Past Events

‘Equal access to the legal profession’

UKLSA’s event ‘Equal access to the legal profession’ with:

Michael Todd QC – Chairman of the Bar Council
John Wotton - President of the Law Society of England and Wales

The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Hallett
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Nicola Davies
The Hon. Mr. Justice Rabinder Singh

Various other members of the legal profession from law firms and associations were in attendance.

Event details
Date: 7th March, 2012
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Main Hall, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

Summary of the event
The event was aimed at law students and lawyers who support equal access to the legal profession and its aim was to further increase equal access. The event promoted meritocracy and success regardless of social background, age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other reason. As a result of the event, meritorious students who were apprehensive about applying for a career in the legal profession for any reason will have had their concerns addressed and be encouraged to apply.

After short speeches from leading members of the profession, students were invited to talk with a broad spectrum of members of the legal profession in an informal speed dating fashion over refreshments to have any questions they may have answered.

For information about the event:
Please email Max Wilson, Equalities Officer to the UKLSA onequalities@uklsa.co.uk.

Attachment:

An article about our Equalities Event

Bar Careers Event

Date: Thursday 2nd December 2010

Location: Kings College London

A careers at the bar event also featuring a networking opportunity. The event was well attended and paid justice to the fantastic chance to meet and learn from those in the profession ranging from Pupils to QCs. Those present included:

Owen Davies QC - Head of Garden Court Chambers

Bernard Eder QC - Essex Court Chambers

Keith Rowley QC - Radcliffe Chambers

Gwyn Evans - Tanfield Chambers

David Juckes - Hailsham Chambers

Neil Henderson - Stone Chambers

Daniel Burton - Radcliffe Chambers

Natalie Brown - Radcliffe Chambers

Thomas Crockett - 1 Chancery Lane

Baraheh Ala-eddini - Law Lecturer

Clare Ball - Legal Services

6 Pupils - Garden Court

'A Degree in Law' Presentation

February 25th 2010

A presentation was held in Warwickshire at Aylesford School and Language College, Warwick. This presentation by Rebecca Birdsall and Serena Ting of the School Outreach Programme gave A-level students a taste of life as a law student and gave them valuable career information for the future. We plan to do many more of these throughout the year.

"Thank you so much for your wonderful presentation to the Law group. It was clear and informative. The students were talking about the information for the whole lesson afterwards! It was such a valuable talk as it gave them up to the minute detail about law degrees and career progression in the current climate." Miss Smith, Law teacher

LSE - KCL Moot

Friday 19th February 2009 at LSE

The first round of the UKLSA Moot (sponsored by Ashurst LLP) was a resounding success.

Congratulations to KCL for winning the first round of mooting! We will update you with further news on other moots across the UK as they happen.

'Life as a Law Student' Presentation

Date: 29th June 2009

"Life as a Law Student" presentation by the UKLSA at Westminster School, London.

This presentation to sixth form students gave them a taste of what it is like to study law, what career options you have, and how to apply to university for a law degree.

Trip to the European Court of Justice

Date: 18th - 20th March 2009

Students were invited to the ECJ in order to attend court cases and speeches by prestigious judges and academics.

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'Bar-Forum' Hosted at the LSE

Date: 24th February 2009

‘Bar-Forum’ hosted at the LSE involving interaction between students interested in the bar, and barristers and pupils. Students enjoyed short speeches by the barristers and were given the opportunity to ask questions and mingle with the guests. This provided an informative session that also allowed for networking. All law students in the UK were welcome, and the majority of attendees were from the LSE, UCL, Queen Mary UL, City University and BPP Law School.

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Law Society President's Meeting

Date: 21st February 2009

Meeting in London with Law Society Presidents of many universities across the United Kingdom. During this, the UKLSA and Law Societies exchanged ideas and plans for the future and means of better coordination between each other.