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Winners of National Accident Helpline’s Future Legal Mind announced

The winners of National Accident Helpline’s Future Legal Mind competition have been announced as Syed Adil from the University of Aberdeen and Matthew Johnson from Oxford Brookes University.

The University of Law offers barrister training at Newcastle University

The University of Law will offer the Bar Practice Course and BPC LLM at Newcastle University from September 2022 as part of its ongoing legal education partnership with the university.

CILEX scholarships and bursaries programme application deadline nears

Applications for the CILEX Foundation’s scholarship and bursary programme are due to close on Friday 29 July.

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As my Legal Practice Course draws to a close, I thought now would be the perfect time to reflect back on my experience and consider what I wish I knew earlier.

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