Law get the verdict

The winning team from the Law Department

Thursday 16 March, 2006
Law get the verdict
The Student Skills competition, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has been won by the Law Department. After a long day of fierce but good natured rivalry which saw fourteen departmental teams each stage a ten minute presentation and host an exhibition stand to sell their skills, the team from Law emerged victorious.

Their success was rewarded with a £1000 cheque which team members Laura Bland, Kate Barlow, Tom Scapens, Jenni Amphlett and Paul Squires received from Douglas Lamont of RPS Group who sponsored the prize for the overall winners.

The award for Best Presentation, sponsored by BBC CymruWales, was won by Computer Sciences and the Best Stand, sponsored by The Army, was won by the School of Management and Business. Both teams were presented with a cheque for £500 by the University's Vice Chancellor, Professor Noel Lloyd.

‘U Luvs Law' was the theme for the Law team’s stand whilst their presentation featured a giant Jenga set. According to team members Tom Scapens and Paul Squires their aim was to show how law graduates have many transferable skills, and how the law plays such an important part in people’s everyday lives. As well as receiving excellent support from the Law Department, the team were sponsored by solicitors Wragge & Co.

Of the competition itself, Paul said:
“This competition has given us a much greater understanding of the different skills we have and just how applicable they are.”

Douglas Lamont of RPS Group has been involved with the competition for 4 years, initially as individual team sponsor and now as sponsor of the main prize and a member of the judging panel.
“The Student Skills Competition is unique and an excellent way of seeing students in action. As an employer we have to look beyond the academic qualification for the brightest people, something which is not always obvious from the degree result. This competition is an excellent platform for demonstrating some of the attributes we look for, good communication, organisational and presentation skills.”

“Winning this is a great employer reference. Few students get the opportunity to meet and present their work to ten top employers who make up the panel of judges. It is an excellent event.”

Organiser Lynda Rollason, who has had to overcome adversity in the form of a broken wrist during the run up to this year’s competition, received a rousing reception from team members at prize giving ceremony and was presented with a bouquet of flower from the Acting Director of the Careers Service, Emma Harrison.

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