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An Online Community for Law Students At YourLawFriend, our aim is to build a community, encourage collaboration, and stimulate learning amongst all students using the site. In an attempt to achieve this, we have created a place on the site which we call the ‘Community Area’.
Within the Community Area, you can collaborate with other students on the site. Here you will work with other students to resolve common legal problems as a group. We have forums where you can take part in big group discussions. We also have chat rooms where you can instantly communicate with other students on the site.
We have set up the Community Area taking into account all the different areas of law. For instance we have areas for the discussion of 'Criminal Law', 'Employment Law', 'Land Law' and All other law areas. We also have an area for random off-topic discussions - for the times when you feel you need a break from law. The purpose of the Community Area is to provide you with a place online where you can learn and receive support throughout the academic year. As you go to lessons, prepare for assignments, and study towards your exams, you will be able to communicate with other law students and receive help with any problem you're experiencing. We give away vouchers We believe that teaching others forms an important part of the learning process. When you teach or help another person understand a problem, you are also consolidating your own knowledge and understanding in the process. This is something we encourage student members to do within the site, and particularly within the Community Area. Each month, we give away Amazon vouchers to a selection of students who have used the Community Area to help other students. It is a fun way to reward some of our helpful student members. To watch a video about the Community Area please click on the image below Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! 
The Law Student Competition
Every year YourLawFriend hosts an online competition for 'degree level law students'. The competition is open to students studying in the United States and the United Kingdom & Ireland. In order to compete in the competition, students must be enrolled on the JD, LLB, or BCL law program. Students who study on combined degrees are also eligible to compete. Upon joining YourLawFriend, students will be grouped in a League Table with other students from within their Country and Year group. The competition requires students to accumulate points and attain a top ten position within their individual league table. Students can accumulate points in three ways: i. By taking the weekly Student Test ii. By making applications to the Supervisor iii. By working with the Client
i. Student Tests Every week during the competition we will post a set of questions on the website. These questions will be in the form of a multiple-choice quiz and will focus on core legal subject areas. During the competition, students will log into the website, review the test questions, and select the answers that they believe to be most correct. Ok...but how do I receive points? Students will receive points based on the accuracy of their selection. Please watch the video below for a demonstration of how this works:
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! ii. Making applications to the Supervisor
When a student wishes to advise a client, the student will need to make an application to one of our supervisors. Within the application, the student will need to demonstrate that he has ample understanding of the client’s legal issue. The supervisor will then review all student applications, and select one student to work with the client. Ok...but again how do i receive points? Students will receive points from the supervisor based on the strength of their application. Where the supervisor is impressed with the student's application he will score them highly. If the supervisor is unimpressed then he has the power to subtract points from the students score.
iii. Advising the Client
The student who submits the strongest application (as determined by the supervisor) will proceed to advise the client with his fictional legal issue. Both the client and the student will interact with each other via the website. The student will work independently, helping and advising the client with his issue.
Do i even need to ask? When the case concludes, the client will award the student with points based on performance. Please watch the video below for a demonstration of how this works: Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115! Joining YourLawFriendThe Student Competition and the Online Community is open to all Student Members of YourLawFriend.
The Benefits of the Online Community Area Supportive If you find yourself struggling with a case or legal principle, then the Community Area could be helpful to you. In the Community Area, you have a place online where you can learn with other students and receive help with the problems you're experiencing. It's a great resource for students who are looking to deepen their understanding of the law, or for those who are simply looking for additional support as they study. Fun
The competition will be fun; you will be competing against students from law schools across the country. If you were to win, you would automatically have bragging rights over your peers for at least thirty days. Competition aside - we do many interesting things throughout the year. From voucher giveaways to community contests. We always have something going on that will keep you interested.
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Our team is very friendly so if you have any questions whatsoever please do get in contact with us - we'd love to hear from you. YourLawFriend is a space online, where you can come and meet with your legal peers. It’s a fun and friendly environment for like-minded people who can genuinely relate and offer advice on both the challenging and at times stressful aspects of studying law.
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