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Aberystwyth University will welcome law students from across the country this weekend, when it hosts the Welsh National Mooting Competition. Held on 19-20 November, the competition will see teams from a number of Welsh Law Schools and the Open University competing for the prestigious title of ‘Mooting Champions of Wales.’ Now in its eighth year, the Welsh National Mooting Competition, which is sponsored by LexisNexis, pits student teams against each other arguing fictitious legal cases in mock court proceedings. Success does not necessarily result from winning the legal case, but rather from the quality of the presentation of the legal arguments. Each round of the moot will be judged by independent legal professionals, with the final being judged by The Honourable Mrs Justice Nicola Davies, Presiding Judge on the Wales Circuit. Representing Aberystwyth University’s Mooting Society will be third year undergraduates Jake Woodcock and Jake Moses. Jake Moses will be defending the title ...

Three lucky students have been given the opportunity to work alongside Carmarthenshire Council’s legal services. Candidates studying LPC (Legal Practice Course) or BPTC (Bar Professional Training Course) will work alongside lawyers for one day a week for three months to gain first-hand experience of the duties they can expect to undertake at the start of their professional careers. The service already has a strong track record of developing its own staff, six of the solicitors having initially joined as junior paralegal trainees. The successful applicants are expected to start in October and will work in either the litigation, property or social care teams assisting staff in a wide range of legal cases. The council’s executive board member for Human Resources, Cllr Mair Stephens said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming the students and this is an ideal opportunity for them to have a real feel of what they can expect from their chosen career paths. Our legal service has a strong tra...