Accommodation for students

The University of Law has an online accommodation portal for all students. Lawstudentpad provides:

• Helpful advice on choosing a property to rent in Nottingham
• Useful information about things to do and see around the Nottingham Campus
• Property listings search for students who have accepted at the Nottingham Campus

Visit Studentpad to find out more.

If you would like to find other ULaw students to privately rent with, or you have a spare room in your house/flat share, why not join our Housemate Hub Facebook group to chat and make living arrangements with fellow students? Find us on Facebook - search groups for ‘Official University of Law Group - Housemate Hub’.

Commercial awareness programme

Today’s lawyers must understand how businesses work and need to be able to network and interact with other legal professionals and clients. The University of Law Nottingham will provide a range of activities and events that you will help you prepare for all aspects of life in practice.

Below is just a selection of the events we will be running at The University of Law Nottingham.

Our commercial awareness programme has two key components:

Presentations

Each year a range of leading lawyers visit the University to give presentations on the key issues facing lawyers and their own experiences in commercial practice. Recent presentations include: 

• Life as a Corporate Finance Lawyer 
• The Solicitors’ Firm as a Business 
• Money Laundering 
• Things You Should Know Before Going into Practice 
• Sex, Money and Death: Life as a Commercial Pensions Lawyer 
• Life as an In-House Lawyer 
• Client Care
• Mediation in practice
• A day in the life of an intellectual property lawyer
• Life as Director of Football management at a premiership football club.

Interested in a Career at the Bar?

We hold various events for students who are interested in a career at the Bar.

Barrister Insight Evening

A great opportunity to meet members of the Bar; this panel event allows you to ask questions to students and practitioners at various stages of their career, from students on the BPTC, Pupil Barristers and all the way up to those who have been practising at the Bar for over 10 year.  This is followed by a drinks reception where you will get to network and chat with the practitioners in an informal setting. 

Court Visits

We arrange visits to various courts in the region, including the Magistrates’ Courts and the Crown Court. You will also be able to arrange your own visits to other courts that reflect your own areas of interest.

Mooting Competitions

Mooting is the oral presentation of a legal issue or problem. Students are given a legal issue and must present their side of the case to a panel of judges using relevant legal arguments. 

We hold in-house mooting competitions for intending barristers on our GDL and for students on our BPTC. This provides students with an essential opportunity to put their advocacy skills into practice. The finals of these competitions are judged by practising barristers and judges. 

Frequently our students also go on to put their skills to use in national, and international, mooting competitions.  

Careers

The Careers and Employability team at The University of Law Nottingham will include a team of experienced legal careers consultants who will be on hand to give you advice and guidance on your first steps to your career in law.   From 1-2-1 sessions to mock interviews and assessment centres the team will be available to guide you through your chosen career path.

Pro bono

The University of Law has an award-winning pro bono service. The Pro Bono Programme gives you a unique opportunity to put the legal skills you are learning into practice and to make a real difference to the lives of those in your community with unmet legal needs.

Throughout the opportunities you engage in, you will also be developing essential legal skills that employers will be looking for; it is acknowledged that high quality, relevant work experience is now CV imperative.

You do not need prior knowledge of a particular area of law before participating in many of the pro bono schemes. We provide you with support and training.

It’s not all work. We understand that extra-curricular activities provide a welcome break from studying and at The University of Law Nottingham we support a wide range of student sport and social events. 

Student Social Committee

At the beginning of each academic year students are invited to apply for positions on the Student Social Committee, supported by the Student Association. This student led committee then devises, promotes and organises a variety of social events for students throughout the year, supported in an advisory and administrative capacity by the Student Services team. 

Examples of recent activities at campuses include: 

• Winter Masquerade Ball
• Charity Football Tournament
• Summer Ball
• Pub Quiz
• Visits to places of interest.

Clubs and societies

Our students organise a range of clubs and societies to match their interests, including:  

• Academic events society
• Adventist Students on Campus
• Football
• Netball
• Harry Potter
• Performing Arts
• Sikh society
• International society 

Students are encouraged and supported to set up new societies.