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CityLawLIVE, the one-day student conference for aspiring City lawyers, has announced that it is extending its deadline for applications to Friday 7 November.
On Saturday 25 February the first CityLawLIVE student conference was held in London, bringing together around 160 students keen on a career in the City with firm representatives and industry experts.
On Saturday 8 December 2012 the second CityLawLIVE student conference was held in London, bringing together around 200 students keen on a career in the City with firm representatives and industry experts.
Conference organiser and LC.N editor Isla Grant outlines the value of CityLawLIVE for aspiring commercial lawyers.
Caroline Lindner, trainee recruitment manager at Norton Rose Fulbright, gives her application advice to those targeting a training contract at a top City firm.
Jonathan Wood, partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, gives his advice on developing a commercial outlook and understanding the law firm as a business.
We spoke to top solicitors about what working in the City is really like.
The application deadline for student delegate places at the CityLawLIVE conference passed on 6 January, and well over 500 applications were received.
Stephen Parish, global chairman of Norton Rose Fulbright, speaks about the importance of work experience and the widening of access to career opportunities in the City.
Mark Deem, a commercial litigation partner specialising in technology and media at Cooley (UK) LLP, talks about the challenge of using old laws to regulate new technological advances and what motivated him to go into law.
Civil law involves relations between persons, and between persons and organisations.
Legal aid is the assistance given to people who are unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. It’s essential in helping to provide equal access to justice to all – something that is crucial to ensure everyone has the right to a fair trial.
Human rights law has long been a popular choice for students and practitioners, with universities increasingly offering human rights modules as part of their law degrees, and ever more firms and chambers boasting specialisms in the field.
Human rights law is essential for a fair and civilised society where all are protected, including the vulnerable, and is a popular choice for students and practitioners.
Civil litigation and criminal litigation are two of the centrally set assessments on the Bar course and the books are massive.
