26 August 2010: Legal Think Tank Calls For Radical New Approach To ‘Reserved’ Legal Activities
The Legal Services Institute (LSI) has today published the first part of its comprehensive review of reserved legal activities, which aims to inform the Legal Services Board’s policy in this area.

26 August 2010: College of Law’s New Bristol Centre Unveiled to Students as Enrolments Reach 220
Students due to start at The College of Law’s brand new centre in Bristol in September have been given a sneak preview of its state-of-the-art facilities at a recent open day.

20 August 2010: The College of Law Named as Most Preferred Law School in Legal Week Student Survey
The College of Law has emerged as the most popular law school among law undergraduates and Graduate Diploma in Law students for the second year running in a major survey carried out by Legal Week Intelligence.

12 July 2010: Pathways to Law Graduates Celebrate their Achievement
Young people keen to become the lawyers of tomorrow gathered in London on Saturday (July 10) to celebrate completing the innovative two-year Pathways to Law programme, designed to widen access to the legal profession.

5 July 2010: Guildford College of Law Staff Smash Fundraising Target for Breast Cancer Charity
Staff at The College of Law in Guildford, who have been raising funds for a charity which supported a colleague during treatment for breast cancer, have more than doubled their target figure.

30 June 2010: College of Law, Birmingham Students get Inside Look at French Legal System
Four students from The College of Law in Birmingham are jetting off to France this week to gain first hand experience of the legal industry on the other side of the Channel.

14 June 2010: College of Law Creates Training Contract in Memory of Legal Aid Pioneer Sir Henry Hodge
The College of Law has created and is funding a training contract in legal aid practice, to be known as the ‘Henry Hodge Traineeship’.

8 June 2010: One of the First Graduates of College of Law’s Birmingham Centre is Made Law Firm Partner
A former student at The College of Law in Birmingham, who was part of its first intake when it opened nine years ago, has been promoted to partner at his Midlands law firm.

2 June 2010: Birmingham Science Graduate Wins Award After Turning Her Talents To Law
A multi-talented student from Birmingham, who has a degree in Biochemistry and speaks Japanese, has now also proved her prowess in the legal arena by winning an award from the Birmingham Law Society.

1 June 2010: New Centre Heads Appointed in Manchester and Chester
The College of Law has appointed new heads of its centres in Manchester and Chester.

26 May 2010: College of Law Signs Deal with TLT
National law firm TLT has named The College of Law as a preferred supplier of training, as the leading legal education provider continues to make its mark on the Bristol market.

24 May 2010: Rise of BRIC Countries to Provide Great Opportunities for UK Lawyers, Predicts Magic Circle Head
The economic rise of the BRIC countries will present huge opportunities for UK and US qualified lawyers, predicts Magic Circle law firm boss Ted Burke in a podcast produced by The College of Law.

19 May 2010: Would-Be Barristers from The College of Law Hone their Skills in Crown Court
Aspiring barristers at The College of Law have for the first time been able to practice their cross-examination skills in a real Crown Court setting, complete with genuine police officers giving evidence and practising members of the Bar acting as judges.

18 May 2010: College of Law Staff and Students take a Hike for Legal Charities
Staff and students from The College of Law in Guildford pulled on their walking boots and took to the streets in aid of Surrey legal charities.

17 May 2010: Top Law Professionals give ‘Inside Track’ on Future of Legal Services Market
Leaders from across the legal profession will give their take on the future of the rapidly changing legal services arena in a new series of The College of Law’s ‘Inside Track’ podcasts.

14 May 2010: Entry now open for law bursary
The College of Law in York is now inviting applications from law students for the annual Tracy Kaye Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP Memorial Bursary, which helps towards tuition fees for the Legal Practice Course (LPC).

29 April 2010: Premier Legal Sports Event Supports Friend of Edusport Charity
Lawyers and law students from across the North enjoyed the sun yet again at the fifth annual Legal Sports Day held by The College of Law in York on Saturday 24 April, with a record 32 teams competing in netball, football and rugby competitions.

28 April 2010: Cripps Harries Hall signs up College of Law as Exclusive Training Provider
Cripps Harries Hall LLP, a leading South East law firm, has named The College of Law as its exclusive provider of the full range of professional training courses for its trainee solicitors.

