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Centre for Commercial Law Studies students outside the Queens' building graduation
CCLS Graduation marks the start of new legal careers and highlights the outstanding achievements of qLegal alumni

This January marked a momentous occasion at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) as it celebrated the graduation of over 1,000 postgraduate law students, including 196 who had engaged in qLegal projects during their studies.

Date added: Friday, January 31, 2025


The qLegal team standing with their LexisNexis award, next to Sir Tony Robinson.
Double Success for Queen Mary at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025

Queen Mary claims victory in two categories at highly regarded event within the UK legal sector.

Date added: Tuesday, March 18, 2025


Students holding microphones and recording Yours Lawfully by a Wisteria bush.
The Global Interest in Regulating AI

In the latest episode of Yours Lawfully, students were joined by Helena Siebenrock, a trainee solicitor in the Tech, Media and Intellectual Property team at CMS UK.

Date added: Wednesday, February 26, 2025


qLegal's Emily Wapples and Eliza Platts-Mills on a podium at Legal Tech Week with Tom Bohills, Founder and Principal at Founders Law.
qLegal staff present at London Tech Week

London Tech Week brings together the entire tech ecosystem under one roof, and qLegal staff enjoyed sharing the support available to founders across the qLegal programmes.

Date added: Thursday, June 19, 2025


Students from the qLegal Legal Design module holding certificates of achievement.
Expanding Legal Design at qLegal: From volunteering to curriculum

qLegal has been running Legal Design projects for student volunteers since 2020, and this year the programme expanded with the introduction of a new experiential module, allowing even more students to get involved.

Date added: Monday, April 28, 2025


Two Centre for Commercial law Studies Students using a laptop.
Lawyers volunteer over 6,000 hours to support qLegal’s 1:1 advice clinic

Providing start-ups with 1:1 preliminary legal advice has been a core part of qLegal’s offering since inception in 2013. Since then, qLegal students have prepared over 560 advice letters under the supervision of lawyers from qLegal’s external law firm partners.

Date added: Friday, May 30, 2025


qLegal student speaking to camera in a video.
New Bite-Sized Legal Education Videos on the qLegal Resource Hub

In July, the qLegal Resource Hub expanded with the launch of new bite-sized legal education videos. These videos were developed through the volunteer Public Legal Education stream as an additional resource to complement the interactive workshops delivered by students.

Date added: Friday, August 22, 2025


Anita Wairimu Murui speaking to camera at the qLegal graduation
Opening new horizons: qLegal Students share their stories

At qLegal, students don’t just learn about the law – they experience it in action.

Date added: Thursday, July 10, 2025


qLegal staff and new students taking a group photo in a room in CCLS.
Welcoming new students and launching qLegal’s participation in the Company Insolvency Pro Bono Scheme

qLegal welcomes 163 new students, who will gain practical legal experience across an expanded range of opportunities supporting entrepreneurs, start-ups and non-profits.

Date added: Thursday, October 30, 2025


Panelists sat at the front of a seminar room.
qLegal celebrates Pro Bono Week in 2025

This year saw qLegal hosting three events as part of the nationwide Pro Bono Week celebrations. 

Date added: Wednesday, November 26, 2025


In-house lawyers sat together on the panel smiling.
New In-house masterclass series leads into Externships Panel with lawyers from leading organisations

This semester, qLegal launched a new In-House Masterclass Series, followed by the Externships Panel Event bringing together in-house lawyers from HubSpot, Hargreaves Lansdown, GSK and Luminance. The masterclasses and the panel were designed to show students what legal work actually looks like working inside a business.

Date added: Wednesday, December 10, 2025


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