University Of Bristol Law School

Great to see Paul and Teddy on #BringYourDogtoWorkDay ❣️ Thank you to our Facilities Services Team for always making our days brighter ✨

The Law School's Imogen Moore, Peter Dunne and Jo Cooksley were among the winners of the 2019 Bristol Teaching Awards! 🎉🏆🍏✨
🔶 Imogen Moore, Senior Teaching Fellow in Law, won the University Awards for Education (Faculty of Social Sciences and Law).
🔶 Dr Peter Dunne, Lecturer in Law, won the Students’ Award for Outstanding Support.
... 🔶 Jo Cooksley, the Law School Employability Adviser, won the University Award for Enhancing the Student Learning Experience as part of the Careers Service Faculty Employability Team.
Read more about the awards and the winners' reactions: 🔸https://bit.ly/2ZGkOjr🔸
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Congratulations to the Law Clinic's 2018-2019 award winners! 🌟 The University of Bristol Law Clinic celebrated the successes of the past year at the annual awards night last week, with Law Clinic student members, staff and representatives from its sponsoring firm, Osborne Clarke. Read more about the event in this article by Student Outreach Manager Susie Burley: https://bit.ly/2x6c35L
More pictures on the Law Clinic Facebook page: 📸https://bit.ly/2WQgjkk

So great to see so many visitors in the Law School last week, we really enjoyed meeting everyone who came along to our open days on Friday and Saturday! Hope to see you again soon 😊
If you missed last week's event, our next undergraduate open day takes place on Saturday 7 September ✨ Booking will open at 10am on 24 July. Find out more: https://bit.ly/2WImOWs

🌱Calling soon-to-be final-year students!🌿 In partnership with the Law School, law firm Browne Jacobson is offering 10 new mentoring places for undergraduate law students going into their final year in 2019-20. ✳️Find out more: https://bit.ly/2XSb2dx
Having a mentor can provide you with countless opportunities, open your mind, and challenge you to grow in your career. The six month mentoring scheme aims to help students gain exposure to a law firm, gain industry contacts, an...d work on personal skills as well as providing the opportunity to work in their London office for one week’s work experience. ➡️Application deadline: 1 August 2019
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Lovely to celebrate the end of the taught component of the LLM degrees with our LLM students over prosecco and strawberries today! 🍓🥂🙌

✨The FACE2019 Conference is tomorrow!✨ Ahead of the event a few of the student committee members shared their Forever Africa Conference and Events 2019 inspirations & ambitions.
Find more #FACE2019 student committee thoughts on the Law School twitter account: https://twitter.com/bristolunilaw & find out more about the event on the Law School webpage: https://bit.ly/2X2f6HE

Winners of 'Best International Moot Team' at the 4th annual Symbiosis International Criminal Trail Advocacy Moot, law students Prekshi Gulia, Page Nyame-Satterthwaite and Ādam Zaman caught up with us recently to discuss the whole competition process. Read their full report here 👉http://ow.ly/xsoM50uyLyC

Nobel Prize-winning economist Oliver Hart, Professor of Economics at Harvard University - and IAS Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professor at University of Bristol - will be giving the keynote lecture to launch the international Contract Theory Workshop (20 -21 June), hosted by the Law School and the School of Economics, Finance and Management ✨ Find out more and register for your ticket via Eventbrite ➡️ https://bit.ly/2ESaLQo

Student Q&A: “The most important thing is to follow your passions.” In this interview, MSc Social Legal Studies / PhD student Yentyl Williams, a mature student who embarked on the MSc after working as a consultant to institutions in the EU, Africa and the Caribbean - and who previously ran her own NGO - discusses how the critical skills she has developed through her study at Bristol have seen her discover a new world where she can channel her passions and analytical skills to tackle societal issues. Find out more: https://bit.ly/2JMpa4r

On May 25, Africa Day, check out Forever Africa Conference and Events (FACE), set up by the Law School’s Dr Foluke Adebisi – and join us for the FACE 2019 conference on 8 June! ✨ FACE is a collective of University of Bristol staff and students with local, national and international partners, committed to change through creative Pan-Africanism, especially in and around education. Find out more on our event page: ➡️https://bit.ly/2X2f6HE

In an article for Legal Cheek, Professor Ken Oliphant, Head of School, writes about the new Solicitors Qualification Examinations and why he foresees only tweaks around the edges to the traditional LLB: https://bit.ly/2K2105B

There's less than a month to go until our alumni evening with Baroness Hale on 19 June! All Bristol law students and alumni are welcome with proceeds going to the Law School Hardship Fund. Tickets are nearly sold out so grab yours here 👉ow.ly/Ve8W50qJ2Mb

Last week our PhD candidate Jassi Sandhar had the pleasure of meeting Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, who emphasised the need for universities to invest in researching about the issue of Child Soldiers. Read more about Jassi's critical and timely work: https://bit.ly/2BniofT #TimeToAct #ChildrenInConflict

Human Rights Implementation Centre news! The HRIC is now advertising the opportunity for a postgraduate student at the University of Bristol Law School to teach at the Faculty of Law at the University of the Gambia. Deadline for applications is next week, 22 May. Find out more: https://bit.ly/2JoVTwF

This year the University of Bristol Law Clinic established drop-in sessions with Bristol Mind, a mental health resource that promotes wellbeing and provides accessible support services for people in Bristol and surrounding areas. Find out more about the Law Clinic’s commitment to support Bristol Mind’s aims and to alleviate the pressure that can arise from legal issues in this article by Student Outreach Manager Susannah Burley: https://bit.ly/2WgDIzq
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Professor Lois Bibbings spoke at the ceremony of remembrance for conscientious objectors to military service in London yesterday, International Conscientious Objectors Day. Find out more about the event and Lois' speech on First World War conscientious objectors and the right to refuse to kill: bit.ly/2JPw88h

✳️Call for student feedback!✳️ The University’s student mental health and wellbeing survey is open until the end of this week, 19 May: https://bit.ly/2JIMQpv The 15-minute survey is confidential and open to all students. Feedback will help the University and Students’ Union in their provision of support services that give everyone at Bristol the opportunity to thrive.
For more information about wellbeing and support please visit the University wellbeing page: https://bit.ly/2lZmqSK and the Law School ‘supporting you’ pages: https://bit.ly/2HAz1H0 💚