Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde Hi, my name is Lexi and I am currently in the second year of my Law degree at Swansea University. I will be documenting my entire year, showing you all the unedited aspects of studying law, including the balance between working hard, and playing hard! Follow my blog to see how my life at uni unfolds...

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The Olympics - burden for businesses? 01/05/2012
With the Olympic Games now less than 100 days away, final preparations for the huge event are taking place such as the planning of the Olympic Torch’s journey around the country.
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Exam revision time 30/04/2012
Congratulations to those that have received exam results already and passed with flying colours.
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Sunday trading laws 30/03/2012
Sunday trading laws are to be relaxed this Summer in a move that could pave the way for longer weekend opening hours all year round.
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Work placement schemes 29/03/2012
Work experience, in any field, is of great importance in order to truly gain an understanding of the challenges faced in that area.
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Costa Del Swansea 01/03/2012
Whichever way you look at it, 6% is not very much.
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Every little helps 29/02/2012
The Legal Services Act, or ‘Tesco Law’ as it has become known, marked a major change in the composition of the legal services as we know them.
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Under pressure 27/01/2012
It was the night before my family law exam and I was due to take a train from Paddington to Swansea for my exam the next day.
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Procrastination 20/01/2012
It’s that time of year that any student dreads – January exams.
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Semester one done 22/12/2011
As I am writing this, there is a painful throbbing in my head, owing to the fact I had one glass of wine too many at the law networking Christmas social last night.
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Ebeneezer Scrooge 22/12/2011
Somehow, I still can’t get my head around it that it is Christmas.
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Timetable for action (Part 2) 30/11/2011
The game all BPTC students have to play: Pupillage Portal.
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Timetable for action (Part 1) 23/11/2011
As a kid, there wasn’t anything in the world more exciting than this time, but now as a twenty-something aspiring lawyer, Christmas is only associated with coursework assessments, endless amounts of revision and Christmas vac schemes.
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Trick or Treat! 31/10/2011
The witching hour is almost here, when we see the return of wizards, witches, ghosts and ghouls, all running around in a street near you
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Refreshers 17/10/2011
Well the week (or fortnight, if you’re lucky) that all new university students look forward to at the beginning of each academic year came and went very quickly - and in a bit of a blur, if I’m completely honest.
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Student survival guide 22/09/2011
I know in my first blog that I promised to confess all about freshers’ week and you’ve clearly all been lining up to see what I got up to, but unfortunately it is not until the first week of October so I thought I would write about that next time!
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The only way is law 05/09/2011
“Oh sweetheart, you don’t need law school. Law school is for people who are boring and ugly and serious. And you, button, are none of those things.”
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