ELSA London

Due to cancellations there ares for today’s guided tour (15.35). Book online now http://elsaparliament.eventbrite.co.uk/ COST £5 (members free)

ELSA sponsor, Reed Smith, wish to inform all interested students that the summer vacation scheme deadline is fast approaching! If you would like to gain some work experience at this global law firm, you have one week to submit your application. The deadline is  TUESDAY 31st January 2012.  The scheme is an excellent opportunity for [...]

ELSA has arranged a series of  visits to the Supreme Court in Parliament Square. Each tour should last around 45 minutes and will include an introduction to the Supreme Court, why it has moved from the House of Lords, The Constitutional Reform Act, The separation of powers between legislatures and judiciary.  It will also explain [...]

The first dates for the ELSA parliamentary tours of 2012 have been confirmed. Tours last approximately 75 minutes and are FREE for ELSA members.There are maximum 20 places available for each tour. You must register on eventbrite to reserve your place. Once all places are allocated, the list will close. Non members are also welcome [...]

Two Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and helping an outlawed rebel group.

Law students, trainee solicitors, pupil barristers and junior lawyers are invited to enter the Law Society’s annual Graham Turnbull essay competition. This year’s essay title is: ‘In the light of the growing prison population should we look for alternatives to imprisonment?’ The deadline for entries is Friday 23 March 2012. Prizes The winner will receive £500 from [...]

The Law Commission is a leading law reform body and is looking to recruit around 15 high quality law graduates to work as research assistants on a variety of law reform projects. The application deadline is 31 January 2012. This is a prestigious post and valued by future employers of lawyers. There is considerable competition [...]

I-Lit Paralegals are looking for: (1). People who have experience of Due Diligence Review projects and are available for work in London in January (2). German Speakers for a Litigation Review Project Starting in London in January (3). English Speakers with Relativity Experience for a 3-4 week project in Bristol starting in January (4). Spanish [...]

Portugal has taken the first step to fulfilling the terms of its EU-IMF bailout, by selling a major chunk of the country’s biggest company to the Chinese.

Are you able to travel to France during the last week of  next term (24 -31 March)? Are you interested in the workings of the EU? Are you fed up of mooting or MUN? Would you like to try a different kind of simulation?  If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then [...]