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How to Become a Successful Lawyer: The Lawyer Portal Podcast

Take control of your law career with help from The Lawyer Portal’s new Legally Pod: The Law Podcast! Featuring interviews and insights from industry experts across the legal profession, join our Managing Director Rachel Davis and Lead Content Editor Isabella Ford as they explore what truly makes a successful lawyer. Episode 1: Rachel is joined…

Thames Water Innovation Challenge

Take Part in the Ultimate Innovation Challenge! Thames Water are holding the ultimate innovation challenge – H2innOvate 2018 – on 28 April 2018 at the IET : 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL. This is a fantastic opportunity for students from across the UK to join them and their event partners; Microsoft, Amazon Web Services,…

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Mini-Pupillage Deadlines

Aspiring barrister? Then doing a mini-pupillage is an absolute must. many chambers are now accepting applications, with deadlines coming up soon! A mini-pupillage – or ‘mini’ – is a great way to get a taste of the Bar. Minis are the Bar’s equivalent of an internship or vacation scheme and last one to five days….

Networking Drinks

Sussex Junior Lawyers Division is hosting a Networking Drinks event on Thursday 5 April at Old Albion, Church Road, Hove from 18:30. All are welcome to attend and they are keen to get students on board. Everyone is welcome so take advantage and attend!

Law Networking Wine Tasting

Here it is! The list of confirmed attendees for the law networking wine tasting event; get your tickets here. Only 14 tickets left, last date to purchase is the 4 March 2018. List of Attendees: HHJ Stuart Farquhar, Nominated Judge of the Court of Protection, Brighton Family Centre Richard Ager, Barrister, Crown Office Row Kate Richmond, Barrister, 1…

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Law Networking Wine Tasting

Law Networking Wine Tasting Wednesday 7 March Mithras House 18:30 to 20:30 Maximise your networking potential at the Law Networking Wine Tasting. The event will focus around a two hour world wine tour, complemented by Sussex cheeses and soft drinks, to facilitate cafe style networking with local lawyers, current students and LLB alumni. Students will…

Guest Speaker: International and Environmental Policy and Law

Sam Boileau: Wednesday 14th February, 16:00 – 18:00, room C201. Sam is a consultant and former partner at Dentons law firm. He focuses on UK and EU environmental and safety law, and has been practising in these fields for over 15 years. He is one of the few lawyers in the UK to be individually…

Law Careers Question Time: LCQT 2018

Law Careers Question Time is just over a week away and we need your questions for the panel please. This year’s guests include: Richard Ager, Barrister, Crown Office Row Zoe Bowler, Probate Officer, HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) HHJ Stuart Farquhar, Nominated Judge of the Court of Protection, Brighton Family Centre Mollie Ferguson, Trainee Solicitor,…

Law School Challenge 2017/18

Hello Law School Challenge Teams, My name is Shpresa, and I have started this week working as a Volunteer coordinating the Law School Challenge 2017/18. I am very excited to be part of this project and I believe this year we will raise the highest amount of funds in the history of Law School Challenge….

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Future Legal Mind 2018

Students now have until 11th February to enter their essays for Future Legal Mind 2018 The deadline for Future Legal Mind 2018 has been extended, offering UK law undergraduates the chance to win £5,000 and a valuable work placement. The award, sponsored by National Accident Helpline, offers the country’s brightest legal minds a head start…

Research Assistant for the Law Commission

RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSTS – LAST FEW DAYS TO APPLY! There are only a few days lefts of our 2018 research assistant recruitment campaign: the deadline for applications is 1 February 2018 at 23:55 (the job is due to start on 03/09/2018 checks / timetable permitting). Every year, the Law Commission recruits up to 18 research…

Client Interviewing Training Day – 2018

The Client Interviewing Training Day provides students with amazing advice and tips on how to tackle this competition at the National Level. The skills that students learned were not only beneficial in a competitive capacity but will be useful in applications and interviews in our careers. The day incorporated a mix of workshop style groups…