Student Law Office Conference Registration

Northumbria University Student Led Law/Pro - Bono Conference - 20th March 2015, City Campus East

This is a student-led conference, and travel bursaries may be available for external attendees- see below.

Northumbria University Student Led Law/Pro - Bono Conference - 20th March 2015, City Campus East

This is a student-led conference, and travel bursaries may be available for external attendees- see below.

For the morning session, delegates have the opportunity to attend either the “Skills” sessions or the “Pro-bono/Clinic” sessions. Draft programme as follows (there will be mid-morning coffee/tea in the sessions- times approximate):

Skills stream	Pro-Bono/Clinic stream
9.30 – 10.00 Registration and Coffee/pastries - Room 402
10-10.30 Introductory welcome from Kevin Kerrigan, Faculty Dean – Room 402
10.30 – 11.00 ( Room 402) "Networking Skills"		10.30 – 11.00 (Room 024 all clinic sessions ) Introduction to pro bono clinics in the UK
Coffee /Tea
11.00 – 12.00 (Room 007) “How to Survive A Law Degree”		11.00 – 11.30	The benefits of clinical legal education
		11.30 – 12.15	Clinic in practice – case study exercises
12.00-13.00 (Room 007) Interactive interviewing skills		12.15 – 12.45	Debate
		12.45 – 12.55	Volunteering opportunities
		12.55 – 13.00	Judging of the poster competition
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch – Ground Floor/001
14.00 – 15.30 Guest speaker Antoine Tinnion (Barrister, Trinity Chambers) and Question & Answer Session
15.30 – 16.20 - Drinks reception Optional tour of the Student Law Office

Due to the structure of the day it is not possible to mix and match these morning sessions, however the sessions will converge in the afternoon and all conference delegates will be able to hear the guest speaker.

In order to register for this opportunity, please fill out the form below. Numbers are limited and places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

Student Law Conference Registration Form

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