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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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),…

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…