June 2017

Gray’s Inn Advocacy Open Day, Register Now!

The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn is opening it’s doors for an advocacy day on Saturday 21st October between 3pm and 7.30pm! The event is open to students interested in a career at the Bar and will comprise of talks on advocacy, scholarships, the role of the Inns, and also offer you an opportunity to…

Law Bloggers Wanted!

Recently the University of Brighton was contacted by Central London law firm Grayfords, an experienced boutique firm that specialises in English and International family law, in search of legal bloggers for their website! As part of their new marketing strategy they are looking for dedicated law students with a good knowledge of current affairs to write articles…

Become an Ambassador for Aspiring Solicitors!

As you may know, Aspiring Solicitors are currently in the process of recruiting a Student Ambassadors and Committee Members for the 2017/18 academic year. So far, they have had limited applications from the University of Brighton, and therefore are very excited for students here to consider applying for a position on next year’s committee! If you,…

Top Volunteering Opportunities: June

Here are some of the great volunteering opportunities currently available in the Brighton/Sussex area! Don’t underestimate the value of extra curricular activities on your CV – THEY ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR ACADEMICS. As a student you will never have more free time than you do now so take advantage of it! And here are…

Howlett Clarke Recruitment Drive: 24th June

Howlett Clarke Solicitors will be holding a Recruitment Drive in their Brighton office at 96 Church Street on Saturday 24th June, which will be open to everyone. Howlett Clarke currently have a few roles that they are recruiting for, but are also interested to meet with anyone interested in pursuing a career with a law firm…

Brighton Legal Walk: 26th June

The Brighton Legal Walk is back! This year’s 10km “after work” sponsored walk will raise funds for legal advice charities in and around Brighton & Hove. Walkers will include lawyers from firms, chambers, in-house legal departments and law schools as well as members of the Judiciary and the advice sector. Non lawyers are also very…

Baker McKenzie Networking Event: Deadline to apply 12th June

Baker McKenzie will be hosting a fantastic event for Aspiring Solicitors members in their second year of undergraduate studies on 17 July from 12.30 pm to 4.30 pm. Attendees will take part in exercises focusing on applications, especially relevant considering the pending training contract application on 31 July, plus networking sessions with members of the firm….