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The future of the legal profession, event insights from law student Eve

Freshers week at the University of Brighton isn’t typically synonymous with deep discussions about the future of the legal profession, technology and AI, but the second annual undergraduate law lecture proved to be an exception. While I’m sure a significant number of the 200 attendees would rather be getting ready for a night out to…

Uni of Brighton and Uni of Sussex intervarsity mooting final

The intervarsity moot finale took place on Tuesday 7 March at the University of Brighton. Our mooting competition allows Brighton Law School students to compete against other law students in a mock trial, where two sides argue a point of law in front of an acting judge who decides which side wins. Our mock judge…

Client interviewing competition final for our Brighton Law School students

Our law students have been busy with the client interviewing competition final taking place on Tuesday 7 February. We were joined by three judges for the competition from local solicitors firm, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Jasmin Brown (one of our LLB graduates), Matt Parr and Georgia Dellar. Gillian Keenan, one of our law lecturers who oversees…

Brighton barrister Andrew Stephens gives students insight into a career at the Criminal Bar

On 29 September Brighton Law School hosted their first annual law lecture, providing an opportunity for students to hear first-hand what life is like as a barrister. ‘Life in Law: The Current State of the Criminal Bar’ was led by guest speaker Andrew Stephens, Head of Crime at Brighton’s Westgate Chambers. A number of legal professionals…