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- The legal market – what’s changed?
- The old fashioned lawyer
- The new type of client
- The proactive lawyer – more than just a good technical lawyer
- What really goes on in modern law firms – a brief look at firms including Darlingtons, Streathers and Gannons
- Who’s getting it right?
- Who’s getting it wrong?
- How you can develop the right mentality.
- Practical takeaways
AHRC Midlands4Cities PhD funding for UK/EU applicants
Fee payment and maintenance grant avaialble to new UK/EU postgradaute research applicants
Injunctive applications pertaining to letters of credit and demand guarantees: Is a cause of action required in the prevailing rule of practice? 27 November 2019
Ben Adodo (Associate Professor University of Leicester) & Chumah Amaefule (Lecturer in Law, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago)
The mediator as a witness in court, 13 November 2019
Mr Tony Allen (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution)
Women’s Non-Refoulement Claims: Gendering Article 3 ECHR Risk Assessment, 13 November 2019
Dr. Lourdes Peroni (Sheffield Hallam University)
Why proactivity is now a key legal skill required by law firms, Tuesday 12 November
Craig Sharpe, from Darlingtons Solicitors LLP, will be delivering a talk to students as part of our Careers and Employability Programme. Craig Sharpe has had a career spanning over 25 years working in law, partly as a solicitor and now a marketing specialist for law firms. This background gives Craig an unusual insight into what’s changed and what law firms now look for when recruiting, why this is and why the information is important for students.
This talk will be informal but practical and is full of real world examples.
Details
Date and time: Tuesday 12 November, 3-4pm
Location: Physics Lecture Theatre B
Event open to: all current law students
The eighth Medical Law Mooting Competition, 7 December 2019
The eighth annual competition will take place on Saturday, 7 December 2019 at Leicester University. This year, the competition is being sponsored and supported by 1 Crown Office Row and LIME Clinical Negligence.
Lomax v Lomax, 30 October 2019
Fatma Arslan (Postgraduate resesarch student, University of Leicester)
Safeguards for abuse of No Oral Modification Clauses – higher than waiver/lower than estoppel? 24 October 2019
Dr Haward Soper
The experiences of criminal justice in Wales, 23 October 2019
Roxanna Dehaghani (Cardiff University)
Law School film club, Reel Law, screening of documentary 'Citizenfour', 22 October 2019
Leicester Law School screening of documentary on CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden
Engaging Peace and Power: Feminist Judgments in International Law, 9 October 2019
Dr Loveday Hodson and Dr Troy Lavers will be presenting their book 'Feminist Judgments in International Law'. This book rewrites international law judgments from a feminist perspective.
Graduate Teaching Assistants to give keynote at the Association of Law Teachers’ Early Careers Symposium
Presentation is based on prize-winning research into undergraduate law student perceptions of PhD tutors
Conversations with Purpose (Workshop Session)
A three hour bookable workshop session that gives an overview of challenging conversations, shows the benefits of handling challenging conversations and gives you tools and techniques to use when having challenging conversations. This course will require some pre-work.
Part 2: Practical Skills for Managing Performance, Conduct and Conflict at Work (Practical workshop)
This two part course is aimed at any member of staff who has team management responsibility (unless it has been identified and agreed as part of PDD development that it would be beneficial for you to attend this course). The course gives an overview of the University’s Ordinances, Policies and Procedures and your role and responsibilities and those of HR, as well as providing an opportunity for you to explore and practice practical approaches and techniques when managing conduct, conflict and performance issues that may arise with your staff. The course will look at both informal options for resolving issues, as well as the need to escalate to formal processes using relevant University Ordinances. Delegates are required to complete Part 1 on Blackboard, before attending Part 2, a practical workshop which will give you the opportunity to develop and practice key skills in a supportive learning environment. Part 2 of the course (the practical workshop) is available in two versions, one aimed at Academic and Research staff, the other aimed at Professional services and Corporate services staff. We invite you to attend the course version that you believe most accurately describes the type of work you and your team are involved in.
