Tag: Students

SQE prep provider pledges to reduce law fair merch in new eco push
BARBRI joins elite City firms in signing up to the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance

‘The legal industry is not a hierarchy with private practice at the top’
BARBRI managing director Lucie Allen explains SQE’s potential to widen access to the profession

Ropes & Gray launches social mobility work experience programme
Two lucky participants will go on to receive £20k scholarship, vac scheme place and long-term mentoring courtesy of US law firm

‘Picking an SQE prep course is a lot like dating — you’ve got to find the one you connect with’
ULaw director of business development, Morette Jackson, explains how the law school is helping firms and students grapple with the changing SQE regime

HSF junior lawyer makes Forbes power list for ‘alternative Old Boys network’
Sophie Pender recognised for social mobility efforts

Career-changing doctor: ‘Can I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have years of experience and transferable skills

Midlands barristers launch £15k bar course scholarship for students with ‘strong’ regional links
Understood to be first of its kind

Why the SQE needs to be integrated into an academic programme so students reach their potential
City Law School associate dean Peter Hungerford-Welch explains the importance of skills and knowledge beyond the SQE curriculum

Huddersfield law grad through to MasterChef final
Radha Kaushal-Bolland among final five

‘How enforceable are law firm claw back clauses on LPC/SQE funding?’
I've been told I will need to repay it if I don't stay on post-qualification

Going green: the future of graduate recruitment
Laura Yeates, head of graduate talent at Clifford Chance and founder of the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance, on paving the way for early talent teams to recruit in ‘a greener way’

BPP students given ‘human and business skills’ boost with O Shaped Lawyer collab
Embedded into SQE prep

The overseas secondment: what trainees need to know
White & Case’s Anu Alamutu discusses her time in the firm’s Paris office while offering up her top tips to those seeking experience overseas

ULaw launches US bar course
Law school to prep non-US students and grads for New York or California bar exams

How the next generation of lawyers can build their own training contracts
Mary Bonsor, founder and CEO of Flex Legal, discusses a new tool to help aspiring solicitors qualify under the SQE

Justice and chill: Top EU court launches live streaming service
Available from today

What top City firms will pay in maintenance to future SQE trainees
Financial grants range from £12,500 to £17,000

Now is the time to re-think legal training
CoLP CEO Dr Giles Proctor outlines how the new SQE is shaking up the delivery of training for junior lawyers

BARBRI strikes soft skills partnership with O Shaped Lawyer
SQE prep provider looks to equip students with human and business know-how

‘Should I say I’m an incoming vac schemer on LinkedIn?’
It's been tough to get onto these schemes, but after seeing criticism online, now I'm not so sure

HSF ups financial support for future trainees studying the LPC to £12,500
New figure matches majority of magic circle