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Negotiation Skills Workshop

This week we will run this week’s Negotiation Skills workshops twice in order to enable both CPE and Undergraduate students to fully engage in practical skills building. Sessions will run as follows and the content will be the same in both Wednesday 15 November 4.30 – 6.30pm Mithras 221 Thursday 16 November 4.30 – 6.30pm…

Wells Burcombe LLP Blogging Opportunity

Brighton University Law Students have been offered an amazing opportunity to assist with writing articles for a Law Firm, Wells Burcombe LLP. In order to be chosen, you will need email s.e.birch@brighton.ac.uk and sumbit your post by Monday 4th December. The post should be no more than 600 words and must be based upon one of…

Part 2: Step Into Law

We are happy to announce that Part 2: Step into Law will be held at the University of Law’s Guildford Campus on 22nd November 2017. In order to sign up to part 2, students will need to register their details on the Guildford Step into Law event. This part will explore selection process for vacation scheme and training contracts,…

Future Legal Mind 2018

The annual Future Legal Mind Award for undergraduate law students launches this week. Find out how to enter. The 4th Future Legal Mind Award opens for entries this week, 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…

Commercial Awareness Talk by David Daniell

We had the pleasure of meeting David, an in-house lawyer at Thales where he provided advice on a range of issues from working with the Ministry of Defence to working on a project with the London Underground to improve signalling on the underground network. Thales also play a key role in the building of in-flight entertainment…

Client Interviewing: Guest Practitioner Visit

As part of the Client Interviewing Workshops we were joined by Brighton University alumnus Daniel Dickson, now a solicitor at a local Brighton firm, Rix and Kay. Daniel offered an insight into client interviewing and its importance in dispute resolution. This also assisted with advice for the Client Interviewing competition which we are currently undertaking….

Is Brexit the reason we don’t have a no-fault divorce law?

The law as it is leaves a lot to be desired. Divorce, although currently on the decrease, is still prevalent in society, with the Office for National Statistics quoting 101,077 divorces in 2015. However, the current state of divorce law does not make the process easy for both parties, especially when you consider emotions will be…

Christmas Social

Brighton University Alumni, Komal Joshi

We are formally inviting you all to a talk on 3rd November at 5-6:30 in Mithras House 218 hosted by our very own Brighton Alumni, ‘Komal Joshi’. She is now a pupil barrister at 12 College Place and is progressing immensely in her career. Komal was once like us, she came to Brighton to study Law…

Put Yourself to the Test for Justice!

With Walk the Thames, the Great Legal Quiz and London Marathon ballot deadline fast approaching this is your last chance to sign up and support access to justice this autumn! Walk (or run) the Thames – Saturday 28th October – 8.30am or 12:30pm start Keen walkers and runners can join in this picturesque walk…

Darlingtons Solicitors

Craig Sharpe is going to be coming in on Wednesday 22nd November in M218 at 4pm along with Noel Inge of ILEX to talk with students studying the CPE and 3rd Year Students studying LLB about potential opportunities after graduation: The inside track on what law firms and clients now look for in trainee and…

Step into Law

Step into Law hosted by the University of Law. This is the first workshop that is catered towards applications relating to vacation schemes and training contracts. This is an excellent opportunity for all years, but especially those in second and first year looking to become solicitors or barristers. Do not miss your chance to…