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Should Law be for LLB Students Only?

 

We all know here that the law is the most powerful of schools for the imagination. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth.
Jean Giraudoux

It is therefore my attempt to interpret the truth about the desperate state in which the legal profession finds itself today. The nature is the “glut” of law graduates who find themselves without reasonable prospects of securing that prized training contract and a life in legal practice.

It is a question which needs serious thoughts from the legal profession as whole and I believe that it might provide relief, in the long run, for the current lack of training contracts and other legal employment opportunities which are, potentially, taken by those who chose to abandon their first degrees to convert to Law. Non-law graduates are increasingly being welcomed into the legal profession as they are perceived as bringing a broader outlook and fresh perspective to law: Fact. If you haven’t already guessed it, or indeed joined in, the debate centred on whether students who graduate with an LLB make better lawyers than say.....historians, linguists and mathematicians. Well, I don’t have an answer to that question but maybe to another question: “Should the study of law be a preserve of only those who hold an LLB or not?” In light of the difficulties that still ravage the legal profession; firm  bankruptcies and closures, legal aid cuts, scarce training contracts, universities are still churning out thousands graduates: LLB, GDL and  LPC.

As far back as 2009, Slaughter and May’s decision to close applications from non-law students earlier than in previous years was met with a barrage of responses from LLB students and non-law students and/or Graduates. I approach that decision by the firm respectfully and cautiously, even though I strongly back it and hope to bring it to the forefront again. I am an LLB (Hons) holder and currently working towards finishing my LPC part-time course, sadly, I am just like many others; I have not secured a training contract!! I came into law because I have always dreamt of becoming a Lawyer and naturally I should be on course to becoming one. Law is a passion to me and I will give 100% commitment to the profession because of my passion for the subject.  Now my argument is: “ How can you be a Science Undergraduate, or a modern French Literary and Cultural Studies graduate and be committed to the legal profession than the one who has always been a “Lawyer” from the start?. How can a mere three week work placement suddenly reinforce a commitment to pursuing a career in law?  If the nature and diversity of the legal experience had not worked out that way where would such a graduate go? Probably back to his original intentions, potentially at the expense of a LLB graduate. It is therefore unfortunate that students who have committed years of studying the Law are finding themselves competing with those who simply have just completed their Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). Note that I say this with all respect to the non-law graduate

I share the Slaughter and Mays response to attempt to limit the number of those applicants who come from outside the law. I think this would help the situation. The resulting bottleneck might have an impact on the number of people graduating without prospects of ever practising law. If one of the top firms thinks that way, then this confirms there is still a talent pool within the law graduates and recruitment of such would be for the right reasons: employing people who decided from start that they want to do law. The availability of legal jobs is not keeping up with the supply of newly minted LPC students comprising both types of candidates. It should adapt back to a natural selection amongst those who are LLB qualified and let them compete amongst each other to improve the quality of the Law. We should increase the standards required for admission to the LPC not lowering it. The profession should not try to sell the dream to be a lawyer to those not really interested in working hard to see it achieved.  Law isn’t for everyone.

 At present, there is a focus on the current legal education “not fit for purpose” and I totally agree with this observation.  There should be room for diversity in a variety of aspects of how law schools should structure themselves in matters of tuition, curriculum, how many years the degree takes and who should take it? The future lawyers are lawyers who will practise in the advent of the Legal Services Act 2007 and Alternative Business Structures (ABS) to change the provision of legal services and it is an essential thing. But there is a problem of oversupply. Couple these changes with my view of narrowing the entry criteria into the profession then a shift in the numbers might occur.  Once word has filtered out to non-law students about changes I am proposing and the state of the job market, maybe they’ll start looking elsewhere.  This will deter students from taking degrees unrelated to law and hoping to convert in future

An analogy which seems to make sense is that of a company which is faced with over-capacity (LLB and non-law) has to close plants, we in law also have to close or restrict other channels (non-law route) of entry into the profession to let out pressure from over-supply.  The logic here is to cut the incoming non-law, thereby decreasing the amount of lawyers graduating. In my view this is a long overdue correction in the market. The amount of jobs out there is not enough to sustain the onslaught of conversion students on top of the LLBs.

