On 21 March 2018, the legal skills triathlon took place at the law school. 8 teams of professionals and students paired up together to battle it out to see who would win the competition! It was an extremely intense day,…
Category: Interviews with…
Hannah Plush: My Experience of the National Client Interview Competition
The Client Interviewing Competition for England and Wales is a great opportunity for law students to develop their client interviewing techniques whilst getting advice from some of the best academics and practitioners in the country. When I was first approached…
Darlingtons: The Modern Day Lawyer
by Iulian Baijko Craig Sharpe, marketing manager at Darlingtons Solicitors LLP, has recently delivered a careers event entitled “The Modern Day Lawyer”. I can honestly say that this was not your usual “talk” which many law firms tend to organise…
Barrie Archer: Perspectives from a Mature Student…
I returned to education in 2016 after a while, ok quite a while ago! I left school in 1987 and yes I am older than most of the cases you are currently learning. Now education back in my day was…
Perspectives of a Law Student: Remus Mihailescu
My name is Remus and I’m currently a third year law student at Derby Law School. I have recently been successful in obtaining a training contract with Weightmans LLP, a top 45 UK law firm, achievement which required much dedication,…