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An In-depth Conversation with Xiao Yang, the Legal Internship Candidate from the Hit Career Show "The Exciting Offer"

Jan 17
6 min

An In-depth Conversation with Xiao Yang, the Legal Internship Candidate from the Hit Career Show "The Exciting Offer"

Edited by Cathy Liu Introduction: For the inaugural blog of the new year, we are honored to have Xiao Yang to share his enriched study...

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UCL Law for All Society

Nov 6, 2023
4 min

Choice For Future

A conversation with Kyra, an LLM graduate from New York University, School of Law By Cathy Liu This week, I had an in-depth talk with...

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UCL Law for All Society

Oct 26, 2023
5 min

From Non-Law To Law

An interview with Sara Qi- a 1L student from the Juris Doctor (JD) program at the University of California Berkeley, School of Law By...

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UCL Law for All Society

Feb 27, 2023
7 min

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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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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Should law firms be worried about the 'Big Four’?

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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‘Like brands, only cheaper’: the problem with copycat products

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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Artificial Intelligence: Is there a future for lawyers?

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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Clamping Down on Big Tech: The Digital Markets Act

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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DLA Piper’s ‘Law for Linguists’ panel: language degrees, transferable skills, and global mindsets

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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Breaking down the buzzword – commercial awareness

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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Private Equity in 2022 – a brief outlook

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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