Applications Now Open: Business Law Clinic 2025–26
The Business Law Clinic gives students in Essex Law School the opportunity to apply their legal knowledge to real-world issues and gain valuable professional experience.Working in small teams under academic supervision, you’ll contribute to projects with real impact, developing skills in research, communication, teamwork, and innovation that are highly valued by employers.
The Clinic is open to final-year LLB and Law PGT students at the University of Essex.
Business Law Clinic student projects 2025-26
This years projects include:
- Legal Vibecoding
- Entertainment Law
- Smart Borrowing: What You Need to Know
- LawTech Journal Lab
Legal Vibecoding Project
An extracurricular initiative combining legal problem-solving with creative digital prototyping and design. Students explore real-world legal issues from a user’s perspective and work in teams to create simple digital prototypes such as explainers, chatbot guides, or app mock-ups using accessible AI tools like ChatGPT. No coding experience required, just curiosity and creativity.
Staff Coordinator: Lee Hansen
Entertainment Law Project: Law, Freelancers and Fair Creative Work
Work with the Mercury Theatre on real entertainment contracts and legal documents to help improve fairness and transparency for freelancers in the creative industries. Students receive focused training and collaborate in small teams to produce practical outputs supporting responsible industry practices.
Staff Coordinator: Elena Sherstoboeva
Smart Borrowing: What You Need to Know
Collaborate with British credit unions to create accessible information on responsible lending and affordability assessments. This project builds on an existing guide for credit unions and helps members better understand ethical lending practices. Ideal for those interested in banking law, financial services, and consumer protection.
Staff Coordinator: Andrea Fejős
LawTech Journal Lab
Join a collaborative team producing newsletters on the latest developments in law and technology. Students research and write accessible articles on how AI and emerging tech are transforming the legal profession and business law. Perfect for those interested in legal innovation and digital communication.
Staff Coordinator: Elif Kuskonmaz
How to apply
- Complete the online application form. Please note, you will need to sign in using your University of Essex credentials.
- Deadline: 12 noon, Friday 24 October 2025
- Mandatory induction for successful applicants: Wednesday 5 November 2025, 1.00pm - 3.00pm
- If you have questions, please email businesslawclinic@essex.ac.uk.