Super curriculars for law as a year 12?

Hiya,I am a year 12 student who dreams of going to a Russel group uni to study Law.I am particularly interested at the London unis such as LSE so i know i need to stand out.However,I know i dont have alot of time so could you please give me suggestions on the best, most useful ones I can do?
Ive heard of starting your own no profit organisation which i want to do but I have no idea where to start.
I do history,chemistry and psychology Alevel for context if it helps!
Thank you so much! :smile:

Reply 1

Stiffy Byng

You really don't have to save the whales, devise a three-state solution in the Middle East, or start a business empire. Engage in super-curricular activities which (a) you will enjoy, (b) will inform you about the law in broad terms, and (c) will communicate to universities that you have thought carefully about why you want to study law.

Reading is the easiest route. Everyone reads Tom Bingham's The Rule Of Law, but that's because everyone should read it. There are many non-technical books by and about law and lawyers - have a browse in any large book shop, especially one in or close to a university. There are also several podcasts, substacks and blogs about legal issues, by writers such as Joshua Rozenberg. Reading The Economist can be a useful way to be well-informed about political, economic, social, legal, and cultural issues.

Have a look at a essay competitions, and debating and mooting and mock trial events. These may be advertised on the websites of the Bar Council, the Inns of Court, the Law Society, and universities.

Read about hot-button issues such as law and AI, law and climate change, regulation of business, freedom of speech, trial by jury, selection of judges, and so on.