Ed White
Hi, my name's Ed and I’ll be blogging on life in general studying the GDL at the College of Law. I solemnly swear to bring you an unbiased, unedited, and completely honest assessment of every aspect of my law degree! Let’s see what it’s really like...
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The LPC core practice area results are out for BPP students!
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Boy, people are really annoyed at Trenton Oldfield! At least, most of my Facebook friends are – I suppose it's possible that it has something to do with the fact that a large amount of them are from Oxford.
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If the only goal of the Kony 2012 campaign was to get people talking about it, then boy have they succeeded.
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Back in July, Mystic Ed made some predictions for the year...
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Colours seem brighter. Smells are sweeter. I wake up each morning - well, each afternoon - with a sense that I am lighter than air.
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I am only a handful of sessions away from finishing the core practice modules of the LPC!
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The recent Wikipedia blackout, apart from being the worst thing that's happened to students since Pot Noodles went up in price (sorry, that was weak - must try harder) has once again raised the issue of piracy in the public consciousness.
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With Christmas and the new year receding, a BPP LPC student's thoughts turn, in idle moments, to solicitors' accounts and professional conduct and regulation - the two exams we have on the morning and afternoon of January 5.
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One of the good things about living with someone who’s doing the LPC at the College of Law is that it allows me to compare it with the course I’m doing at BPP.
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Y'know, I used to think that phrases like 'time management', 'analytical skills', 'teamwork skills' and the like were all just recruitment speak.
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A lady friend recently told me I was the A.A. Gill of Law Degree blogging.
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…and crashed into a group of pedestrians, sending them flying!
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The following is a taster of life in London, on the LPC, and is based on actual events…
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Rumble in the Jungle. El Classico. Prost verses Senna. Now the greatest rivalry of all - The College of Law v BPP!
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So I've done my first week and a bit at the LPC and I'm ready to tell you a little bit about it. Over the next few blogs I'll discuss BPP v Col (the showdown!), as well as more practical stuff such as how to afford life in London - which, unless you have very generous and rich parents, is not easy as a student!
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I’m due to start my LPC in a few weeks, but since I don’t really know anything yet, I thought I’d deal with a different element of student life in London - namely, flat hunting.
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I’ve got a flat viewing tomorrow. In Bethnal Green. Frankly, the timing could have been better…
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If you have an interview and you're not boning up on the scandal engulfing the News of the World (RIP), then you are a MASSIVE MUG.
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I've just got back from a month-long eurotrip with mates, which might have been the most fun I've had ever.
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I’ve just got back from a cheeky few days in Portugal (had a great time, thanks).
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A mate of mine (let's call him LM) recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.
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So finally the course ends, and all that is left is to spend the next three weeks cooped up inside revising like a demon before final exams. Seems like as good a time as any for some reflection, and to give you my final thoughts on the GDL.
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Sir Alex Ferguson refers to this period of the year as 'squeaky bum time'. He's obviously referring to the football season, but personally I think it's quite a good description of exam season as well.
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What do David Attenborough, Jeremy Clarkson and Snoop Dogg have in common? Answer: they all have unbelievably sweet jobs.
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My girlfriend is on her post-uni Gap Yah in South Americaaah, and has been gone for around three months now. As you can imagine, I’m feeling a bit…um…frisky.
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If you're a regular reader of this esteemed site, you'll know that most of the larger providers of the GDL and LPC are hiking up their fees again.
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So the EU, in its infinite wisdom, has ruled that car insurers can no longer discriminate based on gender. All the women I've spoken to think this is terribly unfair and that the EU has missed the point.
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I'm going to apologise in advance for the somewhat scattergun nature of this blog, but I have been asked about interview questions by a couple of people and, with interview season fast approaching, thought it might be a good idea to spill the beans on the questions I was asked at my (various) interviews.
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At the tail end of last year, there was a Facebook 'campaign' which involved changing your profile picture to a cartoon, ostensibly to fight child abuse.
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As I read through some of the other (excellent) blogs on this site, I cannot help but feel a bit, well, lowbrow. A brief scan through these blogs will reveal discussion on morality and Charles Dickens. I blog about hangovers and sock-related mishaps.
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A friend of mine recently went on a date with a girl; it went well and they ended up at her house together. Things started to get heated and my friend began to disrobe.
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As I write this there is a throbbing pain above my left eye, which is for some reason how my hangover has chosen to manifest itself.
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Welcome to part two of Ed's crash course in TC application fun! This time I'll offer you a few tips on interviews.
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So I thought I'd do something a little bit different this blog and talk about training contracts, and what I did to get one.
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Would a blog ever be capable of changing your mind? If you've adopted a stance on an issue or decided to do something with your life, is it at all likely that a couple of hundred words written by a stranger - possibly with an agenda of his/her own - will make you rethink your position?
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When you're considering a career in law, you've got a lot of options to think about. Do I become a solicitor or a barrister? What type of law do I find interesting? What type of firm would suit me?
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Well, having raced through my first few days at law school, I'm ready to tell you a little bit about the way the work's structured and my first impressions. And the first thing I'll say is simply this: stuff moves fast.
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So I know last time I promised to tell you about my first day, but I thought the (compulsory for College of Law students) ‘Pre-course study in legal method’ was so fascinating that it warranted its own blog!
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Hi! My name is Ed and I'll be blogging on life in general as a future lawyer studying the GDL - I promise now that it'll be warts 'n' all. All the good, interesting, engaging, revealing bits, and all the rubbish, boring, sleep-inducing bits that make you wonder why you bother.
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