27 April 2010: Guildford College of Law Staff get Walking and get Talking for Breast Cancer Charity
Tutors and staff from The College of Law in Guildford will use both their feet and their legal expertise to raise money for a charity which supported a colleague during treatment for breast cancer. A team from the College is in training for a 20-mile Pink Ribbon Walk and tutors will also present a series of law seminars for the local legal community in a bid to raise £5,000 for Breast Cancer Care.

22 April 2010: College of Law’s New Bristol Centre Receives a Boost as Osborne Clarke Names it as Exclusive Training Provider
The College of Law has been appointed as exclusive provider of a range of professional training courses by Osborne Clarke, a full-service pan-European law firm.

20 April 2010: UWE Course Director to join College of Law as new Bristol Centre Head
Kerry James, the current director of the Legal Practice Course at UWE’s Bristol Institute of Legal Practice, is to head up The College of Law’s new Bristol centre, it has been announced today.

30 March 2010: College of Law Wins Competition to Find Country’s Top Student Negotiators
A team of student barristers from The College of Law has taken first place in a prestigious national competition to find the country’s toughest student negotiators.

22 March 2010: Student Numbers at College of Law’s New Bristol Centre Expected to Top Two Hundred in First Year
The College of Law’s new centre in Bristol looks set to exceed its student targets by nearly 10 per cent when it opens in September.

18 March 2010: College of Law Wins Battle of the Yorkshire Law School Giants
A team of aspiring lawyers from The College of Law in York demonstrated their skills of reasoning by winning the inaugural Michelsberg Debating Competition, which saw the biggest law schools in Yorkshire go head to head.

15 March 2010: College of Law Strengthens Global Reach with New York Bar and International Law School Partnerships
The College of Law has become the first and only legal education provider in the UK to offer direct access to the New York Bar Exam for non-law graduates.In addition the College is today announcing partnerships with two global law schools: IE Law School in Madrid and Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago.

1 March 2010: College of Law in Birmingham nominated twice in city’s Legal Awards 2010
The College of Law’s Birmingham centre has received two nominations in the annual Legal Awards run by Birmingham Law Society.

17 February 2010: Trio of College of Law Teams Celebrate Success in Contest to Find UK’s Top Student Negotiators
Three teams from The College of Law have made it through to the final of a national competition to find the country’s toughest negotiators.

17 February 2010: National Acclaim for Local Legal Eagle
A Warrington young lawyer received national recognition for her outstanding performance in family law when she collected the inaugural Resolution prize from the 5,500 strong lawyers’ association.

12 February 2010: College of Law leads the way for e-learning in the South-West
Today, The College of Law has revealed its plans to lead the way in e-learning in the South-West.

11 February 2010: College of Law Team Wins Inner Temple’s Inter-Varsity Mooting Competition
A team of aspiring barristers from The College of Law demonstrated their ability to argue compellingly and think on their feet by taking first prize in the prestigious Inter-Varsity 2010 mooting competition.

9 February 2010: UK’s Top Student Negotiators to do battle at The College of Law
Some of the country’s toughest negotiators will be descending on The College of Law’s centres in Guildford, York and Birmingham as it plays host to the regional heats of the national Negotiation Competition this weekend.

3 February 2010: College of Law Students Compete in Business Game to Prove their Commercial Know-How
Teams of aspiring lawyers from The College of Law in Birmingham demonstrated their business acumen by going head to head in the final of the College’s annual business game this week.

3 February 2010: College of Law’s Mentoring Scheme for Students Enjoys Record Growth
The College of Law’s annual mentoring scheme, which helps its students gain valuable insight into the realities of legal practice, is celebrating record growth as it launches once again this year.

1 February 2010: College of Law Gives Aspiring Lawyers Insight into Legal Profession
The College of Law is holding open days from February through to May to give those interested in pursuing a career in law an insight into its training courses and the legal profession.

25 January 2010: Beachcroft signs with College of Law
National commercial law firm Beachcroft LLP announced today that the firm has signed up The College of Law (CoL) to become the sole provider of the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and Legal Practice Course (LPC) for their future trainee solicitors.

21 January 2010: College of Law Leads the way for e-learning on its Law Courses
Professor Richard Susskind OBE, endorses the College of Law's leading e-learning methods in an article published in the Times Online today.

20 January 2010: College of Law Launches Online, Fast-Track Graduate Diploma in Law
The College of Law has launched a new online part-time Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), which has a January start and allows students to complete in 18 months rather than the usual two years.


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