Legal Initiative

13/01/2018

BANK OF ENGLAND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

The Bank of England and the Windsor Fellowship are offering students from a Black or Mixed African/Caribbean
background a scholarship programme to financially support you whilst at university.

THE PROGRAMME WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH:


• Up to £30,000 to support living costs during your undergraduate degree

• Paid summer internships

• Mentoring, coaching and support from a member of our team

THE PROGRAMME IS OPEN TO:


Students who are eligible to work and study in the UK
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Students from a Black or Mixed African or Caribbean background

At least 104 UCAS points, (Pre 2017, 260 UCAS points)
- please visit the UCAS website for more information

Household income below £50,000 (we will ask for evidence at a later stage)

You must be planning to start your first full-time undergraduate degree in Autumn 2018

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE​:
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Applications will close at midday GMT on the 22nd January 2018.
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The Assessment and Development Centre Interviews with Windsor Fellowship will be held during the period March – April 2018

The final stage assessment, with the Bank of England will be during the last two weeks of April 2018

Scholarship awards will be made by May 2018
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HOW TO APPLY:
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To apply for the African-Caribbean Scholarship please click here.

BANK OF ENGLAND

04/01/2018

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3202771/data-protection/general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr-requirements-deadlines-and-facts.html

GDPR is a regulation that requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens for transactions that occur within EU member states. And non-compliance could cost companies dearly. Here’s what every company that does business in Europe needs to know about GDPR.

15/10/2017

After a successful 2016/2017 year, I am more than happy to be handing over to the amazing Chloe Livingstone who will be president of Legal Initiative 2017/2018!!!

She has some very exciting plans ahead for the new academic year and I urge you all to look out for these.

From me and the rest of the 2016/17 Legal Initiative Team, good luck Chloe and I look forward to the events for the forthcoming academic year. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Joshua Moses
President, Legal Initiative 2016/17

23/06/2017

On 11th May 2017, Legal Initiative had the privilege of hosting winner of Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (2012) and (2016), barrister Leslie Thomas QC.

His talk centred on the issue of deaths in police custody and the importance of recognising and taking action where agents of the state have failed to protect the liberty of the individual. It was an extremely pleasant evening, detailing the difficulties inherent on bringing actions against the police and state agencies, with plenty of useful questions asked.

Legal Initiaitve would like to thank Leslie for sharing his expertise on this area of law and providing some very insightful and useful advice to all who attended. We would also like to thank all those who came to the event during the intense examination season.

See you all soon!!!

05/05/2017

If you haven't booked your tickets yet, do so using the link below. This will surely be an insightful talk!

👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/death-in-custody-the-case-of-christopher-alder-tickets-34029620511

18/02/2017

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/feb/16/supreme-court-seeks-new-judges-who-will-improve-its-diversity

Law society hopes court will better ‘reflect society’, as all of current panel are white and majority are privately educated men

21/12/2016

Massive thanks to Darren J Sylvester who led the discussion on Monday, and all those students who attended Legal Initiative's first event of the academic year, 'Life After Birkbeck: Making Your Law Degree Work For You!'

The event was engaging, informative and gave each who attended, something to think about and reflect on if they are considering a career in the legal sector.

Some of the themes covered included:

1. The importance of demonstrating your Commitment and Dedication to the Bar.

2. The importance of Networking and building a Support Network.

3. The advantage of being able to Market Yourself.

4. The advantage of being able to Anticipate Change, in an ever changing legal climate.

5. Always ask yourself, 'How can I be involved in the law?'

The students were able to benefit from this first hand insight into the legal sector and many interesting and helpful questions were asked.

Legal Initiative would once again like to thank all those who supported this event and we look forward to our next event!!!

09/11/2016

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today 🎓🎓🎓

29/09/2016

We're at the Birkbeck Societies Fayre 2016!!!! Come over to our stall in Student Central for more info on our 2016/17 Events!

30/08/2016

Today we have concluded that Ireland granted undue tax benefits to Apple of up to €13 billion. This is illegal under EU state aid rules, because it allowed Apple to pay substantially less tax than other businesses.

In perspective: In 2011 paid €500 in tax in per €1million in profit. By 2014: €50 in tax per €1million in profit.

Ireland must now recover the illegal aid. Read more: http://europa.eu/!NQ66FV

30/08/2016

The run up to the EU referendum has shown Britain for what it is. Woodwork: the washed-up bracken of the British Empire, and the ugly flotsam of its legacy

30/08/2016

Who says books and bralets don’t mix?