How do you make yourself employable in a pandemic? (Part 2)
In last week’s blog we talked all about getting work experience during a pandemic. We promised we give you some of our thoughts on what you can do to make...
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How do you make yourself employable in a pandemic? Part 1
We’ve all heaved a sigh at the latest lockdown.“Again?”“For how long?”“If I have to stare at these same four walls for much longer…..”It’s grim, but what if, on top of...
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We Are Hiring!
We are looking for an engaged, motivated graduate with excellent written and communication skills to join our team as an Editorial Assistant.
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What to do if a judge might be biased
Since our judicial system relies on the decision making of people, the possibility of bias can never be entirely excluded. Judges have a duty to determine cases fairly and we...
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New legal tech - Lawya
This article was written by our friends at Lawya.com. Lawya is an example of legal tech, which takes new technology and new approaches to the practice of law to common...
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The secret to answering SQE questions
The SQE’s multiple choice questions (MCQs) can be tricky to answer. Answering MCQs requires you to learn a particular exam technique, in which you slow down and look out for...
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How much longer are our constitutional rights safe?
A common political tactic is to use a bigger event that is currently distracting the public as cover to release potentially harmful or embarrassing information. Coronavirus is the distraction that...
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Meet our sponsee - Simran!
Back in July we launched our first ever sponsorship scheme to support aspiring lawyers from backgrounds which are currently under-represented in the British legal system. Today we are chatting to...
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How to write the perfect law essay
Begin your essay with an introduction that explains – very briefly – the concept(s) under discussion (and defines any key terminology), how you will answer the question and the conclusion...
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Revision tips for the PGDL
Revising for the PGDL this year is particularly difficult. It’s a new course this academic year. It also has new exam questions designed for the SQE (namely multiple choice questions,...
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Top tips for answering law MCQs
Love them or hate them, the fact is that MCQs – multiple choice questions – are going to be a key part of your legal exams. The new Solicitors Qualifying...
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How to stand out in a group exercise?
The starting point is knowing what the observers in your group exercise are looking for. They may be trainees, partners, associates or the graduate recruitment team…and they are only assessing...
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What are training contract interviews and assessments like?
Last month we discussed how to go about making applications for training contracts and vacation schemes and the key traits of preparation and perseverance that you’ll need to get through...
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Law firm applications – you can do it!
Applications for vacation schemes and training contracts can seem daunting. At the very least, they are enormously time-consuming, with all manner of hurdles for you to overcome before you finally...
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Making the most opportunities at law school
Getting legal experience has never been easy, but it certainly not going to be any easier over the next few years. Not something I know many of you will want...
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How to stand out whilst working remotely - Online Vacation Scheme Top Tips
With the current pandemic going on, many firms are moving their holiday vacation schemes, training days and training contract interviews online.
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Training Contract applications – how to get through the first cut
We all know that training contracts are not easy to get. Law firms often receive well over a hundred applications for each available space. And of these hundred applicants, the...
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How to survive the LLB
So you’re off to law school! There’s a lot to look forward to – both academically and in terms of your career. So, here are our tips to help you...
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How to survive the GDL
The GDL is essentially the vast bulk of a degree crammed into one year’s worth of studying. Knowing how to navigate through a year of dense legal learning as soon...
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How to survive the LPC
There’s a lot of information to absorb on the LPC. Some of it is rather dry material. And there’s a lot to learn in a limited timeframe – especially if...
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Dissertation planning for LLB students
In this article, I will examine the planning stage and what it entails, providing tips and strategies that helped me properly set the foundation for my undergraduate and masters dissertation.
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When can you get tort damages to fund something not allowed in this country?
Well, surely you can’t. Actually, since Whittington Hospital v xx you can. The Supreme Court has allowed it!
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A reminder: the rule against self-dealing by trustees is very strict indeed!
It’s well worth remembering that the rule on self-dealing by trustees is a lot stricter than the rule on fair dealing. This has been underlined by a recent case which...
