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On Tuesday 9 June 2026, The London Legal Support Trust will host the London Legal Walk for the 22nd time, bringing the legal community together to support access to justice and raise funds for free legal advice agencies across London and the South East. 

Last year, over 16,000 legal professionals from over 900 organisations took on the challenge. To make this event a success, we are on the lookout for 1-day event marshals to join one of the largest single day fundraising events in the country and add value to the thousands of event attendees. We can't do this without you! 

The event is highly attended by high-ranking judiciary and hundreds of London's top law firms. Want to be part of this special day and add some new skills to your CV? Take a look below:  

 You will be positioned at a 'cheer point' along the 10km route where it will be your role to cheer and motivate walkers and offer support and encouragement whilst they go past, as well as pointing them in the right direction. Your presence alone is enough to motivate thousands across the finish line, helping us to raise as many funds as possible through a positive event experience. 

Regular email contact and a full brief will be provided so you are fully confident of supporting this event. 

Enjoy the street party after your slot!

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

We've got an exciting essay comp for you here, be sure to check the pdf attached for more details.

To honour the memory of one of its former chairmen, Jacques LASSIER, Lawyer at the Bar of Paris, the International League of Competition Law (“LIDC”) has organised a competition to encourage writtenworks on the subject of competition law and especially doctoral theses.

THE COMPETITION AND THE PRIZE

Every two (2) years the LIDC awards the sum of EURO 2,000, which is known as the “Jacques Lassier Prize”(hereafter the “Prize”), to a piece of written work on the subject of competition law (anti-trust law and unfair commercial practices law including unfair competition law and intellectual property) from residents in a State represented by a national group within the LIDC, or by individual members of the LIDC.

Applicants must send to the following addresses by electronic means (info@ligue.org, murielle.chagny@uvsq.fr; jules.stuyck@kuleuven.be) their application from 1st April 2026 until 8th June 2026. Their application file shall include : a letter stating in particular their contact details (electronic and postal addresses, telephone number), an electronic version of their doctoral thesis in PDF format, a summary of the thesis of at least fifteen pages in English and in another language of the LIDC, the official transcript, when one has been made, two letters of recommendation from academic personalities other than those sitting on the Lassier Prize’s jury.

The jury may ask applicants to send two copies of their works in paper format, with it being clear that the received works will not be returned to the authors, and remain the LIDC’s property.

As far as possible, no Prize is granted ex aequo, but exceptionally, the Prize can be shared out. The jury may decide to award a special mention, which is not accompanied by the payment of any prize. The jury also reserves the right not to award the Prize.

File attachment: JACQUES_LASSIER_PRIZE_Rules_VF.pdf (0.2 MB PDF document)

Struggling with public speaking? You’re not alone.

Whether it’s speaking in class, presenting in interviews, or standing up in court, public speaking is one of the most valuable, and most feared, skills for aspiring lawyers.

The good news? It’s a skill you can learn.

What this course will do

This free live session is designed to give you practical, realistic tools that you can start using immediately. Click on the link below to find out more!

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

The Cambridge Law Review (CLR) is now inviting submissions for Volume 11, Issue 2 of the CLR, which will be published in Autumn 2026. 

We are also delighted to announce that this year, Serle Court, a leading commercial chancery barristers’ chambers, will continue to sponsor a £500 prize for the best submission to the volume, on any English commercial law and/or equity topic. All submissions meeting the theme will automatically be included in the adjudication of the prize, which will be undertaken by the Editorial Board, who will announce the winner in the following Issue.

The CLR is an independent legal journal run by students at the University of Cambridge. Its aim is to provide a forum for the discussion of contemporary and cutting-edge legal issues. For more information about the CLR, please visit: www.cambridgelawreview.org

To submit an article, please read our Submission Guidelines and fill in the online submission form: www.cambridgelawreview.org/submit

The deadline for submissions is 23:59 (UK time) on 30 June 2026 (Tuesday).

Please find attached a Word document containing further information. For any questions, please contact the Editors-in-Chief (Thomas Loke and Kaden Pradhan) at managing-board@cambridgelawreview.org

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

• Title: Assistant to a barrister
• Working for: Media and human rights barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
• Location: London Contract: Immediate ad hoc shifts with regular part-time/full-time work available going forward.
• Renumeration: Introductory rate: £15 p/h. Regular rate significantly more, depending on training and experience. Self-employed.

