Recent News

14Nov

ILBF essay competition launch coming soon!

COP27 is well underway. Experts and politicians from across the world have gathered in Egypt to thrash out where we go next to tackle the climate emergency. It is a daunting task, not least for lawyers who have an important role to play in how the world deals with the challenge of climate change.   […]
10Nov

Welcome to our new trustees

The ILBF is delighted to welcome Sophia Dirir and Dr Tawanda Hondora to the ILBF’s Board of Trustees. Sophiator. Sophia Dirir is General Counsel/Head of Legal Services at a leading UK children’s charity. She brings a wealth of strategic and regulatory knowledge of the charity sector. “I am delighted to be joining the Board of […]
04Oct

Law undergraduate essay competition 2022-2023: sponsorship announcement

The ILBF is delighted to announce that the 2022-2023 law undergraduate essay competition is being sponsored by Latham & Watkins. The ILBF has enjoyed a long partnership with Latham & Watkins who have sponsored many shipments of books collected by Junior Lawyers Against Poverty (JLAP) groups at UK universities. We are thrilled that Latham & […]
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 […]
21Sep

A new academic year and new opportunities

Welcome back to all law students to the new academic year! Whether you are starting your first year, embarking on your second year or entering the final year of your degree, all of us at the ILBF wish you the very best for your studies. Last academic year, the ILBF launched its inaugural law undergraduate […]
12Jul

What does it mean to be an ILBF trustee?

Hear from Jane Colston, Litigation Partner at Brown Rudnick LLP, on what being a trustee of the ILBF means to her. You can watch Jane’s video here. We are recruiting a new trustee! If you would like to find out more about being an ILBF trustee and are interested to join us, visit our recruitment […]