Lord Woolf has held the most senior judicial posts in both the criminal and civil justice systems.  He served as a law lord in the country’s highest court; as Master of the Rolls - the most senior civil judge in England and Wales - and then from 2000 for five years as Lord Chief Justice, the highest job in the judicial hierarchy.

In this episode, he talks about his time in office, which coincided with Tony Blair’s constitutional reforms, the biggest shake-up in relations between judges and the executive in recent years. He discusses the problems of prison overcrowding, sentencing and the attitude of ministers to the rule of law.  

The interview is conducted by Frances Gibb, the journalist and former legal editor of The Times, for a new landmark podcast series, The Judges: Power, Politics and the People, hosted by The University of Law. 

In the first episode of our Solicitor Series, former students Darren Broad and Chloe Orledge discuss what students can prepare for in their first year of law. 

In this episode of our Psychology series, Head of Psychology, Julie Prescott is joined by Camellia Taylor, founder of The Garden Taylor. Camellia's career before becoming a garden and landscape designer was in psychology working with young people, and in speech and language therapy. Integrating psychology, Camellia uses this knowledge in creating her garden designs to share the importance of nature on mental health and the psychology behind it.

In this episode of our Student Life series, Darren Broad is joined by Emily Lewis one of our Student Union Coordinators. Emily shares advice on how to join and start societies, the awards available and the events the SU put on throughout the year.

In this episode, Senior Lecturer Ruth  Ratter is joined by alumna Zoe Amar the founder of the social enterprise  Zoe Amar Digital.  Zoe's company help charities and non-profits to use digital more effectively to achieve their charity's purpose. Zoe shares with Ruth her journey to becoming an entrepreneur and what inspired her to follow a career in charity after studying law. 

In the final episode of our Future Pupils series, future pupils on the employability team, Amy Weir and Evie Smith discuss their journey to the bar.  Drawing on their own experiences, Amy and Evie share what they learned, the importance of hobbies and the challenges they faced and overcame. 

In this episode, Future pupils Amy Weir and Evie Smith on the employability team discuss writing a pupillage CV including how to structure it and what to include. 

In this episode, LPC student, Darren Broad is joined by Mental Health Officer Jessica Massie to discuss building independence at university. Jessica discusses how students can make friends and seek support whilst studying.

In this episode of our podcast, Future Pupils on the Employability Team Evie Smith and Queenet Awesu discuss mini-pupillage. Drawing on their own experiences Evie and Queenet share what they learnt, what to expect and how to prepare for mini-pupillage.

 In this episode, we are joined by Programme & Student Lead - Policing Programmes Jennifer Schmidt-Petersen and Policing Lecturer Ally White. Both Jennifer and Ally had careers working in the police force and share with us what they learnt and the different careers available after studying policing.