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  • Facebook users: rest in peace or let their memory live on?

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    Posted by tom.pimenta to Southampton University blog on the 3rd February 2012.

    One of my friends at the University of Southampton recently posted a link, ironically on his facebook page, about what should happen to an individual's personal data stored on facebook once they have died. This is discussed below:
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  • Latest developments on ABSs

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    Posted by nikitta to Student Associates, Northumbria blog on the 2nd February 2012.

    After the Legal Services Act 2007 went live on 3rd January 2012, there has already been developments in the legal market. Australia's Slater & Gordon, the world's first listed legal practice, is to enter the UK market after agreeing to buy national...

  • Vacation Schemes

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    Posted by nikitta to Student Associates, Northumbria blog on the 2nd February 2012.

    Just to remind you all that vacation schemes are a great way of gaining experience in the legal profession and also acquiring knowledge on specific law firms. A lot of students obtain training contract interviews following a vacation scheme as it is...

  • Change to Drop-in-Session Times

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    Posted by Hannah Noulton to Leeds Met blog on the 2nd February 2012.

    The second semester drop-in-session times will now run:

    Mondays 10.00-11.30
    Wednesdays 10.30-12.00
    Cloth Hall Court room 114

    I will also be in contact via email as usual: ...

  • Dissertation!?

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    Posted by Hannah Noulton to Leeds Met blog on the 2nd February 2012.

    To all second year Law students, (and first year students to whom this will apply next year) it is the time of year when we are preparing to choose the elective modules which we will study in our final year. The decisions we make now will effect our...

  • Applying for a career? Have Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc?

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    Posted by MarcosPersaud to Birmingham University blog on the 1st February 2012.

    Be very careful. It has become a common practice, for certain employers, to creep the walls or tweets of potential candidates for employment. We have all heard of this but does it really happen? In 2009, CareerBuilder.co.uk, surveyed over 450...

  • Lexis Certification Sessions on Weds 1st February

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    Posted by Leoni Merry to De Montfort blog on the 31st January 2012.

    Hey everyone,

    Hope you are all well and are having a good week! Here are the details for the certification sessions taking place between 2-4 and 4-6 on Weds 1st February. Both sessions will be held in the computer lab HU 1.48.

    The...

  • LexisLibrary Legislation Help!

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    Posted by rebecca barrass to Glasgow blog on the 31st January 2012.

    DO YOUR SUBJECTS REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE COPIES OF LEGISLATION BUT YOU DON’T WANT THE EXPENSE OF BUYING THE BOOKS?

    THEN COME TO A LEXISLIBRARY DROP-IN CLINIC TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE LEGISLATION AVAILABLE ON LEXISLIBRARY !!!
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  • 3 Ways LexisLibrary can help you in an Interview!

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    Posted by rebecca barrass to Glasgow blog on the 30th January 2012.

    Ok, so the application process is well under way for summer placements and many of us will be attending interviews in the next few weeks. Interviews require preparation and this is where LexisLibrary comes in! How?

    1. "EGO BOX"

    Go to...

  • ABS - that's Alternative Business Structure to you, Sir

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    Posted by Law Campus Admin to [...] blog on the 27th January 2012.

    I have had the pleasure of catching up with many of the LexisNexis Student Associates this week. During our conversations, a few of them have told me that law firm application forms and interviews are now containing questions about the rise of...