Health and Wellbeing (Maximising Attendance)
Purpose of the workshop To provide you with practical advice, share good practice and an opportunity to develop and practice skills in managing sickness absences, having challenging conversations with staff and discuss and explore with fellow delegates different approaches to resolve work situations where there are health issues.
Part 2: Practical Skills for Managing Performance, Conduct and Conflict at Work (Practical workshop)
This two part course is aimed at any member of staff who has team management responsibility (unless it has been identified and agreed as part of PDD development that it would be beneficial for you to attend this course). The course gives an overview of the University’s Ordinances, Policies and Procedures and your role and responsibilities and those of HR, as well as providing an opportunity for you to explore and practice practical approaches and techniques when managing conduct, conflict and performance issues that may arise with your staff. The course will look at both informal options for resolving issues, as well as the need to escalate to formal processes using relevant University Ordinances. Delegates are required to complete Part 1 on Blackboard, before attending Part 2, a practical workshop which will give you the opportunity to develop and practice key skills in a supportive learning environment. Part 2 of the course (the practical workshop) is available in two versions, one aimed at Academic and Research staff, the other aimed at Professional services and Corporate services staff. We invite you to attend the course version that you believe most accurately describes the type of work you and your team are involved in.
Part 2: Practical Skills for Managing Performance, Conduct and Conflict at Work (Practical workshop)
This two part course is aimed at any member of staff who has team management responsibility (unless it has been identified and agreed as part of PDD development that it would be beneficial for you to attend this course). The course gives an overview of the University’s Ordinances, Policies and Procedures and your role and responsibilities and those of HR, as well as providing an opportunity for you to explore and practice practical approaches and techniques when managing conduct, conflict and performance issues that may arise with your staff. The course will look at both informal options for resolving issues, as well as the need to escalate to formal processes using relevant University Ordinances. Delegates are required to complete Part 1 on Blackboard, before attending Part 2, a practical workshop which will give you the opportunity to develop and practice key skills in a supportive learning environment. Part 2 of the course (the practical workshop) is available in two versions, one aimed at Academic and Research staff, the other aimed at Professional services and Corporate services staff. We invite you to attend the course version that you believe most accurately describes the type of work you and your team are involved in.
Part 2: Practical Skills for Managing Performance, Conduct and Conflict at Work (Practical workshop)
This two part course is aimed at any member of staff who has team management responsibility (unless it has been identified and agreed as part of PDD development that it would be beneficial for you to attend this course). The course gives an overview of the University’s Ordinances, Policies and Procedures and your role and responsibilities and those of HR, as well as providing an opportunity for you to explore and practice practical approaches and techniques when managing conduct, conflict and performance issues that may arise with your staff. The course will look at both informal options for resolving issues, as well as the need to escalate to formal processes using relevant University Ordinances. Delegates are required to complete Part 1 on Blackboard, before attending Part 2, a practical workshop which will give you the opportunity to develop and practice key skills in a supportive learning environment. Part 2 of the course (the practical workshop) is available in two versions, one aimed at Academic and Research staff, the other aimed at Professional services and Corporate services staff. We invite you to attend the course version that you believe most accurately describes the type of work you and your team are involved in.
Part 2: Practical Skills for Managing Performance, Conduct and Conflict at Work (Practical workshop)
This two part course is aimed at any member of staff who has team management responsibility (unless it has been identified and agreed as part of PDD development that it would be beneficial for you to attend this course). The course gives an overview of the University’s Ordinances, Policies and Procedures and your role and responsibilities and those of HR, as well as providing an opportunity for you to explore and practice practical approaches and techniques when managing conduct, conflict and performance issues that may arise with your staff. The course will look at both informal options for resolving issues, as well as the need to escalate to formal processes using relevant University Ordinances. Delegates are required to complete Part 1 on Blackboard, before attending Part 2, a practical workshop which will give you the opportunity to develop and practice key skills in a supportive learning environment. Part 2 of the course (the practical workshop) is available in two versions, one aimed at Academic and Research staff, the other aimed at Professional services and Corporate services staff. We invite you to attend the course version that you believe most accurately describes the type of work you and your team are involved in.
