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30Dec

New year’s resolutions 2025 – top tips for law undergraduates

Jane Colston, partner at Brown Rudnick, and ILBF trustee, shares her top tips for law undergraduates who are thinking about their new year’s resolutions.  Jane has some brilliant advice. Watch Jane’s film here. Reminder: ILBF law undergraduate essay competition launch on 6th January 2025 The ILBF law undergraduate essay competition 2025 will be launched on […]

Posted by Katrina Crossley in 20 Anniversary, Competition

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04Dec

ILBF books finally reach Mattu University, Ethiopia

Teamwork is essential to the success of our mission – our recent shipment to Ethiopia is a great example of how with the right support and motivation seemingly insurmountable challenges can be overcome. We are delighted that 68 boxes of books, collected and packed by Willy Oo and the law students at the University of […]

Posted by Katrina Crossley in Shipping News

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11Apr

Power of partnership to support the judiciary in Nigeria

We are immensely thankful for the partnerships which power our work and enhance our impact. A generous donation of textbooks from Thomson Reuters has reached Nigeria for the National Judicial Institute and the judiciaries of Plateau State and Bauchi State. The books were packed by volunteers from the editorial teams. These books will enhance the […]

Posted by Katrina Crossley in Uncategorized

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01Feb

4 weeks to go!

Welcome to February! Four weeks to go to the deadline for the ILBF’s law undergraduate essay competition! Deadline is 29th February at 4pm. Why should law undergraduates enter our essay competition? It’s a chance to win a fantastic prize: a week’s work experience with our competition sponsors McDermott Will & Emery, and to have your […]

Posted by Katrina Crossley in Uncategorized

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03Jan

2023 in review

In 2023 we shipped 600 boxes of books to 19 organisations in 12 countries – that’s about 5,500 books. We worked with law students, lawyers, in-house legal teams, publishers and law librarians to sort and pack valuable legal textbooks. University of Surrey law students Jodie-Lee Boyle and Elaf Hamid made a considerable impact as shipping […]

Posted by Katrina Crossley in Annual Report, Recipients, Shipping News, Trustees, Volunteers

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12Dec

Competition 2023-2024: launch event film

The launch of the ILBF law undergraduate essay competition 2023-2024, hosted by our competition sponsors McDermott Will & Emery, saw a remarkable turnout. We were delighted and honoured that The Rt. Hon. the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, launched the competition. Our speakers included: Fiona Rutherford, Chief Executive […]

Posted by Katrina Crossley in Competition, Films

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