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Silk
Posted by Rebecca Ryan to Student Associates, College of Law, Chester blog on the 21st May 2012.
For anybody who enjoyed the first series of Silk and has started watching the second series I thought this was an interesting article where we get to hear about the programme from the writer's perspective.
The article talks about a series that...
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Blog 2.16--Pirate Bay High Court Judgement
Posted by TomWatret to Student Associates, Edinburgh blog on the 1st May 2012.
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Austerity measures... too much, too soon?
Posted by nikitta to Student Associates, Northumbria blog on the 27th April 2012.
The contentious Legal Aid Bill has caused huge disquiet in the legal profession and also in the House of Lords, who have blocked the bill again earlier this week. Some say that time is running out for this controversial bill as the government has...
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Think before you tweet
Posted by Rebecca Ryan to Student Associates, College of Law, Chester blog on the 26th April 2012.
I have previously written a number of blogs about Twitter and its interaction with the law and how the law must be dynamic in order to reflect changes in technology.
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Budding barristers
Posted by Rebecca Ryan to Student Associates, College of Law, Chester blog on the 23rd April 2012.
For all of those budding barristers who are currently contending with their pupillage applications, this article has some handy tips to help you along the way. Good luck!
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Blog 2.15: Holidays and exams
Posted by TomWatret to Student Associates, Edinburgh blog on the 19th April 2012.
Edinburgh lawyers,
Just re-assuring you all you can always contact me at lexisedinburgh@gmail.com throughout the holidays and exam period. Please do get in touch if you have any worries or questions...
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The Titanic
Posted by Louise Edwards to Student Associates, College of Law, Moorgate blog on the 15th April 2012.
It was this day 100 years ago that the Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. It is, I submit, a welcome blow to mankind's ego. In the early 1900s people viewed themselves as indestructible. It was a time for reaping the rewards of the...
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Blog 2.14 LexisNexis Senior Mooting Competition
Posted by TomWatret to Student Associates, Edinburgh blog on the 7th April 2012.
After some seriously impressive mooting and a not uneventful evening, the winners of Thursday night's LexisNexis Senior Mooting Competition 2011/12 were Pierre Pecheux and Alan Innes. The moot started off in the rather grand Court 3 of the Court of...
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Summer term drop-ins
Posted by Rebecca Ryan to Student Associates, College of Law, Chester blog on the 22nd March 2012.
My drop in sessions for this final term will be held on Wednesdays from 9-12:30.
Feel free to come along and see me with any queries or if you just want some tips as to how to improve your legal research skills.
If you can't make it at...
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Exploring Alternative Avenues into the Legal Profession...
Posted by nikitta to Student Associates, Northumbria blog on the 22nd March 2012.
As I'm sure you will all be aware; training contracts are very difficult to come by. After reading the 'Real World' magazine, I realised this to an even greater extent.
They stated that the next year could prove even tougher for recent law...

