I am still one of the most active current full-time students of BPP enrolled on a postgraduate course, but I just wanted to clear the air over this issue.  To prove it, I am expecting my MBA summative results in organisations and leadership and strategy, systems and operations, on Monday, so wish me luck!

‘Legal Recruit’ is an initiative resulting after discussions of students of the Legal Awareness Society. The Legal Awareness Society is a registered popular Society of BPP. The Twitter thread to be the official mouthpiece of this BPP Society. Its aim always has been through the social media to explain the links between business and law, and we indeed have a popular website which transcends any usual boundaries.

The Society has regular meetings in the City, at the BPP Business School, although any BPP student may attend. Bear in mind that we have students in accountancy, finance, business, law, tax and marketing – so it’s a fertile area for interdisciplinary analysis.

This Society has never received any funding from BPP. Carl Lygo, CEO of BPP, and Clare Tunstall, Student Support Officer, have between them offered funding at various stages; I feel the money would be better spent in other parts of BPP. We like our independence as students in the Society rather, in that all our views are independent of BPP. Save for being a Student Society entity within BPP, we are nothing to do with BPP or its part.

I am meticulous about not using any branding of BPP. I have no BPP branding on any of my videos, books or posts. It is at this point I would like to acknowledge that I have attempted to liaise with the social media unit at BPP who were very helpful in arriving at this draft of the terms and conditions of my LegalAware website albeit it is a student one only, please press here. I signpost these T+Cs in the huge box on my homepage, and indeed anybody who becomes a ‘member’ of my LegalAware website is deeemed to have read them.

Back to ‘Legal Recruit’. It became apparent to me, and Careers staff at BPP Business School, that it’s an enormous pity if law students, despite a II.1 and relevant work experience, perform suboptimally in the psychometric tests. There is in fact a disclaimer on the Legal Recruit website, which reads as follows. This has been the exact wording of the disclaimer since the website went live.

Commercial awareness is a hugely important competence for a trainee in any corporate law firm. You may like to follow legal news on the blog of the BPP Legal Awareness Society, and its Twitter thread. With over 2000 followers including barristers, solicitors, technology and business professionals, journalists and students, it’s a great way to meet legal #tweeps. Please note that LegalRecruit is not endorsed by BPP, and is entirely unaffiliated with any BPP learning.

I am passionate about disability rights and inclusivity. I want disabled law students to be at the heart of the system, which is why I have tried very hard to ensure that individuals with dyslexia or visual impairments are able to benefit from practice on these tests.