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Celebrating International Womxn's Day
To celebrate International Womxn's Day, our members spoke about what it means to them to be a woman in law. Watch our video...
Pro Bono
Mar 8, 20211 min read
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Sonny Jacobs, Stolen Time – Book Review by Sophia Raza
Amicus will be publishing a series of reviews and comments on the way capital punishment is presented within the media. Covering books...
Sophia Raza
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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Just Mercy, Film Review by Mariam Ashraf
Amicus will be publishing a series of reviews and comments on the way capital punishment is presented within the media. Covering books...
Mariam Ashraf
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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Sex Work and The Law: LWOB Event
Join the Lawyers Without Borders team for a discussion on sex worker's rights, pornography & obscenity laws, and other topics relating to...
Pro Bono
Mar 3, 20211 min read
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Saahibah Chowdhury, Insight Project: As-salamu Alaykum, Peace Be Upon You
Project Insight resonates a lot with what I believe in and looks to resolve a lot of issues I witness and experience myself. Find out...
Saahibah Chowdhury
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Abby Sawbridge, Insight Project: Motivations for Participating in Pro Bono
Studying Law at university isn’t just about academia, it is so much more than that. Pro Bono is just one of the extracurriculars you can...
Abby Sawbridge
Mar 3, 20212 min read
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Emile Hashim, Insight Project: Motivations for Participating in Pro Bono from a Non-Law Student
My motivations behind joining the Pro-Bono Society at the University of Leicester were due to several contributing factors. A key...
Emile Hashim
Mar 3, 20212 min read
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Ashley Mann, Insight Project: My Experience of Pro Bono
Any one thing you say to a student may be that little push they needed to know they can achieve anything they put their mind to – how...
Ashley Mann
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Dibjeet Kaur, Insight Project: My Experience of Pro Bono
Joining the Pro bono Society for the first time in a lockdown has been abnormal. But we have successfully been able to bring this project...
Dibjeet Kaur
Mar 3, 20212 min read
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Sadia Binte Sekander, Insight Project: My Experience of Pro Bono
The friendships I have made in Pro bono last a lifetime! Find out about how being a team member and wellbeing officer has helped me time...
Sadia Binte Sekander
Mar 3, 20212 min read
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Project LIGHT: Justice Week Video
What does COVID-19 mean for the rights of those struggling with housing & homelessness to access to justice? Watch Project LIGHT's video...
Pro Bono
Mar 2, 20211 min read
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Blog by Sahera Choudhary, Street Law Legal Researcher
When human rights were introduced, we all hoped for the protection of ‘our rights’ and if not all, most of the violations and crime...
Sahera Choudhary
Mar 2, 20212 min read
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Lawyers Without Borders, Justice Week Event
Join LWOB on Microsoft Teams for a Kahoot quiz on how COVID-19 has affected access to justice, in support of Justice Week...
Pro Bono
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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UOL Pro Bono Shortlisted for Student Law Society Awards
Message from Sonia, Society President:
"Firstly, I would like to thank you for all your incredible work throughout this pandemic...
Pro Bono
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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Project LIGHT: COVID 19 and Homelessness
Last week’s theme for the resource team was COVID 19 and the impact this has had on homeless people. The resource team has split into two...
Project LIGHT Resource Team
Feb 26, 20215 min read
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Lawyers Without Borders Virtual Games Night
Join LWOB for a fun night of games, Friday, February 26th, 6pm. Tickets are £2 and can be purchased from the SU website...
Pro Bono
Feb 25, 20211 min read
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Project LIGHT: How does sexual assault/violence affect homeless women?
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT...
Project LIGHT
Feb 24, 20215 min read
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Blog by Saleena Sharma, Street Law Legal Researcher
There is no doubt social media has taken over our everyday life, however many do not realize the posts we make may have severe legal...
Saleena Sharma
Feb 23, 20212 min read
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Miscarriages of Justice, Justice Week event
How has COVID-19 impacted access to justice? Join the Miscarriages of Justice Project on March 2 for an evening of discussion, quizzes...
Pro Bono
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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Blog by Noor El-Louzi, Street Law Legal Researcher
The emergence of cryptocurrency has given rise to a new economy which allows for the buying and selling of goods using digital or virtual...
Noor El-Louzi
Feb 16, 20212 min read
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