City triumphs at OUP/BPP National Mooting Competition 2010-2011
Rory Clarke, Mark Humphreys and His Honour Judge Gratwicke
The runners-up, Mark Leiser and Andrew Ross of the University of Strathclyde, share £700 between them and the other finalists, the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter (Cornwall Campus) win £150 of OUP books each.
City University put the ghosts of three previous finals to rest, with this year's duo emerging triumphant at the final, held on Thursday 30th June at BPP Law School, Holborn.
His Honour Judge Gratwicke, of Chelmsford Crown Court oversaw proceedings keeping the students on their toes with some keen interjections. In his summing up, Judge Gratwicke said:
"I have always felt that the standard of advocacy in this competition is extremely high and this year is no exception. I spend all my listening to advocates and I can tell you that I would be very, very happy to have any of you standing up in front of me in court. Believe me you all didn't get here without working very hard indeed. At your stage I wouldn't have got beyond putting my name down on the application form. My advice to you all: be advocates."
Herbert Smith The Times Advocacy Competition 2011 – l
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Got some time at the weekend?
Why not hammer out an entry to this competition and be in with the chance of winning £3000 plus a guaranteed place on a vacation scheme with Herbert Smith?
The subject to sharpen your advocacy skills is: The Apprentice Lawyer: is this the new route into the law? You'll need to impress with the strength of your argument and superior presentation skills (check out competition rules and Herbert Smith's presenting top tips).
Entrants need to submit a skeleton argument by email and upload a short video presentation to facebook.
Deadline for entries is noon on Monday 11th July.
Human Rights Lawyers Association bursaries
Are you finding it impossible to get experience in human rights because you can't afford to work for free? To assist people in this position, in 2006 the HRLA established a bursary scheme to assist law students, either those currently studying (either undergraduate degree, postgraduate studies or LPC/BVC/Law Conversion Course) or those who have recently graduated, in undertaking such work.
Each year the HRLA will provide around 5 awards from a maximum annual bursary fund of £6,000, provided there are suitable applicants. A single award will not normally total more than £1,000. The bursary money is to be used to enable the successful applicants to undertake work related to human rights law that he or she would otherwise be unable to afford to do. That work need not take place in the United Kingdom, but it must be relevant to human rights law in the United Kingdom.
Find out more on the HRLA website, closing date is 2nd May.
Win a free place on the NCLT’s flexible LPC with Young Lawyer magazine
Young Lawyer magazine has joined forces with NCLT to give you all the opportunity to win a free place on their flexible part-time LPC, worth a whopping £5,900. To secure the prize simply write a feature for Young Lawyer on the very topical question:
Should assisted dying be lawful?
The course place can be taken up a any of the regional centres: Bristol, London, Manchester or Southampton and includes tuition fees, course materials, examination and certification. As the winner, you'll also get to see your essay in print!
See full details and how to enter on the Young Lawyer's website.
Closing date is 11th July so get writing!
What’s it like doing an internship? Viktoria Ergolavou
The internship at Howrey was for me the cherry on the cake after a very intense, hard working and productive year as an LLM student at City University (LLM in International Commercial Law). Although this internship was my target since applying for the LLM, the actual experience exceeded my already high expectations.
Within two months I was involved in high profile cases , the like of which I had been so recently studying for my course! One of the best moments was when I attended an oral hearing for a cartel case and was able to see some of the top lawyers in Europe argue on very complex competition issues. Apart from the actual case, which was very interesting from a competition law perspective, what made this experience invaluable was the fact that I managed to grab the real pulse of a hearing . It brought home to me how sharp, well prepared and highly qualified you need to be in order to see through such a demanding case.
Eversheds Competition for LLB2
Eversheds are a major international City Law Firm who launched their competition for 2010 today - the LLB2 student with the best piece of Tort coursework will secure a week-long work placement at Eversheds. In today’s tough economic climate, this type of work experience is hard to come by and would be a very good addition to your cv.
Here's what the two winners from last year had to say about their experience...
UKCLE Essay Competition for undergrads
The UKCLE annual essay comp deadline is 12th March - make sure you get your entry in to be in with a chance of winning a Dell laptop (as well as the obvious fame). The big question to be addressed this year (in 1000 words) is:
How might a legal education enable students to contribute to the improvement of society?
Any answer would need to address the following:
•What do you consider to be the key challenges facing society in the 21st century and how can lawyers contribute to meeting these challenges?
•Will law and the way in which lawyers are educated and trained need to change in order to meet these challenges in your opinion?
•Are there aspects of our society which you will be more equipped to improve as a result of having a legal education?
•What has your experience been to date - is there anything that has particularly stood out for you in your course that you feel has given you knowledge and/or skills to enable you to have a positive impact on society?
For full details and to see examples of previous year's winners, check out the UKCLE website.
So…law students are competitive…tell us another!
The Times Higher Ed reports on fights breaking out at Brunel University between law students as a 'first-come, first served' policy for dissertation supervisors came into force. More than 100 students queued overnight to avoid unpopular academics...read the full story here. What do you think...does your supervisor make that much difference to your grade?
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