City Hub by Lawbore™

The Step Together volunteer project is an initiative for students to participate in volunteering in a supported and structured way. Each student will be paired with one of City St George's trusted charity partners and volunteer in a role that has been designed and tailored for this project. Students will be supported by the City St George's Volunteering Team throughout the whole programme, with one-to-ones and group sessions available. One-to-ones will also be available with the Careers Consultants, so that the experience gained can be added to CVs and communicated in interviews.

• The programme will run during the Spring Term.
• The amount you will need to volunteer each week will be agreed upon during a meeting with the charity and City St George's Volunteering. This is also very flexible and could be 2 hours a week, for instance.
• Lunch and travel costs will be covered for each volunteering session.
• There will be a £200 honorarium payment at the end of the programme, for each student.

There are 15 spaces in total.

Applications will close on Friday 23rd January 2026 17:00 (GMT).

If you would like to find out more about the project, have some help with your application or ask any questions, then please book a slot on one of the drop-in sessions.

There is an eligibility criteria in order to apply for a space on this project, please see below.

• You must be an UG home student
• You must be a student at either Clerkenwell or Moorgate

You must fall into one of the following groups

• students who have experience in Local Authority Care
• students who are young adult carers
• students with a declared disability (including physical, learning, and mental)
• students estranged from their families
• Refugees and Asylum Seekers
• LGBTQIA+

If you have any questions, please email volunteering@citystgeorges.ac.uk

You can also find further information online (external link).

Join this vacation scheme to find out more about life at the Firm. During the scheme, you'll be sat with a qualified lawyer and given the opportunity to experience the exciting work we do. You will be paid the London Living wage and provided with lunches throughout the scheme.

This firm will also arrange and pay for accommodation for those who meet the social mobility criteria (for those not resident in London). There are 3 vacation schemes taking place across the year. Please indicate your preferred schemes in the application form.

During the vacation scheme, you will complete an assessment centre to be considered for a training contract at the Firm.

You can also find further information online (external link).

The Essay Question

You are invited to submit 1,500 words in English which answers the following question:

• “Should the EU’s adequacy criteria for international data transfers be changed? If so, how? 

The winner of the competition will be invited to attend in-person the prestigious 3-day Privacy Laws & Business 39th International Conference, 6-8 July 2026 at St. John’s College, Cambridge where we will announce the results.

You can also find further information online (external link).

We offer Residential Scholarships within the Inn’s estate for Bar Course scholars.

Residential Scholarships are a fantastic opportunity to benefit from access to the Inn community and legal London during your vocational studies.

To receive a scholarship, a candidate must pass a written and oral assessment. For each assessment, an application is considered against three, equally weighted criteria.

Candidates are strongly advised to read our guide to application assessment, selection for interview and scoring (PDF).

Life at the Inn

The scholar will be an active participant in the academic, pastoral and social aspects of Gray’s Inn.

Representation

The scholar will act as a role model to their peers and promote the Inn to prospective Members.

Accessibility

The scholar’s prospects of a career at the Bar would be significantly enhanced through increased access to the professional, academic and pastoral life of the Inn.

You can also find further information online (external link).

As a trainee solicitor at Stephenson Harwood, you'll be exposed to top quality international work across a range of sectors, an environment that balances cutting-edge work with a respectful, friendly culture and the chance to take part in an international or client secondemnt.

You can also find further information online (external link).

The CLA is offering a prize of £1000 to be awarded for an essay submitted on the following topic:

The rise of lookalike products (those mimicking the packaging or presentation of established brands) has sparked legal and commercial debate in the UK. Cases like M&S v Aldi and Thatchers v Aldi highlight the tension between competitive pricing strategies and the protection of brand identity. Are lookalike products a legitimate competitive strategy or a threat to brand identity?

Recent cases such as M&S v Aldi (concerning Colin the Caterpillar cakes) and Thatchers v Aldi (involving cider branding) illustrate the tension between retailers seeking to offer affordable alternatives and brand owners striving to protect their distinctive identity. English law does not prohibit lookalikes outright, but brand owners may rely on passing off, trade mark infringement, or unfair competition claims to challenge them.

From a legal standpoint, the success of such claims often hinges on whether consumers are likely to be misled or whether the lookalike product unfairly exploits the reputation of the original. Commercially, the proliferation of lookalikes may dilute brand value and consumer loyalty, even if no direct confusion occurs. As the market continues to favour value-driven choices, the question remains: are lookalike products a clever competitive tactic or a creeping erosion of brand distinctiveness?

The Golding Essay Prize is open to any:

• Student (whether currently based in the UK or in a foreign jurisdiction) but excluding any student currently practising as a qualified lawyer, whether full-time or part-time; or
• Trainee solicitor, pupil barrister, devil barrister (from Scotland) or trainee patent and trade mark attorney; or
• Qualified solicitor or barrister with less than 2 years PQE.

