2020 can be characterised as the year where some terrible things happened. I’m talking about the Australian bushfires; the death Kobe Bryant and Chadwick Boseman; the police killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor (to name a few) sparking the Black Lives Matter protests; and the Beirut explosion just to name a few. …
The news that Joe Biden has already won the election despite some states not officially calling the result, cause angst among Republicans who still hope that the remaining few votes will swing to Trump. Elsewhere in the country, and on Donald Trump’s official twitter, the Republican campaign are threatening to sue the process for fraud …
With media and technology being a staple in the lives of nearly everyone in the 20th century, Annabel Smith decided interviewing two lawyers from this sector would be both insightful and eye opening to sectors that aren’t traditionally thought of when choosing to where to qualify. In this week’s article, Annabel Smith interviewed two media …
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"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made…it shouldn’t be that women are the exception."Ruth Bader Ginsburg. US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sadly died on Saturday. Ginsburg struggled against blatant sexism to become the second women to serve as a justice on the nation’s highest court; she was an advocate for …
The legal application window is in full swing and it is likely at some point along the line you will need to have a legal CV, even if you’re just attaching it to your online application form. There are many questions regarding what should be including, what shouldn’t be included and how to structure one. …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling the coronavirus-induced economic crisis “the Great Lockdown”. However, this is misleading, suggesting that the root cause of the current economic depression lies in the negative impact of the pandemic. The state of the economy cannot be attributed solely to the coronavirus. What have we learnt from previous recessions? …
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Currently, to qualify as a solicitor under the current system, the SRA requires a qualifying law degree (or GDL), an LPC qualification and to complete a two-year period of training, known as the training contract. You must also meet the SRA’s criteria on character and suitability. The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is a new set …
This is a slightly different post to our usual, but that does not mean it’s any less important. Due to the current political climate, we at the Legal Line Up believe it is increasingly important for individuals to know their rights when protesting. The recent events in America are shocking but sadly happen far too …
Consistency and dependability are great strengths that the legal profession holds, offering certainty to clients. Changing times has brought disruption and ambiguity into the legal sector. A number of distinct trends have emerged in the legal industry; here are just a few. 1. Brexit It wouldn’t be a post regarding the biggest changes to the …
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