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07Nov

Competition 2023-2024: launch

We are very excited to announce that the ILBF 2023-2024 law undergraduate essay competition will be launched on 29th November 2023 at 6pm. We are delighted and honoured that The Rt. Hon. the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, will launch the competition and announce the essay title. Speakers […]
19Sep

Competition 2023-2024: sponsorship announcement

The ILBF is delighted to announce that the 2023-2024 law undergraduate essay competition is sponsored by international law firm McDermott Will & Emery. The 2023-2024 essay competition is a fantastic opportunity for law undergraduates in the UK to win an internship with McDermott. The firm is committed to providing opportunities to the next generation of […]
25Jul

Proud to support the work of Justice Defenders

Books from the ILBF reach organisations across the world. They are used by judges, lawyers, law students and lecturers, pro bono practitioners and drafters of laws. It is hard to quantify the absolute number of beneficiaries. There are the users of the libraries themselves: lawyers, judges, law students, lecturers, teachers, government ministers, advisers at NGOs, […]
12Apr

Bolivia: Attorney General’s office

The ILBF’s first ever shipment to Bolivia succeeded because of an exceptional collaboration with multiple partners. Sea freight is generally more economical and arguably less carbon emitting than air freight, but it is not without its challenges, especially when the ultimate destination is land-locked like Bolivia. The ILBF was delighted to receive an application for […]
31Mar

Law undergraduate essay competition announcement

We are delighted to announce the winner of our law undergraduate essay competition 2022-2023! The response to the competition was excellent with submissions from law undergraduates at universities from across England, Wales and Scotland, and one from Brazil. We thank all entrants for taking part and for engaging with the question: ‘What difference can lawyers […]
10Jan

Lawyers and the climate emergency: free online panel event

How will you answer our law undergraduate essay competition question: what difference can lawyers make in tackling the climate emergency? Join our free online panel event, hosted by LexisNexis, on 25th January at 5pm to hear from lawyers already engaged with the climate emergency. Their insights will inspire and inform your response to the question. […]