In Conversation with Trevor Lowe, trainee solicitor and legal secondee at Herbert Smith Freehills
By Emma Sinden Earlier this month we were welcomed into Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) Primrose Street Office to sit down with Trevor...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Interview with Michael D. Gilks: Switching to a Legal Career
Switching careers, especially to a career in the legal sector, can seem daunting. But, as mentioned in a previous article, there are many...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Becoming a Lawyer as a Non-Law Student
By: Tiffany Tam How do you become a lawyer without a law degree? Generally, people perceive lawyers to be an exclusive profession that...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Non-Lawyer Careers Within the Legal Sector
By: Erin Bradbury What career opportunities exist in the legal sector that are non-lawyer positions? Often when people consider a career...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Interview with a UCL Laws Student on Gaining Work Experience
This week we interviewed a current UCL Laws student on their experience with the course and in completing legal work experience. Q: How...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Jan 13
- 3 min
How Language and Wording Can Make or Break a Lawyer
By: Julia Teichman As one applying for any legal position would notice, the key skills and requirements typically listed in a job...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Jan 13
- 4 min
Advice From a UCL Laws Student
Navigating any university course is no easy feat. Adjusting to university is an intimidating process in itself, and between finding a...
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Rohit Sandhu
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Should law firms be worried about the 'Big Four’?
Near the end of the twentieth century, the ‘Big Five’ accounting firms attempted to expand their operations to compete in the legal...
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Alice Hart
- Mar 22, 2022
- 5 min
‘Like brands, only cheaper’: the problem with copycat products
Aldi’s long-running advertising campaign, ‘Like brands, only cheaper’, hints at its business model: creating copycat products. In 2021...
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Wingkiu Leung
- Mar 19, 2022
- 4 min
An Introduction to Pro Bono
Nowadays, many law firms undertake pro bono initiatives as a way to give back to the community.
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Will Horsfield
- Mar 10, 2022
- 4 min
Artificial Intelligence: Is there a future for lawyers?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already in place in many law firms. Remarkable advancements in AI technology have cast doubt upon the...
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Amal Malik
- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
Clamping Down on Big Tech: The Digital Markets Act
While the EU works towards regulating the market power of Big Tech companies through new legislation, the Biden administration has tried...
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Will Horsfield
- Feb 15, 2022
- 4 min
DLA Piper’s ‘Law for Linguists’ panel: language degrees, transferable skills, and global mindsets
On Tuesday 8th February, UCL’s Law for All Society was pleased to welcome DLA Piper to host a ‘Law for Linguists’ panel which offered...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Feb 14, 2022
- 4 min
Breaking down the buzzword – commercial awareness
‘Commercial awareness’ is a ubiquitous buzzword when it comes to applications for vacation schemes and training contracts. This blog post...
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Alice Hart
- Feb 12, 2022
- 4 min
Event Review: Legal Cheek and the SQE
On January 27th 2021, UCL’s Law for All Society was delighted to welcome Aishah Hussain, features editor at Legal Cheek, for a virtual...
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Wingkiu Leung
- Feb 2, 2022
- 4 min
The Fight for Vaccine Equality
Introduction In the midst of a global pandemic affecting millions of lives, there have been calls for a patent waiver for COVID-19...
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Jacob Weeks
- Jan 25, 2022
- 4 min
Private Equity in 2022 – a brief outlook
Abstract The Private Equity (PE) boom of 2021 shows no signs of slowing down in 2022. What is the general outlook for private equity in...
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Alice Hart
- Dec 10, 2021
- 5 min
The Mastercard Class Action Case: An Update
Last December, I wrote a blog article regarding the ongoing Mastercard class action case. One year later, this post will look at the...
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Wingkiu Leung
- Dec 3, 2021
- 4 min
Algorithms: More Harm than Good?
Introduction The advent of advanced technology introduced a world that could not be governed by laws relating to matters in the physical...
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Will Horsfield
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
The EV revolution: the driving force behind the automotive M&A boom
M&A activity in the auto industry is currently higher than ever before, with manufacturers looking to take advantage of the electric...
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