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Pupillage Deadlines: LawCareers.Net

Information regarding pupillage deadlines collated by LawCareers.Net is a great way to organise your time, and find the best pupillage that is suited to you as you can click on the link to find out more information. The page is detailed and helpful, so if you are interested in pupillage, get researching! Link here. “The pupillage…

Brighton University Wine and Cheese Networking Event 2018

It’s that time of year again that everyone looks forward to – The Brighton Law Wine Tasting and Networking evening which will be taking place on Wednesday 7th March 2018, 18:30 in Mithras House – ticket information below! This is a great event where students can network with legal professionals whilst enjoying a fine range…

Law Ball

We would formally like to invite you to the University of Brighton’s Oceans 18 Ball hosted by the Law Society on the 16th February 2018 at The Grand Hotel in Brighton. We are excited to announce our very first ball organised within Brighton Business School, as it will be a monumental event and will set a new…

Aspiring Solicitors – new HeadStart Skills Workshops

What is HeadStart? Our new HeadStart employability programme will offer workshops to Aspiring Solicitors members throughout the year, either to help prepare them for a vacation scheme at a law firm in the UK, or to help with the vacation scheme or training contact assessment process. The workshops are run by the Aspiring…

Law Careers Question Time

Dear Law Students Whatever year you are in and whatever law course you are studying, the Law Careers Question Time is for you: This is an opportunity to ask questions to a panel of law professionals, followed by an opportunity to network afterwards over coffee and biscuits. The date for your diary is Tuesday 13th…

London Legal Support Trust

Are you looking to take on a challenge as part of your New Year’s resolutions? What better way to get fit than by joining our walking/running events knowing that you’ll also be helping local legal advice centres help more people in 2018? If running sounds like too much hard work, why not carry on the…

Client Interviewing 2017: Brighton University

Every year our University holds a client interviewing competition with the winning pair going onto compete in the Client Interviewing Competition for England and Wales. The aim is to help develop our client interviewing skills in an educational format. The finals of this year’s internal heat took place on Tuesday 5 December and the competition…

Paid Strategic Litigation Internship at Amnesty’s International Secretariat

Amnesty International are currently looking for a litigation intern – for details please click here and see below! Litigation Intern We are currently recruiting an intern to work in the Office of the Senior Director of International Law and Policy. The main set of responsibilities will be related to assisting the Office in setting up…

Lincolns Inn

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn has invited up to six first or second year Brighton students to a University Information Afternoon and Dinner on Wednesday 21 February. The programme will begin at 4.30pm and you will hear from barristers on a range of subjects, including training, career opportunities and life at the Bar. The…

TCPH: How to use it to find legal work experience

Gaining some legal work experience is a crucial milestone on the quest to a career in the legal profession, so here we demonstrate how your students can use The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook (TCPH) to find and apply for work placement schemes – arguably the most valuable work experience opportunities out there for anyone…

Careers with Kent Police

Dear All Very short notice but there is a drop-in from Kent Police happening next Thursday, 30th November 11am-2pm where they will be discussing their new graduate recruitment scheme that they are launching soon. All students regardless of year group and degree type are invited to attend from both Sussex and Brighton Universities. The drop in will happen…

JLD essay competition 2017

The seventh annual JLD essay competition is now open. This year’s title is: ’Where is the line between legitimate accountability and calling judges ‘enemies of the people’?’ The essay should be no more than 2,000 words. The 2,000 word limit excludes footnotes, endnotes and other references and citations in support of your essay submission. Closing…