There are lots of opportunities for Law students to use their legal research skills at YSJ. We are really proud of Katy Harris, who is a third year Law student at YSJ, passionate about socialContinue reading
Category: Student Stories
(Un)Settled status: YSJ Law Clinic students to help EU citizens apply for status
By Lauren Kelly In York St John’s Law Clinic, a group of students has recently been working with the charity Settled to assist EU citizens with their pre-settled and settled status applications. These statuses ensureContinue reading
What the law says about hate crime: A guide for students by students
YSJ Law Clinic students Lauren Kelly, Devon Drakes and Jess Matthews have published a blogpost for the University’s Report and Support initiative for Hate Crime Awareness Week 2020. Read more here. Hate Crime Awareness WeekContinue reading
YSJ Student Law Society Moot
On Wednesday, 30th September the YSJ Student Law Society held their first internal moot competition. The case debated was R v Stubbs. In this case, the defendant was charged with manslaughter due to supplying fatalContinue reading
York St John Law Society’s Peer Mentoring System
Starting University is a daunting experience for students. The prospect of moving or commuting to a new city, starting a new course, meeting lots of new people and attempting to navigate your way around anContinue reading
York St John launches free legal advice clinic
A law clinic offering free legal advice and assistance to members of the public and small businesses has been launched at York St John University. Based in the University’s Business School, York St John LawContinue reading
Interlaw Diversity Forum Internship
During the summer holidays, I decided to do something useful with my time and apply for an online virtual internship. This particular internship was sponsored by the BPP University and it was organised by theContinue reading
Work experience at YSJ
The work experience I undertook with Alpha Love-Koh, the University solicitor, was an incredibly valuable insight into a role within the legal profession that I had not considered before. It allowed me to compare theContinue reading
Supreme Court Visit
The day dawned very early for YSJ Law School’s trip to London to meet Lady Hale at the Supreme Court on 12 March, 2019. A group of 27 first year students tumbled ontoContinue reading