The current model is not helping in the “glut” of over-supply versus lack of training contracts.

 

 

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This beachfront hotel has 24 hours room service, a currency exchange and a 24 hour reception. Also available on site are an outdoor pool, a business centre and conference room(s). There is a beauty salon, a spa & wellness centre and meeting rooms, and Wi-Fi is available.
Rooms at the W Hotel Barcelona offer panoramic views of the bay, the harbour and the pool and are equipped with an iron, a telephone and a mini bar. The bathrooms have a hair dryer and bathrobes.
The W Hotel Barcelona has a restaurant and an on-site bar. Breakfast is available daily and can be served in the rooms.
Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) is less than a 30-minute drive from the W Hotel Barcelona. Miro Foundation, Gran Teatre del Liceu and Barcelona Cathedral are within an easy drive from the hotel.
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InternetHigh-speed Internet is available at this hotel. Wireless internet on site.
ParkingValet parking is offered at the hotel.
Check-inFrom 2:00 PM
Check-outPrior to 12:00 PM
Where can we dine?
We have different outlets in the Hotel, the wet bar (pool side) mainly wraps, sandwiches and tapas (until 1:00am). The Wave restaurant with a view to the beach but situated inside, offers the best quality Mediterranean food (breakfast is also served here). It is open until 1:00am. For fine dining, we have Bravo24 restaurant owned by well known local Chef Carles Abellan; it is a one Michellin star restaurant that offers Nouvelle Catalan cuisine (until 11:30pm) and also in our Eclipse bar that is open from 7:00pm to 3:00am, you can taste tapas & sushi and cocktails, that would be for the one who love to enjoy the night and listen to some music and socialize.
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Hot Christmas Game: Dark Souls

Christmas is round the corner and we all want to celebrate it with those we love. In order to do this, we need to show them that we love them and they are special to us. This is a time to express this by traditionally buying each other gifts. Because there is a need to spend money to buy these gifts, it does'nt mean that we need to spend wads of cash to achieve this. We are living in a world of financial turmoil, many a high street shops have gone under. Who would have thought that the Comet chain of stores would be likely to close down this christmas?
I would therefore recommend a game for your loved one, whether boyfriend, husband, son,daughter...etc.Gamers come in different shapes and sizes!!! This game is one of the hottest selling products at the moment, so you don't want to miss out.

Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to the widely acclaimed action RPG Demon's Souls by From Software. Dark Souls is a brand new action RPG (role playing game) set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. Tense dungeon crawling, fearsome enemy encounters and groundbreaking online features combine for a truly unique RPG experience. Dark Souls breaks down barriers with a seamless world design that encourages exploration and fosters an adaptable gameplay experience. As players encounter terrifying enemies and discover new areas, the unerring foundation of challenge and reward permeates to offer an unparalleled sense of achievement.
Storyline:
 Demons, spawned by the wrath of gods, have brought darkness to the world. Stricken by the curse of the undead, many have lost their souls. Players must battle hideous demons and unimaginable monsters to collect souls and find the Eternal Flame of Life, which is losing its power to restore souls and keep the eternal night at bay.


 • Seamless environments in a dark fantasy universe: abandoned castles infested with the undead, labyrinthine catacombs, a world of sunken ruins, haunted forests, vast dungeons and magical lakes are all there for the courageous to explore at will
• Expanded RPG elements: plentiful options to customise characters with different equipment, weapons and spells will provide players a deep RPG experience
• The Beacon Fire: placed at strategic points throughout the game world, the Beacon Fire serves as a Recovery, Restart and Sharing Point
• Unique online features

 
Strategize and use your mind to conquer seemingly impossible challenges.
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Live Through A Million Deaths & Earn Your Legacy
Enter a dark world filled with despair and threaded by hope where your ability to creatively strategize, learn and overcome unpredictable and unique challenges determines your fate. Dark Souls will demand your absolute concentration, unflinchingly punish your mistakes, but reward your ability to learn from death. Each challenge is a mind game met with endless combinations that will test your ability to creatively strategize a way to conquer unimaginable monsters and progress deeper into this bleak and forbidding environment filled with the un-dead.

