Tag: The University of Law

Law school leaders react to first SQE results
Legal Cheek talks to the key players in legal education to understand what last week's results announcement means for students and the wider profession

ULaw extends ‘money back’ offer to out-of-work LLM students
50% cash back plus 50% credit towards another course

What went down at the Legal Cheek-ULaw Winter 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme
Lawyers share insights into practice areas including ESG, finance, legal tech, gaming and media law

5 tips on how to excel during a virtual vacation scheme
ULaw’s deputy vice chancellor (law) Peter Crisp shares advice with readers hoping to stand out in the increasingly virtual recruitment process

What the City of London has to offer trainee solicitors
Lawyers and legal careers experts consider how aspiring solicitors can find success in the capital

‘Commercial awareness is more than reading the FT and using buzzwords’
A panel of lawyers and legal experts from Ropes & Gray, Gowling WLG, Irwin Mitchell and ULaw consider the hot commercial themes of 2022 and how students can prepare for the changing world of work

Why aspiring lawyers should capitalise on unplanned opportunities
While reflecting on his career journey to date, Niall MacDonald, programme, and student lead at ULaw Manchester, offers guidance for students embarking on a legal career

ULaw appoints academic management heavyweight as new CEO
Professor Craig Mahoney has held top roles at a host of universities

LPC students unhappy about return to in-person exams
Exclusive: SRA has told legal education providers to revert to face-to-face assessments

Differing perspectives on the SQE
We look back on this summer's LegalEdCon as the new solicitor training regime gets underway

ULaw and Taylor Wessing strike SQE training deal
First rookie cohort starts next year

What does the future hold for City lawyers?
Experts from Clyde & Co, Dechert, Pinsent Masons and ULaw discuss London’s status as a major legal hub

What we learnt during The Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme
Southampton University student Juliet Griffiths gets insights into commercial law

Legal tech: what aspiring lawyers really need to know
Four experts go beyond the buzzwords to examine the real impact technology is having on the legal industry

Clifford Chance appoints ULaw as exclusive SQE prep course provider
First rookies start next summer

How to get a foot on the City law ladder
Ahead of next week's Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme, Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes caught up with ULaw’s Caroline Carter, Moorgate campus dean and former City lawyer, for her take on the skills future lawyers need

Aspiring lawyers must be fluent in techspeak
Ahead of tomorrow’s Secrets to Success event -- a legal tech special edition -- Legal Cheek Careers sat down with ULaw's Simon George, associate professor and director of Tech Research Academy ULTRA

The benefits of training as a lawyer in the Midlands
Lawyers and legal education experts consider what Birmingham has to offer trainees

Meet the mid-sized firms offering an attractive alternative to City law life
Solicitors and legal education experts discuss opportunities for aspiring lawyers in the South East

Top quality work with great work/life balance: Lawyers make the case for the North West
A panel of experts explain why the region’s thriving legal scene should be on students’ radar

THIS WEEK: The Legal Cheek Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme
Featuring magic circle, US and international law firms