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How twitter can help your degree!
Posted by William Bates to Durham blog on the 29th January 2013.
During its brief period of existence (of around 6 months), I've found my twitter account has gone through at least a couple of reincarnations. Spurred on to join twitter by a lawyer obsessed by cricket (man after my own heart) I found my early days...
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Some solace for those applying for Vacation Schemes!
Posted by William Bates to Durham blog on the 29th January 2013.
The purpose of this blog post is hopefully to give offer some solace to any law students currently searching for a Vacation Scheme for the coming summer. Indeed, such is the range of methods in which law firms now attempt to contact students, it is...
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My names Will, I study law and...
Posted by William Bates to Durham blog on the 2nd October 2012.
As I start the second year of my degree I find I am able to again empathize with new starters, as I begin to “put myself out there”, promoting the availability of my services to Durham students. (Unless alcohol fuelled) it is a rare first meeting in...
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5 Revision Tips
Posted by Roderick Massey to Durham blog on the 27th April 2012.
Revision time is again upon us. I thought i'd share with you some revision tips I have found useful these last two years doing a law degree
1) One of my lecturers this year told us that the key to doing well in a law exam was "Cases, Cases,Cases...
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5 (More) Legal Terms... To Help With Your Essays
Posted by Roderick Massey to Durham blog on the 12th February 2012.
Here are some more latin terms that i've come across this year along with basic definitions. Use them if you want to! Who knows, it might make the difference between a 1st and a 2.1..
1. Simplicter - means 'simply'. i.e “But,...
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Music: Who buys it and Where? … And Who Makes Money?
Posted by Roderick Massey to Durham blog on the 19th December 2011.
Who Buys Music Anyway?
Perhaps surprisingly it is people in their 30’s and 40’s that make up the biggest share of the market . You could argue that this is because... -
14 Legal Terms.. To Help With Your Essays
Posted by Roderick Massey to Durham blog on the 5th December 2011.
I thought I would revisit this as I am writing an essay and even in my third year I don't understand some of the legal terminology! See how many you recognise (who knows, you may even use them!):
1. Inter Alia - this translates...
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The End for Solar Power in the UK?
Posted by Roderick Massey to Durham blog on the 24th November 2011.
You might think that solar power would never be a viable option for Britain considering the weather, but it was merely two months ago that the residents of Wadebrige, Cornwall were celebrating the UK’s first solar powered town....
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Interesting Facts About Greece
Posted by Roderick Massey to Durham blog on the 3rd November 2011.
I went to a talk recently about the Greek problem. All facts are courtesy of Max Ziff of the Houlihan Lokey international investment bank:
He described a modern day hydra of corruption, denial, croneyism, wastefulness and nepotism. Take a look...
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The New ‘Del Boy’ Economy: Cigarettes, Fancy Cars and Cash Converters
Posted by Roderick Massey to Durham blog on the 7th October 2011.
I established in the (last article) that our economy is in the doldrums.
