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24Oct

Law librarians from Nigeria and Sierra Leone visit London

The visit to London in May by Nigerian and Sierra Leonean judges and law librarians was a great success. Thanks to financial assistance from the Rule of Law Expertise Programme (ROLE UK), managed by Advocates for International Development (A4ID), and UK Aid, we were able to host, from 12–17 October, the law librarians who had […]

Posted by Mikaela Kritikou in Partners, Rule of Law

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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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16May

ILBF law undergraduate essay competition 2025: winner announcement

After two rounds of judging by our panel of academic and legal experts, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill CVO and Yasmin Batliwala MBE, Chief Executive of Advocates for International Development (A4ID) selected the winner of the ILBF’s law undergraduate essay competition for 2025. The Rt. Hon the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, […]

Posted by Mikaela Kritikou in 20 Anniversary, Competition, Rule of Law

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08Dec

Why take part in the ILBF’s law undergraduate essay competition: hear from our first winner

The ILBF’s law undergraduate essay competition 2022-2023 is a great opportunity for all law students in the UK. Hear from Jude D’Alesio, our first ever winner, about why taking part was a valuable experience. Watch Jude’s film here. Our competition sponsor, Latham & Watkins, is hosting an online Q&A session for law undergraduates, who are […]

Posted by Mikaela Kritikou in Competition

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30Sep

Introducing Jodie-Lee Boyle, our new Shipping Coordinator!

In this Q&A, we introduce the ILBF community to Jodie-Lee Boyle, our new Shipping Coordinator. Jodie-Lee is a law student at the University of Surrey, currently on her placement. She has taken the role of ILBF’s Shipping Coordinator for the remainder of the academic year. Can you tell us a little about yourself? Hello, my name is […]

Posted by Mikaela Kritikou in Shipping News

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12May

Nottingham University JLAP introduce their law library

The students at the University of Nottingham JLAP group made a film about their law library and what it means to them. In the film, they also interview Tony Simmonds, Senior Research Librarian.   The law students, led by Belinda Ke Lim, made the film for the recent training event for law librarians in Sierra Leone, […]

Posted by Mikaela Kritikou in Films, Volunteers

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