Tag: The University of Law

ULaw’s plans to move Chester campus on hold
Housing project at law school site rejected by planners

The internet, Mike Tyson and 90 Picasso paintings — life as a media and sports lawyer
A panel of top lawyers share their experiences

7 things career changers can do to secure a training contract
ULaw careers consultant Candy Kobrak discusses transferable skills and application technique

The ‘Meghan Markle effect’: Commercial awareness seeps through many areas
Lawyers from Burges Salmon, RPC, St John’s Chambers and ULaw share the secrets to their success

Event: How to get into law as a career changer — with Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling
Hear from lawyers who’ve done it

Social media is everywhere — but the law governing it remains a speciality form of practice: Here’s how to get into it
ULaw associate professor Peter Goodchild looks back on a career that began as an IP and IT lawyer in the City

Don’t try to imitate Rachel Zane from Suits, just be your authentic self
Barristers from Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe and Serjeants’ Inn join an LPC Law advocate and ULaw’s national BPTC director to discuss how to make it as a barrister

Why future lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible
The University of Law's Russell Binch counsels against a single, definitive notion of how your career will pan out

From South East London to Durham Uni and then the Bar and beyond
Legal Cheek Careers meets National Director of ULaw’s BPTC Jaqueline Cheltenham

Event: Secrets to Success Bristol — with Burges Salmon, RPC, St John’s Chambers and ULaw
Top lawyers share their secrets to success; students ask the questions

Four City lawyer tips for training contract application success
Solicitors from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and ULaw explore the themes that lawyers of the future should be thinking about

ULaw ramps up law degree offering with four new ‘specialist’ LLBs
Exclusive: Just days after BPP Law School increases focus on postgraduate vocational training market

‘I’m a former magic circle lawyer with 20 years’ experience in legal education — this is how to secure a training contract’
A sneak peek at the hints and tips The University of Law's professor Alexis Mavrikakis will share at this evening's Secrets to Success event

Event: Secrets to Success London — with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG and Pinsent Masons at ULaw Moorgate
Top lawyers share their secrets to success; students ask the questions

Event: How to make it as a barrister
With Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe, Serjeants’ Inn, LPC Law and ULaw

Millennials may be tech-savvy, but they can definitely learn a thing or two from those with more experience
Legal Cheek Live recently headed up north for the fourth Secrets to Success event at The University of Law

Ten secrets shared on how to secure pupillage
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Leeds, criminal barrister turned ULaw dean Tom Macdonald gives his top tips

Event: Secrets to Success Leeds — with Pinsent Masons, Irwin Mitchell, Womble Bond Dickinson, Exchange Chambers and ULaw
Apply to attend our latest student commercial awareness event as part of the Secrets to Success series

Law students need to stop waiting for that Suits moment
Lawyers from Pinsent Masons, Irwin Mitchell and St Philips Chambers join The University of Law's Sarah Ramsey to discuss the rise of legal tech and the reality of being a lawyer

ULaw strikes LPC and GDL deal with Liverpool University
Despite SRA plans to scrap both courses

Students experiencing knockbacks need to realise they’re playing a numbers game
Sarah Ramsey, the dean at The University of Law Birmingham, reflects on her time in law and what students should be doing now to improve their training contract chances