The role The barrister’s work is centred around media and communications law (with a particular emphasis on defamation and privacy), public law (including asylum and immigration), and human rights. Many of the cases which the assistant will work directly on are of political and social significance. The barrister is also heavily involved in policy and campaigning work on disability rights at the Bar and in the justice system. The barrister is disabled and engages assistants to support them in managing their disabilities as part of their fast paced and complex practice. Work will take place in person between Doughty Street Chambers and the barrister’s home office in Hackney.

The assistant will be involved in complex factual and legal cases where outstanding intellectual ability is beneficial. Previous legal work experience and legal education, especially the Bar Course, is desirable but not essential. Successful candidates will usually have completed a law degree or the GDL, but exceptional candidates will be considered without that. Although the role has been successfully held by people in a range of situations, it is often held by those looking to obtain or waiting to start pupillage/training contracts. Previous occupiers of the role have gone on to secure these roles and other exciting opportunities in law and civil society/public affairs.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Supporting the barrister in every aspect of their case work including intensive case preparation, complex legal research, document collation and organisation, strategic decision-making within litigation, and drafting

2. Attending court, conferences and professional meetings with the barrister including arranging access and other adjustments

3. Fast and accurate contemporaneous notetaking, including in court hearings and conferences

4. Written and oral communication with solicitors, clerks and chambers staff, and barristers on a range of case and other professional matters

5. Assisting with IT set up and management (in Chambers and at the barrister’s home office) including set up for remote video court hearings and conferences

6. Keeping track of projects and deadlines, and supporting the barrister in complex time management, including the sensitive and appropriate prioritisation of multiple and competing demands and time recording

7. Supporting the barrister in practice management, including activity relating to billing, practice development and marketing, and assessing capacity to accept new instructions.

Essential skills and attributes

1. Capacity to support a high performing professional with multiple disabilities in high pressure, challenging and multifaceted work

2. Excellent academic/intellectual/analytical ability, including being adept at quickly becoming familiar and getting to grips with complex factual and legal scenarios and issues

3. High degree of flexibility and resilience. Working hours and shifts can be long, irregular, and unpredictable, depending on court, other demands and deadlines (including balancing competing and developing deadlines)

4. Legal and factual research aptitude

5. Strong oral and written communication skills

6. Attention to detail and excellent spelling and grammar

7. Excellent time management and organisation, especially under pressure

8. Initiative and discretion when problem-solving in professional contexts

9. Good judgement and common sense

10. Strong interpersonal skills and professionalism when engaging with individuals within the legal profession and justice system

11. Ability to work closely and build a relationship of trust and partnership with the barrister in demanding environments

Desirable (not essential) skills and attributes

1. Bar Course graduate

2. Experience of working as a barrister/pupil, solicitor/trainee, or paralegal, or working with barristers or solicitors, or other legal practice related experience

3. Other legal education/training and relevant work experience

4. Experience with legal research tools such as Westlaw and Lexis and an ability to learn to work with other platforms and AI.

5. A good knowledge or strong interest in media and communications law and the media (including social media) and/or public law and/or human rights law and/or disability rights

6. Knowledge of civil procedure

7. Experience of working closely as an assistant/adviser to someone in a high pressure/contentious public, political or business role

8. Experience of supporting disabled people in a professional environment

9. UK Driving Licence

Applications and start dates

Shifts are immediately available (potentially leading to regular part-time/full-time work). Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so candidates are encouraged to apply early.

Applications consisting of a CV and covering letter should be emailed to assistant@doughtystreet.co.uk

Applicants should indicate whether they are interested in ad hoc shifts only or regular part time work and/or full-time work going forward, plus their immediate availability until the end of June.

Furley Page is looking for two trainee solicitors. Unless you have already completed the LPC, you will join as Graduate Solicitor Apprentice. During your period of training, you will complete 4 seats and undertake both SQE1 and SQE2 examinations over approximately 30 months. The Graduate Solicitor Apprentice course requires one day per week for study.

A strong academic background is essential with a minimum classification of a 2:1 law degree. For those who have a non-law degree, you must complete a conversion course such as the GDL or PGDL. In addition, you should have strong interpersonal skills, be commercially aware and ideally have previous work experience where these skills have been utilised.

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.