by Amanda Amaeshi, penultimate year L.L.B. student. Education and the law are powerful tools which can transform one’s life and the world for the better. Disappointingly, however, in the UK there continues to be a stark lack of diversity in both higher education and in all areas of the legal practice, specifically in relation to…
Category: Pro Bono Experiences
Brazilian Legal Clinics Work to Promote Effective Access to Justice
This is an independent guest post written by Suelen Tavares Gil, a Brazilian-qualified lawyer. Ms. Gil currently works as a volunteer lawyer at Cravinas, the human rights and sexual and reproductive rights clinic from the University of Brasília. Brazil has a strong litigation culture, but effective justice is not yet accessible to everyone. Law clinics…
The Power of Interpretation: My Experience Volunteering at the Refugee Law Clinic
Alexandra Thacker, Publications Editor and Contributor of the UCL Student Pro Bono Committee The University of London’s Refugee Law Clinic provides pro bono legal advice for refugee clients. The clinic’s main legal focus is advising on and preparing fresh claims for asylum. A fresh claim is made when an asylum seeker’s case has already been…
The Value of Pro Bono Opportunities During a Law Degree
Taruniga Thambiayah, Publications Editor and Contributor of the UCL Student Pro Bono Committee. When embarking on the journey of obtaining a law degree, the primary focus often revolves around acquiring the essential theoretical knowledge and skills required to become a proficient legal professional. Nonetheless, the path to becoming an exceptional solicitor or barrister extends far…
A Treasure Hunt with Freedom Law Clinic
By Ee Vi Lim, First Year LLB Student, Freedom Law Clinic Case Worker As a child, I was amused by the idea of finding something by surprise in a pile of soil or sand. I guess this explorer mindset have not left me as it was rekindled when I ventured on the journey with…
A Step At A Time – with Freedom Legal Clinic
By Ee Vi Lim First Year Law Student, JUSTICE Court Observer Walking down the aisle in a grocery stall, you may see rows and rows of delicacies – but underneath it, there are also rows and rows of price tags. As humans, we appeal to the sense of justice and some of us may often…
Seeing Justice with JUSTICE
By Ee Vi Lim First Year Law Student, JUSTICE Court Observer It is a Friday – like everyone else, I pack up my stuff after lectures, but unlike everyone else, I make my journey to a Magistrates’ Court, ready to start my work as a JUSTICE court observer. On the bus ride there, I…
A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt 7 (JLAP Interviews)
Sir James Michael Dingemans Interviewed by Sahana Karthik Sir James Michael Dingemans, styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Dingemans, is a Court of Appeal judge, who was recently appointed as the lead judge for International Relations with effect from 26 February 2021. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2019, has been the…
A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt. 6 (JLAP Interviews)
Zaki Sarraf Interviewed by Majd Mansour and Sahana Karthik Zaki Sarraf began his career as a paralegal at Descartes Solicitors before securing a competitive internship as a Legal Protection Caseworker with the United Nations Refugee Agency. He then moved on to work as a Legal Advisor for St Andrew’s Refugee Services and as a Senior…
A Series: Public Interest Careers Pt.5 (JLAP Interviews)
Amanda Pinto Interviewed by Emilia Kechagia and Brendon Yik Amanda Pinto QC is an expert barrister in international financial wrongdoing, corporate crime, fraud, money laundering, and corruption cases with an international dimension. She was appointed a QC in 2006. She is highly ranked by directories in both’ Financial Crime: Corporates’ and ‘Financial Crime’.