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Will the SQE achieve its aim of diversifying the profession?
One of the SRA’s stated aims in shaking up legal education was to improve diversity in the solicitors’ profession. The logic was that, by removing the need to take and...
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The future for the legal profession?
This isn’t likely to be any part of your syllabus, but for those applying for law firms questions about the future direction of the legal profession are quite common. You’ll...
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Is a Law Masters for you?
There are many things you need to take into consideration before making an application to study a law masters at postgraduate level in order to enjoy the full benefits which...
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How To Develop Your Critical Thinking Skills
I quite often hear from you that critical thinking assessment is the area that you perform less well at, find it rather difficult, and in consequence, stressful. The reality is...
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Are there going to be SQE preparatory courses?
In last week’s blog on the SQE, we discussed whether the SQE might kill off the training contract. The SQE certainly looks like a big shake up of legal education....
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How to stay effective when working from home
As the country continues the fight to reduce the spread of COVID-19, workers and students are getting used to a new normal where social distancing will be part of normal...
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What if your criminal case goes wrong because of your solicitor’s negligence?
It must be fairly common for those convicted of crimes to reckon that their solicitors were to blame for the unfortunate conviction. In those circumstances the idea of taking action...
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Huge changes to Insolvency Law are now force
Many law students will have heard of a key piece of legislation: the Insolvency Act 1986, which is the primary act setting out insolvency procedures and liability for wrongful and...
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Judges can’t be rude!
We update our books every year and in order to do this we have to keep track of change in statute law and important new cases. We have to decide...
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Will the SQE kill the training contract?
The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) might shake that all up. Rather than prescribing a course that students need to take, the SQE sets a new centralised, standardised exam. This is...
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Can courts take action on the basis of an anticipated change in the law?
Normally courts interpret and uphold statutory law as it stands and develop case law according to the doctrine of precedent. These, however, are not exactly normal times, we’ve all been...
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How should you write as a lawyer?
This is often a mismatch between how good lawyers actually write and how law students think they might write. Most of us have had our legal writing skills honed through...
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When an injunction can throw you out of a hospital bed! ECHR might not protect you!
Now we all know that hospital beds have been regarded as being at something of a premium recently as the NHS has gathered together all its resources to support the...
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Judicial Review of Land Registry
We’re all pretty familiar with the old adage “caveat emptor” or buyer beware and those studying the LPC will have notes that stress that even after all the record searches...
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How to up your revision game
There is no way about it, revision is boring. Hours sat at a desk trying to cram information in is enough to make anyone crazy. No one wants to spend...
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We’re launching a sponsorship scheme!
We are now offering to sponsor up to three students who will be studying the GDL or PGDL law conversion courses in 2020-21 .We'll support you by offering you free...
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Remote Hearings
As the Covid 19 pandemic became increasingly disruptive and deadly in the UK the Courts produced a Protocol Regarding Remote Hearings (dated 26th March 2020). This effectively set a default...
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Google is not your friend
Assessed Essay ahoy! Where to start? Lesson 1.So, the answer to this question is not with Google!
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New editions of LPC electives are now available!
New editions of our LPC Answered Employment Law and Advanced Commercial Property electives guides are now available!
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Vicarious liability in the spotlight
There have been two recent interesting cases on vicarious liability which could well be worth a mention in any coursework you might be doing.
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Legal writing skills for LLB assessments
Over the past week we’ve posted blogs on the kind of research skills and essay planning skills that LLB students will need to deal with take home assessments such as...
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Updated LPC electives coming soon
Updated editions of LPC Answered Employment Law and Advanced Commercial Property electives guides will be released in the week commencing 18 May. All our other guides will be updated in...
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Essay Planning skills for LLB assessments
With law schools and universities having closed their doors due to the escalating COVID-19 situation, many are now proposing to assess their students by way of “take home” examinations. In...
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Research skills for LLB assessments
With law schools and universities having closed their doors due to the escalating COVID-19 situation, many are now proposing to assess their students by way of “take home” examinations. ....