
Anger as Tooks withdraws 2014 pupillage places after it had accepted applications
Top legal aid set Tooks Chambers has withdrawn two 2014 pupillage places for which it...
‘Don’t sweat the small stuff, do sweat the big stuff – and learn to tell the difference’
In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...
Controversial ‘Rate Your Lecturer’ website features 3 law lecturers in its Top 10
Since it launched at the beginning of the month, RateYourLecturer.co.uk has aroused the ire of...
Could the ‘Desk Safari’ craze spread to law?
So far, justice secretary Chris Grayling is the only representative of the legal profession to...
Judicial ‘Pepsi Challenge’ fails as law students are unable to identify judges’ gender from their anonymised rulings
Durham University law students’ attempt to tell the gender of a judge on the basis...
Law students among the most mentally stable of undergraduates at top uni
A survey of Cambridge University undergraduates’ mental health has, comfortingly for the future of the...
Legal typos: 7 absolute howlers
Oh how we clinical negligence practitioners laughed when a pfannenstiel incision — which is a...
How I became a tech start-up lawyer
In the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I know now’ series,...
Bristol Uni law student who swore at police avoids criminal record after representing himself in court
In this difficult moment for wannabe lawyers, where work experience is so scarce that a...
Wannabe lawyer in vile Dunkin’ Donuts rant
Note to law students: avoid becoming carried away by a newfound knowledge of “your rights”...
Freshfields: ‘no confidential material used’ by trainee who sold ‘inside tips’ to magic circle hopefuls
Magic circle giant Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has concluded its investigation into the trainee behind controversial...
The Freshfields trainee selling insider training contract interview tips for £150 a pop
Exclusive: NailThatTrainingContract.co.uk appeared online a few days ago. It offers “inside tips from a current...
‘I heard a voice whisper: “What a ghastly portrait of insufferable arrogance” – and I realised he meant me’
This is my 36th year at the Bar and things have changed a hell of...
9 reasons why Harry Mount’s hatchet job on the legal profession misses the mark
Today’s piece by ex-pupil barrister Harry Mount arguing in favour of the government’s legal aid...
The celebs supporting #SaveUKJustice
This morning Stephen Fry became the most high profile celebrity (he has nearly six million...
Cambridge shocks students with X-rated criminal law exam paper
Law students at Cambridge University were surprised to find this rather graphic problem question in...
‘Journalists probably deal with more law than anyone else – including lawyers’
25 years ago I thought I had left the law behind, writes media law consultant...
Why do wannabe barristers have to accept their BPTC place before they know if they’ve got an Inns scholarship?
The conventional wisdom is that students are unwise to do the Bar Professional Training Course...