Traditionally the skills for lawyers like attention to detail, organisation and time management may now be of less importance with legal tech fulfilling these tasks for you. Thus, the question has changed, no longer being what skills are needed in law but what skills are needed to fill the gaps left by technology. How do…
Solicitor’s Invaluable Secrets to Client Interviewing
At the University of Sussex students have been given the opportunity to take part in a client interviewing competition which is sponsored by the award winning law firm DMH Stallard LLP. Neil Farrow (a solicitor) and Hannah Joad (a trainee solicitor) from DMH came to Sussex to provide students with top tips for interviewing clients….
Why I chose to come to Sussex Law School as a Canadian
by Nathan Morris, LLB Law, Graduate Entry In 2020 I faced a supremely important Family Law case that would determine the parenting time schedule and primary caregiver status of my 6-month-old son Beowulf. This will be a story about how I could not find the legal help I needed and what actions I am taking…
Paying it Forward- Top Tips for Law Students
by Tinks Wilson, Final year Law, currently on a study year abroad in the Netherlands For students looking to break into Commercial law, Commercial Awareness is absolutely crucial. There is a lot of money to be made in Commercial Law, making it a popular and competitive choice for law students. The best candidates have a…
‘Praise the law’: critical blog by Sussex alumna Jasmine Bundhoo, contributions welcome
Hello Sussex Law students – my name is Jasmine Bundhoo and I graduated with an LLB in Law with Arabic last year from Sussex. After graduating, I worked as a paralegal in both Commercial Property and Family Law for one year. Upon qualifying, I wish to specialise in children’s rights. In my free time, I…
New experiences and new friendships – why are they important for law students?
My time at the National Model United Nations conference, by Kuljit Kaur (Second year LLB Law with International Relations) This year I had the opportunity to go to New York, United States (U.S) to participate in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) 2022 conference. Yes, you read that correct… NEW YORK – the city that…
Saira Sadiq represents Sussex University at the BIUCAC commercial awareness 2021.22 Competition Finals
The British Inter-University Commercial Awareness Competition is a highly competitive opportunity for law students nationally, this year’s competition had 22 law firm sponsors. The aim is to level the playing field by allowing students from non-Russell Group universities to showcase their talents and secure experience with some of the most prestigious law firms in the…
University of Sussex Client Interviewing Competition 2021.22
After winning a close internal competition, judged by practitioners from our sponsor DMH Stallard LLP, winners George Grammer-Taylor (Final year Law LLB) and Samantha Smith (Final year Law LLB/Laurier), represented Sussex in the regional heat of the national Client Interviewing competition The Client Interviewing Competition in February 2022. Prior to the internal competition, students took…
Life, Law & Crossing Borders: podcast
Our names are Cynthia and Guneet and we are currently final year law students at the University of Sussex. We are both Canadian students; one from Vancouver and the other from Toronto respectively. Towards the end of our first year in Brighton, we found ourselves quite overwhelmed by the influx of information and the lack…
The ‘Law’ Critique and Question Reading and Writing Group: a space to connect ‘with’ rather than ‘for’ students
This blog post has been co-written by Verona Ní Drisceoil (Senior Lecturer in Law, Sussex Law School) and Year 1 students Ayodele Idowu-Bello, Tyrone Logue, Plum Philips, Judith Ohen and Miles Ratcliffe. It is a cross post from the Dare to Transform Blog (28 May 2021). Introduction In this blog post we share, as students…
Exploring Careers that ‘Make a Difference’: Highlights from the Spring 2021 LPS Employability Showcase
By Simone Currie, Second year law student on the University of Sussex/ Wilfrid Laurier programme LLB+BA Program Details | Wilfrid Laurier University (wlu.ca) The field of law encompasses so much more than the stereotypical, male-dominated, corporate world that is so often portrayed. The hard work of Jeanette (Employability lead for the Law School), Monica (finalist),…
Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight By Ahmad Ismaiel, Final Year Sussex Law School Student
My name is Ahmad Ismaiel, I am 23 years old and will graduate from Sussex Law School this summer 2021. My story starts in Damascus, Syria where I was born and lived until 2011 when civil war broke out. My family had to leave quickly, so we travelled to Qatar and I had to start…
Sussex Legal Minds 