Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Current LLB student Samire Jama has shared her experiences of her placement year with Thomas Flavell and Sons Solicitors in Leamington Spa. In their latest blog post, Samire explains the '5 realities of working at a firm after university'. !
Students make final of National Mooting Competition
Congratulations to Elina Lin (Law) and Jonathan Martin (Politics, Philosophy, and Law) who have reached finals day of the ESU–Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition having competed in earlier rounds against The Open University, The University of Leicester (last year’s winner), and Oxford Brookes. This is one of the longest established national mooting competitions in the UK and to reach finals day is a major achievement.
International Workers’ Day ‘Labour Law in Context’ Online Exhibition
To celebrate International Workers’ Day (May Day) we have organised an online exhibition to showcase some of the policy briefs realised by students of Labour Law in Context (LA3A6) over the years. These group policy briefs are part of the assessment for the module and aim to encourage students to engage with current labour law debates and learn about policy writing as a tool for legal change. For students this is also an opportunity to value the importance of teamwork, negotiate positions, and work towards a common goal.
Thea Baloch wins National Law Student Triathlon
Law 3 Year LLB student Thea Baloch was named joint winner at the 5th Annual National Law Student Triathlon held in Kent last month. The event brought together many talented future legal professionals from Universities across the UK.
Warwick Law students win Commercial Law Moot
Congratulations to final-year undergraduate mooters Ewan Lazenby (LLB 3 year) and Hannah Smith (Law with German) on winning the ELSA 2026 Commercial Moot Court Competition.
Warwick Law Society wins big at LawCareers.Net Awards
Warwick Law Society have won 'Best Law Society Overall' and 'Best Law Society for Non-Law Students' at the LawCareers.Net (LCN) Student Law Society Awards 2026.
Warwick Law Society is nominated for LawCareers.Net Award
Warwick Law Society has been nominated in the LawCareers.Net (LCN) Student Law Society Awards 2026 in not one, but four categories.
Warwick Law School Top Performers
Every year, several awards and prizes are granted to a selection of our graduating students to recognise and celebrate the success of our top performers! We are proud to announce this year's winners.
Labour Law students engage with MRC archives
For their final lecture, Labour Law in Context students had the opportunity to learn about the Modern Records Centre (MRC) archives and explore historical documents through a hands-on interactive exercise. Founded in 1973 and located adjacent to the Warwick campus Library, the MRC is the main British repository for national archives of trade unions and labour relations.
Naveera Abhayawickrama wins Warwickshire Law Student of the Year Award
We are delighted to announce that finalist LLB student Naveera Abhayawickrama has won the Warwickshire Law Society Law Student of the Year award (sponsored by Essential Mediation Solutions) for 2025. This is a fantastic achievement and recognition of excellence in legal practice, innovation, leadership, and service.
WLS students named as Law Student of the Year finalists
LLB students Henry Whitehurst and Naveera Abhayawickrama have been announced as two of the 'Law Student of the Year' finalists in .
WLS students share their Thrive experience
Finalist LLB student Naveera Abhayawickrama and third year Law and Sociology student Virginia Choi have shared their experience of the Warwick Thrive programme and why they believe it is an excellent opportunity for our students.