Caribbean law students raise awareness for victims of human trafficking
GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE – Students across law schools in the Caribbean joined hands to participate in a global online campaign to raise awareness on World Day Against Trafficking In Persons. They spoke out about the crime in their countries and showed solidarity with its victims in their societies.
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LLM GUIDE – The University of Bristol School of Law will launch an LL.M. program in International Commercial Law this fall.
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AUSTRALIAN LAWYER – LawyerQuote, a ‘legal Webjet’, instantly comparing legal fees has launched. The site hinges on a patented questionnaire, designed to assess a matter from the perspective of a lawyer, allowing the site to instantly compare legal fees in an ‘apples with apples’ approach.
Read More about LawyerQuote releases in Australia for public to compare legal feesUK law school to reimburse unemployed and underemployed LPC graduates by 50 percent
THE LAWYER – The University of Law promised to reimburse Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduates with 50 per cent of their fees if they fail to find employment within the ‘legal and commerce fields’ after nine months of graduating.
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THE STANDARD – “HSBC Holdings (0005) beat expectations with a 10 percent rise in first-half pretax profits of US$13.6 billion (HK$105.8 billion). Now, you may recall my remark of two years ago about law students having more job openings in HSBC’s compliance department.”
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GLOBAL LEGAL POST – The Australian Law Students Association (ALSA) believes there is evidence for concern on a number of fronts – including whether a law degree still represents value for money or whether it is being used as a revenue-raising tool by universities to subsidise other subjects and investments.
Read More about Ninety percent of Australian students believe the legal field is too crowdedBohol law schools join the Philippine Association of Law Schools in push for regional bar examinations
CNN PHILIPPINES – Law schools in Bohol join other members of the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) in the clamor to conduct the Bar exams in regions.
Read More about Bohol law schools join the Philippine Association of Law Schools in push for regional bar examinationsAustralian leaders of New South Wales law schools provide innovative advice for budding lawyers
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD – Based on interviews with the heads of four major NSW law schools and other experts, the best advice for the budding lawyer can be summed up in four ways.
Read More about Australian leaders of New South Wales law schools provide innovative advice for budding lawyersZimbabwean NGO launches multi-medium legal education platform
NEWSDAY ZIMBABWE – Law Hub founder Rumbidzai Dube said the platform will leverage on the high level of literacy in the country to build citizen agency by providing legal information tailored to Zimbabweans, particularly youth.
Read More about Zimbabwean NGO launches multi-medium legal education platformCanadian law students use website to provide information on Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion project
CANADIAN LAWYER – A couple of environmentalist and law student activists have created an easy-to-navigate web site shedding some light on the extent of the issue, the process, and the participants involved.
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