Amicus is a charity that assists those representing people facing execution in the US. They offer legal and humanitarian assistance by placing individuals in capital defence offices throughout the US. This is a practical and theoretical course giving legal training to delegates who would like to assist defence counsel with the representation of those facing execution in the United States.

Speakers include:

•  Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle, death row exonerees.

•  Professor Julian Killingley and Dr Jon Yorke, experts on the death penalty in

  the United States.

•  Mark George QC, capital trial litigator

  These training courses are becoming increasingly popular and are over subscribed. To apply for a place on the course, please email the Amicus administrator to request a copy of the booking form: admin@amicus-alj.org

I am a sole practitioner (criminal defence and employment - details about what I do are on my website) working from home in Brixton and would like to advertise for someone to do about a week's work with me helping me re-organise and file in my office.

The work would consist of assisting with ongoing case organisation, filing (and possibly scanning and organising) precedent cases and filing and organising general material. I would pay (on an hourly rate) but it should also be valuable experience for someone interested in crime or employment in an unstuffy atmosphere. Depending on my work there may be Court days as well.

Any applicants should provide a CV (with contact details) and availability over the next few weeks (as the work could be spread by arrangement).

Chandra Sekar

ANGELL PARK CHAMBERS

Unit 11 Amberley Court

Angell Road

London, SW9 7HL

T: 0207-737-5957

M: 07771-536010

F: 0207-978-8226

e-M: chandra@chandrasekar.co.uk

Janie Batchford Solicitors have a vacancy for a law student for work experience - hours are flexible and they are located just down Goswell Road.

If interested, can you please forward your CV by email to: info@batchfordsolicitors.co.uk

Due to high demand, a Westlaw UK legal trainer will come on campus and hold another 3 Westlaw UK Certification sessions on the following dates:

1. Thursday 2 February 2012

--session 1: Basic Westlaw Certification session: 11am - 1pm

--session 2: Advanced Westlaw Certification session: 2pm - 4pm (only for those who obtained the Basic Westlaw Certificate AND can bring the certificate to the session)

--Basic Westlaw Certification session: 11am - 1pm

If interested, please email me Aurore: aurore.hochard.1@city.ac.uk.

Alternatively, you may get regular updates through the "Westlaw UK at City University" Facebook page.

Also the prize draw is still running: deadline 5th December

Check out the facebook page to enter...

The City Law School, City University London, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jason Chuah as Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law.

Professor Chuah joins City from the University of Westminster, where he was Head of the Department of Advanced Legal Studies and previously course leader for the LLM in International Commercial Law. The current chair of the London Universities Maritime Law and Policy Research Group, he has also taken up the role of Head of Academic Programmes at The City Law School.

Professor Chuah will oversee the School's entire portfolio of legal academic courses, which includes the LLB, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), Graduate Entry LLB and numerous LLM programmes.

Professor Chuah has research interests in international sales law, maritime law, commercial law, banking law and private international law and has been nominated by students in the prestigious Oxford University Press Law Teacher of the Year awards on several occasions.

He has held visiting appointments at several elite institutions including the University of Cambridge, University College London and the University of Hong Kong and has also conducted legal training programmes for various international organisations, including UN agencies. In addition, Professor Chuah is the author of six academic and practitioners' texts and currently sits on the editorial boards of five key legal journals.

Commenting on his new appointment, Professor Chuah said: "City University London has consistently championed academic excellence in its focus on business and the professions. My academic interests in international commerce, shipping and banking find this to be a happy fit. It will be a rewarding experience for me to learn from my colleagues who clearly have been pivotal to City's innovative approach and splendid research and educational credentials."

A senior academic at The City Law School, Professor Adrian Keane, a Barrister and Director of Professional Programmes at the School, has been appointed to advise the Chinese Government on improving a controversial new set of evidence rules for death penalty cases. . Professor Keane is set to play a key role during a period of major legal reform in China.