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14Jul

From Essay to Experience: Sean Xue’s week at Brown Rudnick

Sean Xue, winner of the ILBF law undergraduate essay competition 2025, recently completed his prize of a week’s work experience with competition sponsor, Brown Rudnick. In this article, Sean shares his experience. From Sean Xue Strolling along Savile Row in the heart of Mayfair under a brilliant summer sun, I arrived at 8 Clifford Street. […]

Posted by Mikaela Kritikou in Competition

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30Jun

Nigeria and Sierra Leone Judges and law librarians visit London

The ILBF partnered with Africa House London and the UK Sierra Leone Pro Bono Network recently to bring judges and law librarians from Nigeria and Sierra Leone to London for a programme of visits and observations at key law libraries, a law firm and legal publishers. The programme of visits was designed to build on […]

Posted by Barbora Kozusnikova in Partners, Rule of Law

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25Jun

ILBF law undergraduate essay competition 2025: runner up essay

Hannah Zia from the University of Cambridge was the runner up in our law undergraduate essay competition 2025.  Hannah is a fourth-year undergraduate who returned from studying at the University of Auckland last year, and a competitive rock climber. Over the past year Hannah has been the Head Pro Bono Coordinator at the Cambridge University […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in 20 Anniversary, Competition, Rule of Law

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25Jun

What will be the challenges to the rule of law in the next 20 years?—Hannah Zia

There is an urgency denoted by inquiring about the next twenty years. Do we stand on the cusp of transformation? Is the horizon unusually fraught with rule of law challenge? If one were to ask a machine, or consult a large bulk of legal commentary, the response would reflexively catalogue a familiar litany of challenges: […]

Posted by Holly Nankivell in 20 Anniversary, Competition, Rule of Law

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28May

Celebrating our 20th birthday!

On 14th May 2025, the ILBF celebrated its 20th anniversary, hosted by Clifford Chance, in the presence of the Rt. Hon. the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd and the Rt. Hon. the Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill CVO. We were […]

Posted by Barbora Kozusnikova in 20 Anniversary

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19May

Winning essay from Sean Xue at the University of York

Many congratulations again to our law undergraduate essay competition 2025 winner, Sean Xue at the University of York. We are delighted to publish Sean’s winning essay. Sean will be undertaking work experience with our competition sponsors, Brown Rudnick LLP, in London this summer. This is a brilliant opportunity and we wish Sean every success. The […]

Posted by Barbora Kozusnikova in Competition

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