The entry qualifications apply as at 31 March 2026.

The essay shall be of a maximum length of 5000 words (inclusive of footnotes) and the closing date for submission of entries is 31 March 2026.

Entries should be formatted on A4 in at least 11 point font and 1.5 spacing with footnotes at the bottom of the page, and submitted in electronic form to the CLA Secretary: Sharon Horwitz (sharon.horwitz@cma.gov.uk).

Entrants should please place a code word instead of their real name on the essay and include both the code word and real name, with confirmation that the author satisfies the entry qualifications, in the covering e-mail.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Are youlooking for meaningful 2- or 4-week Summer School opportunities that combine academic excellence, international experience, and affordability in the heart of Europe?

This International Human Rights Law Summer School offers high-quality, credit-bearing academic programs tailored specifically for law students interested in international law, human rights, EU law, and legal advocacy, while providing valuable international experience in an affordable and welcoming European setting.

Although essential legal frameworks are in place, current times have brought several significant challenges to the protection of human rights both globally and in Europe. This summer school will address some of the most topical issues in this context, including but not limited to the protection of human rights in armed conflicts, the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to asylum versus national security, the human rights implications of AI systems and algorithmic decision-making, etc.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Our GDL Scholarships support candidates undertaking full-time, part-time and multi-year law conversion courses.

A law conversion course is any postgraduate course that qualifies a student to undertake the vocational component of Bar training upon completion.

All GDL scholars automatically qualify for an interview in any subsequent Bar Course Scholarship application and, if successful, receive an enhanced minimum financial award.

You can also find further information online (external link).

The City Law School is firmly committed to a generous programme of scholarships awarded on the basis of academic excellence.

While the primary consideration for the award of a scholarship is academic excellence, The City Law School's Scholarships Committee looks carefully at the full range of qualities possessed by each individual closely considers the broader context in which the academic excellence has been achieved.

We also believe that it is important to value the potential of applicants to make a positive contribution to the School, the legal professions, and the community when we evaluate applications.

Up to 100 awards available to students on postgraduate and professional programmes at City Law School. The value of award varies depending on the programme of study:

• £5,000 for the suite of specialist LLM programmes
• £3,000 to £4,000 for the Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) depending on the route of study
• £3,000 for Graduate Entry LLB or Solicitor's Practice Programme (SPP)
• £2,000 for Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).

Eligibility

• You must have an upper second or first degree (or international equivalent).
• You must hold an offer of a place on one of the courses specified above at The City Law School. The offer can be conditional or unconditional and you do not need to have accepted your place in order to apply for a scholarship.
• You can be of any fee paying status (Home, or international) and be studying full-time or part-time. On part time programmes do note scholarships are split across the 2 years of study (so 50% of the award is applied in year 1 and 50% in year 2).

Please note, students who gain exemptions from modules on the Graduate Diploma in Law programme are not eligible for this scholarship. If you move onto the exemption version of programme the scholarship will no longer be valid.

If you are applying for the Graduate Entry LLB, the scholarship application is only available to those who hold an offer of a place on the UCAS web portal.

Eligible courses

• Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) full-time
• Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) Part-time
• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
• Graduate Entry LLB (GE LLB)
• LLM (Master of Laws)
• Solicitors’ Practice Programme

How to apply

Students with an offer for the BVS or SPP will be able to apply for a scholarship from November. You will receive a specific deadline to apply for an award when you are made an offer.

Offer holders on the GELLB, GDL and LLM programmes will not be contacted to apply for scholarship, however you are welcome to apply once you have been made an offer and before the deadlines set out below.

Students should submit one application that will be considered for both the City Law School Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence and the City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

NOTE: If a BVS or SPP student has been awarded a City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence earlier in the year, they will be considered for an upgrade to City Law School Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence in June.

Students awarded a City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence are not also eligible for the award of either the BVS Scholarship or the SPP Scholarship. You will receive only the highest value award.

Application deadlines

• BVS & SPP
  • Please check your offer email to confirm the application deadline
• Graduate Entry LLB
  • 11 May 2026
• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
  • 15 June 2026
• LLM (Master of Laws)
  • 10 November 2025 (January 2026 intake only)
  • 15 June 2026 (for September 2026 intake only)

You can also find further information online (external link).

The Inn offers a number of scholarships and prizes to support Members undertaking pupillage.

Senior Scholarships

Our most prestigious scholarships. Four scholarships, each with a value of £5,000, are awarded to pupils of exceptional merit.

Ann Goddard Scholarships

Pupils intending to build a practice at the publicly funded Bar can apply for these means tested scholarships, with over £80,000, awarded each year.

The Ede & Ravenscroft Prize

A wig and gown is awarded to a pupil who has embodied the Inn’s purpose, vision and values as a student Member.

The James Hunt Prize

The pupil with the best advocacy performance at the final stage of the Pupil Advocacy Course is awarded the James Hunt Prize.