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08May
Huge thanks to all the entrants to the ILBF’s law undergraduate essay competition 2025 for engaging with the question we posed and sending in your entries. The question we posed ‘What will be the challenges to the rule of law in the next 20 years?’ prompted a record response. We were delighted to receive essays […]
22Apr
Essay competition now closed
The ILBF’s 2025 law undergraduate essay competition is now closed. Thank you to all the students who have taken part – we are delighted to receive your essays and we are looking forward to hearing what the next generation of lawyers has to say on the challenges facing the rule of law in the next […]
15Apr
1 week to go!
Just one week to the deadline for our law undergraduate essay competition 2025! Looking for some words of inspiration and encouragement? Yasmin Batliwala MBE, Chief Executive of Advocates for International Development (A4ID) and one of our final round judges, gives her thoughts on why entering the essay competition is a challenge worth taking up and […]
08Apr
2 weeks to go!
Two weeks to the deadline for our law undergraduate essay competition! Are you planning to enter, but not sure where to start and would like some top tips on writing your essay? Deadline this year is 22nd April at 4pm. The essay title is ‘What will be the challenges to the rule of law in the […]
01Apr
3 weeks to go!
With just 3 weeks until the essay competition deadline, Lauren Davis, last year’s winner, talks about why she took part and what the prize meant to her. Lauren seized the moment, and winning gave her legal career a significant boost. Deadline this year is 22nd April at 4pm. Taking part, whether you win or not, […]
25Mar
4 weeks to go!
Spring is in the air and it’s four weeks to go to the deadline for the ILBF’s law undergraduate essay competition! Deadline is 22nd April at 4pm. Jane Colston, partner at Brown Rudnick and ILBF trustee, set a great new year’s challenge at the end of 2024. There is plenty of time to rise to the […]




