Legal Education

Eversheds overhauls sector focus as firm revamps management line-up

By Gerard Starkey | May 30, 2013

Eversheds has revamped its sector line-up with the introduction of four new key industry groups, as the firm continues to shake up its structure in response to major changes in the markets in which it operates. The overhaul, which comes after chief executive Bryan Hughes last summer set out the firm's new three-year strategy, has seen the creation of four new sectors – propcos; public sector; consumer; and diversified industrials – and has involved several management changes. City corporate partner Robin Johnson will lead the diversified industrial group, which has been formed by the combination of the former industrial engineering; aerospace, defence and security; chemicals; and automotive sectors. The group covers a list of major clients including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Tyco and Volvo.

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Aspiring lawyers face bleak future as cost-conscious firms cut back training contracts

By Pui-Guan Man | May 30, 2013

If any doubts remained about the size of the challenge facing aspiring lawyers in today's market, then it was starkly illustrated by the news that the number of training contracts on offer at law firms across England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level for well over a decade. The Law Society's annual statistics report for 2012, released earlier this month, revealed that the number of training contracts registered in the 12-month period to July 2012 dropped to 4,869, down 10.5% from the previous year's equivalent total of 5,441. The figures are now at their lowest since training contract details were first recorded in 1998-99, when 4,827 were logged, with numbers almost 25% down on the pre-recession high of 6,303 in 2007-08.

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Kent Council to launch trainee lawyer programme

By Alex Newman | May 23, 2013

Kent County Council's legal team is to launch its own trainee programme, with the move coming as the local authority eyes a series of white label and cross-selling initiatives.

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Training contracts fall 10% to lowest level since 1999, Law Society reports

By Pui-Guan Man | May 21, 2013

The number of training contracts offered at law firms in England and Wales fell 10% in 2011-12 to the lowest level since 1999, according to new research by the Law Society. The society's annual report shows that the number of training contracts registered in the 12 months leading to 31 July 2012 dropped to 4,869, down 10.5% from the previous year's equivalent total of 5,411.

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Cambridge retains crown as students rank top law faculties

By Alex Newman | May 16, 2013

The University of Cambridge has retained its spot as the top-ranked university law faculty, according to a major study carried out by Legal Week's research arm into the perceptions of more than 3,000 law students at some of the UK's leading institutions. Legal Week Intelligence's 2013 Law Student Report found more students at Cambridge graded their university as 'excellent' than at any other institution, with the faculty coming top for the quality of its teaching, value for money and teaching facilities – three of the four categories students were asked to rate.

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What they don't teach you at law school

By Legal Week | May 16, 2013

So you've completed got your law degree – but there's more to building a successful career than technical knowledge, as Dominic Bacon reports...

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Uphill battles - the future is not looking bright for today's law students

By Georgina Stanley | May 16, 2013

Employment prospects may be dwindling as law firms continue to scale back trainee intakes and slash associate ranks through redundancy consultations, but this seems to have done little to dent law students' confidence in their higher education. This year's Law Student Report shows 10 UK institutions receiving an average overall score of good/excellent from their own students when questioned on a range of factors including employability, value for money and quality of teaching, with 17 law faculties rated above average.

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International Edition

Uphill battles - the future is not looking bright for today's law students

By Georgina Stanley | May 16, 2013

Employment prospects may be dwindling as law firms continue to scale back trainee intakes and slash associate ranks through redundancy consultations, but this seems to have done little to dent law students' confidence in their higher education. This year's Law Student Report shows 10 UK institutions receiving an average overall score of good/excellent from their own students when questioned on a range of factors including employability, value for money and quality of teaching, with 17 law faculties rated above average.

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Cashing in on cachet – why a little prestige in your firm can go a long way

By Charlotte Edmond | May 9, 2013

Apple has it by the bucket load. High-end fashion houses such as Gucci and Prada have it. Ferrari, Aston Martin and Jaguar all have it. But do Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy? According to more than 3,000 students, the answer is a resounding yes. What we're talking about is prestige – which, according to this year's annual Legal Week Intelligence Law Student Report, is one of the biggest factors in attracting would-be solicitors to apply to any given firm.

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International Edition

Cashing in on cachet – why a little prestige in your firm can go a long way

By Charlotte Edmond | May 9, 2013

Apple has it by the bucket load. High-end fashion houses such as Gucci and Prada have it. Ferrari, Aston Martin and Jaguar all have it. But do Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy? According to more than 3,000 students, the answer is a resounding yes. What we're talking about is prestige – which, according to this year's annual Legal Week Intelligence Law Student Report, is one of the biggest factors in attracting would-be solicitors to apply to any given firm.

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Legaltech News

African Legal Tech Network SALT Launches Online Courses to Fill 'Modern' Gaps in Legal Education

By Alfred Olufemi | February 7, 2024

The South African Legal Technology network has launched its SALTed division to help make legal education more inclusive and representative of the diverse African demographic.

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Daily Business Review

FAMU Law Dean, Who Resigned Suddenly, Calls School's Behavior 'Abusive'

By Christine Charnosky | February 6, 2024

"My efforts to strengthen the College's student body, its relationship with the bar, bench, surrounding community, its alumni and the University have recently been met with behavior on the part of the University that can only be properly characterized as abusive," Deidré Keller wrote in her resignation letter.

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The Recorder

Dan Burk, Founding Faculty Member of UC Irvine Law, Dies

By Christine Charnosky | February 6, 2024

A memorial service celebrating Burk's life and contributions to the legal community will be announced later, a UC Irvine spokesperson told Law.com.

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Law.com

SIU Law School Looks at Name Change With $10M Donation

By Christine Charnosky | February 6, 2024

In honor of the generosity of John and Jayne Simmons, the law school will be named Simmons Law School, pending approval from the SIU Board of Trustees in April.

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Law.com

ABA HOD Adopts Council's 'Academic Freedom' Proposal

By Christine Charnosky | February 5, 2024

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates on Monday adopted Standard 208, which the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar sent to HOD in November for consideration.

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Delaware Law Weekly

DSBA to Host Corporate Transparency Act CLE

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 5, 2024

The Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) is scheduled to host an upcoming live CLE titled "Seeing Through the Corporate Transparency Act" to be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Thursday.

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Daily Business Review

FAMU Law Dean Resigns Suddenly

By Christine Charnosky | February 5, 2024

HBCUs are so underresourced that it makes it very difficult to get to the place of success, Keller told Law.com in 2022 in a report identifying the many challenges that the six schools face.

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Law.com

Some JDs Will Be Able to Attend Harvard Law Tuition-Free for the First Time Starting This Fall

By Christine Charnosky | February 2, 2024

"HLS does not award merit aid (or 'full-ride' scholarships, which are not typically need-based) because doing so would decrease the resources available for need-based aid, and significantly increase the debt burden of every student with financial need," according to its website.

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Law.com

17 of the Top 20 Law Schools Have More Women Enrolled

By Christine Charnosky | February 2, 2024

"The decline in male enrollment and the increasing number of students who choose not to disclose their gender present new dimensions in the evolving narrative of gender diversity in legal education," the Enjuris report states.

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Law.com

Does Finding the Bar Difficult Make You Less Competent? Some Lawyers Think So.

By Christine Charnosky | February 1, 2024

The majority of respondents to a recent survey of practicing lawyers across the U.S. said they would question a lawyer's competency if they had a difficult time passing the bar or if they never sat for the bar.

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