Tag: Students

PODCAST: ‘If I Can’t Get An Interview, Should I Film Myself Being Interviewed Then Post It On YouTube?’

As he outlined in his blog post yesterday, College of Law GDL student Simeon Klein...

Nov 15 2012 4:10pm

The London Legal World Is a Small One (Just Ask I’m a Celebrity’s Nads And Hugo)

Watching I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here the other night, I was unexpectedly...

Nov 14 2012 3:15pm

Forget Extracurricular Activities And ‘Gap Yahs’, How Can Wannabe Lawyers REALLY Stand Out From The Crowd?

College of Law GDL student Simeon Klein is tempted to take a risk and be...

Nov 14 2012 11:24am

The Bar Conference In Tweets: Most Retweeted, Most Eye-Catching, Most Amusing

Amid the mutual back-slapping at Saturday’s 27th annual Bar conference, there was gossip, intrigue and...

Nov 12 2012 10:06am

Privileged Colleagues Who Don’t Need To Self-Publicise ‘Will Always Resent You For It’

Ed note: This is the third in a series of posts where leading members of...

Nov 9 2012 11:39am

Junior Barrister Follows In Obama’s Footsteps By Becoming Top Ranked Post In Reddit’s ‘IAmA’ Section – But Who Is He?

Yesterday, an anonymous junior barrister (whose ID card is pictured below) found himself the talk...

Nov 8 2012 12:30pm

Is This The Least Professional ‘How To Become a Solicitor’ Video Ever Made?

In this clip placed on YouTube on Monday, which charts the required steps to becoming...

Nov 8 2012 10:36am

The Cyberbullying Perils Of Having a Wikipedia Page When You’re a Law Student

Julian Dibbell is an author and writer for Wired, The New York Times and Village...

Nov 7 2012 3:21pm

JOB ALERT: Criminal Paralegal

Ed note: This is the first in a regular series of job alerts we’ll be...

Nov 7 2012 1:21pm

Interview: How To Become a Legal Commentator

Last Thursday, for the first time in ages, I bought a copy of The Times....

Nov 7 2012 11:20am

Bar Course Aptitude Test Delayed Yet Again

Legal Futures, 25 July 2012, on the introduction of the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT):...

Nov 5 2012 5:51pm

‘I’ve Never Regretted Being Tricked Into The Law’

Ed note: This is the second in a series of posts where leading members of...

Nov 2 2012 2:26pm

Why Unemployed Law Graduates Should Ignore The Trend To Go Out On The Street And Hustle For a Job

Earlier this week, a City lawyer told me that his firm had experienced a “surge”...

Nov 1 2012 10:37am

*Inns Of Court Scholarship Deadline Alert*

Wannabe barristers who forget to apply for a lucrative Inns of Court scholarship may find...

Oct 29 2012 2:06pm

‘The Chances You Don’t Take Are The Ones You Regret’

Ed note: This is the first in a series of posts where leading members of...

Oct 26 2012 10:20am

Law Society Gazette’s Legal Personality Of The Year Karen Todner Backs Decision To Scrap Trainee Minimum Wage

Karen Todner may have helped save Gary McKinnon from extradition to the US, but when...

Oct 26 2012 9:19am

Law Grad’s Hip Hop Video About Securing Job At Top Firm

Mike Lickver (pictured) has crowned his journey from law school to landing a job at...

Oct 25 2012 2:21pm

Think Twice Before You Press That Retweet Button

The bit from Keir Starmer QC’s speech at the LSE last night that got everyone...

Oct 25 2012 8:10am

Please, No More ‘Nietzsche And The Law’! Why Americans Are Looking Enviously At The GDL Route To Legal Qualification

In comparison to our odd system of legal education – which sprawls haphazardly from the...

Oct 23 2012 12:50pm

How Weird And Frightening Should You Be Allowed To Be On Twitter Before You Get Prosecuted?

Yesterday’s debate on free speech vs regulation of social media – held at London’s Free...

Oct 18 2012 10:22am

Knowing Me Alan Partridge, Knowing You Norfolk Poly: Why Cheesy £350 UCAS Statements Will Only Take You So Far

Yesterday The Observer announced it had “discovered” that sixth-formers are paying up to £350 for...

Oct 15 2012 1:12pm