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Leeds student impersonates barrister
A student from Leeds University has pleaded guilty to impersonating a barrister of the same name. Student Adam Zoubir turned up at Calderdale Magistrates Court in February smartly dressed and claiming to be a London barrister. He talked to solicitors and waited for ‘his’ defendant to be brought up into court from the cells.
Law Student wins Lifetime of Free Tuition
16th May 2012It’s news to turn debt-ridden law students green with envy everywhere.
A wannabe lawyer, Chris Nation, has beaten 500 applicants to win Cardiff University’s Thrive Challenge prize. This scholarship will entitle him to a lifetime of free tuition at Cardiff University, meaning he won’t have to pay tuition fees for either his law degree or the LPC. You’re not alone in feeling positively sick with envy.
He triumphed in a tough round of online assessments, interviews, group exercises and presentations. So a begrudging hats off to him…
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Sham Solicitor is Sent to Prison
16th May 2012 Another fake lawyer has found himself behind bars.
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£53m: the cost of Murdoch’s own phone-hacking inquiry so far
16th May 2012 Call the phone hacking scandal many things, but it has been incredibly lucrative for some in the legal profession.
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Training Contract Deadlines 2012
09th May 2012 AllAboutLaw and AllAboutCareers launch Training Contract campaign!
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