According to research conducted by Hook Tangaza, students are wasting £20 million on law conversion courses that do not result in a career in the profession.

Ending years of speculation over whether universities favour certain A-level subjects, the Russell Group has issued guidance on which subjects are most likely to earn students a place at a top 20 institution.

University students are playing an important role in providing free legal aid as law schools forecast a rise in demand for pro bono support, following unmet need and the ongoing impact of legal aid cuts.

The attorney general, Dominic Grieve QC MP, once again hosted the annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards at the House of Commons.

US firm Latham & Watkins and global giant Baker & McKenzie have been rated by students as the two best vacation scheme providers in the Legal Week Intelligence 2011 Law Student Report.

Members of the Law Students' Network Birmingham were treated to insight into the life of a local authority lawyer, courtesy of a talk held by the legal department of Birmingham City Council on 25 January.

Nominations are now open for the LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards, which celebrate the significant contribution of law students and law schools to vital pro bono legal advice.

Student volunteers in Bristol have overturned 95% of the decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in their area regarding 200 claimants who had wrongfully been ruled ‘fit for work’.

The winner of the 27^th Bar Mock Trials National Competition final which took place last month is Wilmslow High School in Cheshire.

The Bar Council is again running its annual Pupillage Fair in London. The fair is on Saturday 21 October, 10.00am-4.00pm, at The University of Law, Moorgate and is free for students to attend. 

Two BPTC students from The City Law School have won the 13th international Commonwealth Student Moot, which marks the first victory in the competition for a team from the United Kingdom in 10 years.

Two BPTC students from The City Law School have flown to South Africa to represent the United Kingdom in a disconcertingly timely Commonwealth Student Moot on the legality of nuclear programmes.

Students are urged to ensure that they don’t miss the chance to vote in the general election on 7 May 2015.

Students across the country are planning protests at the changes to legal aid.

Students and law schools were recognised for their tremendous efforts in the field of pro bono, as the attorney general hosted the annual LawWorks & Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards at the House of Commons.

More than a hundred aspiring solicitors were unable to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examination on Thursday 21 July 2022 due to an IT issue at the Hammersmith test centre. The tests have now been rescheduled and students, who had spent over five hours in the test centre, have been offered a refund.

Magic circle firm Linklaters has launched a new innovation podcast series, Linkubator, aimed at students who want to develop their understanding of how the legal sector is being transformed by innovation and emerging technologies.

National Student Volunteering Week kicks off on Monday 11 February, celebrating the impact students can make in the not-for-profit sector and looking at issues such as employability and public engagement.

The 17^th annual Student Volunteering Week is this week (19-25 February). 

London School of Economics and Political Science undergraduate Imaan Kamran Malik is due to be recognised at this year’s Student Social Mobility Awards for overcoming socioeconomic challenges to break into the legal profession and her efforts to improve access to the field.