by Kris | Mar 22, 2010 | Get qualified
As of September 2010, it’s going to get a wee bit harder for overseas qualified lawyers to become English solicitors. The days of foreign lawyers from common-law jurisdictions passing an open-book solicitor’s accounts exam and having their supervising...
by Kris | Mar 15, 2010 | Get qualified
This is the story of a man whose “never say die” spirit has yet to be rewarded. Read on: All his life, Robert Bowman wanted to be a lawyer. He overcame a troubled childhood, a tragic accident that nearly cost him a leg and a debilitating Jet Ski collision....
by Kris | Mar 15, 2010 | Get qualified
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that New York Bar courses are the latest UK legal education money-spinner? CLT and BPP allude to the “benefit” of a dual US/UK qualification and hey, maybe they’re right – but now the College of Law is...
by Kris | Mar 11, 2010 | Get qualified
A second-year LL.B. student asked me the other day if it was, “too early” to start making summer placement and training contract applications. Absolutely not. I’ll let the legend that is Dr Menski explain.
by Kris | Mar 7, 2010 | Get qualified
If you want to write a great essay, you must have an introduction. It sounds simple enough, but students struggle with the concept of stating their conclusion in their introduction. When my lecturer suggested I write a “formal” introduction and...
