Law Society Diversity Access Scheme now open for applications

Are you applying for the LPC to start in 2018?

Please see below for details of the Law Society Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) which is now open for applications and closes on Sunday 8 April 2018.

The Law Society’s Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) is a scholarship with a difference. It provides awardees with:


Finance 

Funding for up to the full cost of your LPC fees.

Professional contacts

A professional mentor to help answer your questions about starting your career in law.

Opportunities to gain work experience

Work experience placements, brokered through the Law Society.
Already it has helped over 180 students complete their professional education. Without the DAS these students would not have been in a position to join the profession.

If you don’t have the financial means to pay for your LPC, the DAS might be able to help.

Who should apply?

We encourage applications from graduates and those in their final year of a law degree, including mature students.

The DAS 2018 application round is for the academic year 2018/19.

Application criteria

You have to fulfil certain criteria to be eligible for the DAS. To check your eligibility, please visit our website.

www.lawsociety.org.uk/das

How many awards are available?

Up to ten standard DAS scholarships will be available this year.

When do applications open?

The applications are now open and close at midnight on 8 April 2018. The application form and guidance are now available to download from our website.

To find out more visit www.lawsociety.org.uk/das
or email diversityaccessscheme@lawsociety.org.uk 

Applications close on 8 April 2018

CILEx Presentation at the University of Chester: The route to qualification as a Chartered Legal Executive

Have you heard of CILEx?  What do those initials stand for? What is the difference between a Chartered Legal Executive and a Solicitor?  Is there any difference? How do I train to be a Legal Executive?  What are the costs involved?

If you choose the CILEx route as a Law graduate, you are exempt from studying certain Law subjects. The CILEx Graduate Fast-track Diploma is an alternative for Law graduates who want to qualify as lawyers without studying for the costlier Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).

If you would like to hear the answers to the questions posed above, and find out more about CILEx, please come along to:

CILEx presentation by Noel Inge, Managing Director, CILEx Law School

Wednesday 28 February 2018

1.30pm to 2.30pm

Binks 106/1

To book your place please sign up on CareerHub

Free events for students 'Assessment Days - A Time to Shine' BPP Law School Liverpool and Manchester

These events are free for students to attend and there will be a session for aspiring barristers at the BPP Manchester event on 7th March.

The event details are below:

1.      BPP Liverpool

2-12 Lord Street

#1st Floor

Liverpool

L2 1TS

Wednesday 21^st February
4:00 – 8:30pm

2.      BPP Manchester

79 Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6FQ

Wednesday 7^th March
4:00 – 8:30pm

Sharpen up your professional skills and walk away with greater confidence by attending our mock assessment day events.

This session includes:

• Practising mock assessment centre tasks, with an opportunity to obtain individual feedback

• Drafting, resilience and negotiation activities

• A panel session with speakers and BPP University Alumni

• Dedicated session for aspiring barristers at the BPP Manchester event

• Networking with local practitioners

• Walk away with our “Professional Skills and Commercial Awareness” certificate to enhance your CV

• No preparation required

Students can reserve their place via Eventbrite:

·        BPP Manchester https://bpp-assessmentcentre-manchester2018.eventbrite.co.uk

·        BPP Liverpool https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=42232859620

Free Law event - Secrets to Success, at University of Law, Manchester Thursday 22 February

Law students from any year can apply to attend this event.  Representatives from Law firms BLP, Pinsent Masons, Fletchers plus Exchange Chambers will be present at The University of Law, Manchester.

Top lawyers share their secrets to success; students ask the questions

As the technological change sweeping society gathers pace, and the legal profession begins to feel the effect of what is being dubbed the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, Legal Cheek is holding a series of events – in association with The University of Law (ULaw) – to help students boost their commercial awareness as they apply for training contracts and pupillages.

The Manchester session takes place on the evening of Thursday 22 February at ULaw Manchester, and features a panel of leading lawyers from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), Pinsent Masons, Fletchers, Exchange Chambers and ULaw. The quintet will share the secrets to their own success, while also advising students on how they can best position themselves to obtain training contracts with leading firms. They will look, too, to the future and give their views on what changes we can expect in the legal market.

After the Question Time-style discussion, there will be drinks and networking with the speakers and a collection of the firms’ trainees and members of their graduate recruitment teams.

In order to gain a place you will need to submit a CV and two questions for the panel.

To apply please click here