Key Game Features
Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult – Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewarding for the determined – learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges. You will organically design your own gameplay style by developing your character and continuously trying different strategies to finally achieve successful progression.
Fully Seamless World – Explore a completely integrated world of dark fantasy where dungeons are seamlessly intertwined, with great height.
Mastery Earns Progression – Contains 60 hours of gameplay, with nearly 100 uniquely despair-inducing monsters & an incredibly nuanced weaponry & magic spells system, the effectiveness of which is determined by combat situation, fighting style and character attributes. Player success depends on their eventual mastery of how and when to use the magic spells, choice of armor, the number of weapons, the types of weapons, and the moves attached to the weapons.
Network Play – Players may cross paths with one another, interacting with each other throughout the game even as each player plays their own game. Networked play allows users to cross paths with one another to enhance the single-player gameplay experience without destroying it.
Flexible Character Development & Role Play – As the player progresses, they must carefully choose which of their character’s abilities to enhance as this will determine their progression style. Players can choose to play as a sword master and a wizard, for example.
Community – See other real players and empathize with their journey, learn from seeing how others died, find and leave messages for your fellow players; helping them or leading them into death.
Symbolic of Life & Hope – The Beacon Fire is an important feature of Dark Souls for many reasons. Though in gameplay it serves as a recovery and re-spawn point for players whose health gets low, it is also where players can emotionally share experiences with other players, and is the one place in the dark world where players can find a fleeting moment of warmth and calm.
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Read the fine print carefully

Terms and conditions: not reading the small print can mean big problems

Survey shows just 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service online, while a fifth say they have suffered from not doing so

Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent

guardian.co.uk

Reading the small print is vital on purchases made over the internet.  It is the important small print setting out our contractual rights, but latest research reveals just 7% of Britons read the online terms and conditions when signing up for products and services. The research, commissioned by investment specialist Skandia, exposes how easy it is for people booking and paying for goods and services online to click the terms and conditions box without actually reading them in full. Nearly six in 10 (58%) adults said they would rather read an instruction manual or their utility or credit card bill than go through online terms, and more than one in 10 (12%) would rather read the phone book. Meanwhile, 43% of those who don't always read the terms and conditions say they are boring or difficult to understand.  But by failing to check the small print they are in the dark about their rights, until something goes wrong.  Just over a fifth (21%) of people surveyed said they had suffered as a result of ticking the terms and conditions box without having done their homework.  One in 10 found themselves locked into a longer contract than expected because they signed up without reading the small print, and one in 20 lost money by not being able to cancel or amend hotel or holiday bookings.  Joanne Lezemore, senior lawyer at Which? Legal Service, said: "The advice is simple: always read the terms and conditions of any contract before you sign it.

"It is really important you understand everything before you sign on the dotted line, as you could find yourself landed with extra fees or charges. While all consumer contracts are subject to the unfair terms in consumer contract regulations, this doesn't mean you can challenge a clause just because you didn't know it was there, or you think it's unfair – because it's clearly written, you're bound by it."

She said online shoppers may be tempted to tick the box to confirm they have read the terms and conditions when they have not actually done so, but added: "They are different on every website, so make sure you know what you're agreeing to. People are often surprised to find out they're obliged to pay to return unwanted items purchased online, as it is commonly stated in the terms and conditions – and these fees can be expensive."

Skandia conducted the research to draw attention to changes made to the terms and conditions on all its financial products, and has signed up the broadcaster and comedian Clive Anderson to present its standard online terms to customers in a video.

Rachel Eyre got caught out after buying plane tickets online on 7 October 2010. "Having purchased the tickets, the travel company decided to refund my payment on 9 October stating that the flights were no longer available at the price I paid.

"The travel agent refused to supply the tickets or enter any resolution process despite many requests – referring me to their standard terms and conditions which they claim allow them to do this. I will always make sure I read terms and conditions now before signing up to anything."

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