Commuting as a Law Student
Read this article by Haania from our Bristol campus about her experiences as a commuter student. After 4 years of living away from home for university – one of those …
Course: How to Become a Lawyer
Sometimes in Law School
Read this poem by Haania from our Bristol campus about her experiences as a commuter student. Sometimes the sun doesn’t wake up before me And my brain is still asleep …
Diversity in the legal sector
Watch this video from Karina from our Leeds campus talk about her experience and thoughts on diversity in the legal sector.
Support available in the legal sector
The Law Society The Law Society is an independent professional body in England and Wales for solicitors. The Law Society provides a range of support to enable its members to …
How is the legal sector addressing diversity?
There is a vast amount of work being done within the legal sector in order to address the issues surrounding diversity. Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) The SRA, is committed to …
Is the criminal justice system diverse enough?
Despite the growing diversity in the legal sector, there is still some way to go before it reflects the society that it represents, and this is particularly noticeable in the …
Who can be a lawyer?
Lawyers come from every walk of life, and from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In fact, legal professionals are among the most dynamic, varied and interesting people you could hope …
Week 2 Summary
Good work on completing Week 2 of this course! We have looked at the main tasks lawyers do on a day to day basis, and the skills that they need …
Skills – how to read large documents
How to read large documents (and digest the information). Here are some top tips from the University of Law: Before reading: You don’t need to read the whole document from …
Family law negotiation
This video provides an example of a negotiation scenario in family law. In this circumstance, both lawyers have to negotiate on behalf of their client. Consider each lawyer’s style – …
Criminal plea of mitigation R v Jones
Now that we have learnt about the different skills that lawyers need, what do they actually look like in action? In the previous video Chlo spoke about a plea of …
Tasks and Skills in Law
Last week we learnt about the two different types of lawyers there are, and the different routes you would need to take to become either a solicitor or a barrister. …
Week 1 Summary
Well done for completing Week 1 of this course! We have looked at the main careers within Law, and specifically the differences between the two types of lawyers: barristers and …
Core areas of Law
There are a variety of different areas of Law that you can study and then go on to work in. As part of a qualifying Law degree you will learn …
Different ways to study Law
As you have just learnt, to become a solicitor or barrister you need to have a qualifying Law degree. What options of learning are there? Most people assume that the …