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Be Real: About Self
Session 1 of 3 Rob Horner explores how we can be lawyers and law students after God's own heart at the 2015 Young Lawyer and Student Conference, with a particular focus on Psalm 119. Rob looks at Psalm 119:17-40 and 81-88 to explore how we are …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
The wrong, the right and the wise view of work as a lawyer
The Rev. Moore Casement examines the title of this talk with reference to Ecclesiastes 4. He warns us to avoid a competitive attitude to work which can easily develop in the legal profession and encourages us to adopt the right and eternal view of work which brings about God's …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Being a Christian during pupillage: an encouragement
There can't be many more tortuous processes for a would-be lawyer than a 12 month pupillage. You struggled through a law degree or the GDL, you fought a war of attrition against the BPTC, you navigated the stormy waters of Pupil Gateway, suffered the knock-back of rejection …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Joseph III: the God whose purposes never fail
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Joseph II: the God who is always with us 
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Joseph I: the God who works in spite of us
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Equipping Christian Citizens: The call to churches
At the launch of the recent LCF publication, Good News to the Public Square, The Revd Dr Mike Ovey, Principal of Oak Hill Theological College, gave the first keynote address. He focused on the call to churches to be involved in standing for Christian truth in the public square, with …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
What are we doing at law school?
Timothy Laurence explores The philosophy behind today's legal education, and the need to study from a Christian perspective.
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Radical discipleship as lawyers: Risky living for Christ
Barrell - Radical Discipleship - Download PDF (1.3Mb) What is risky living for Christ? What things do we hold dear that we might be prepared to forego to follow in the footsteps of Christ? I had cause myself to ponder what this meant when nearly five years ago four men entered …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Free in Christ: ego and the legal workplace
Laurence - Free in Christ - ego and the legal workplace - Download PDF (1.3Mb) Introduction How do you write an email to a client when you've missed a deadline? What happens when your PA or trainee lets you down and puts another lawyer's work first? What happens when you …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
How to make the most of legal study
Studying law can bring about a mixture of thoughts, feelings and attitudes. As many of you who read this will be in the position of studying law, we have collected reflections from people who have experienced every stage of legal study. They are here to help you learn from their …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Why join a Christian law firm?
I write as Chairman of the Association of Christian Law Firms (ACLF). The ACLF was formed in October 1990 to provide a link between Christian law firms in the UK. Some member firms have been in practice for a considerable period but in recent years more Christian firms have been …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Faith at work: a barrister's Monday morning
Monday morning, I arrived in the clerks' room to the regular analysis of all the football fixtures which had taken place over the weekend. Few topics (apart from religion) give rise to such strongly held opinions and passions as how well players performed, whether the tactics were right, whether the …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Keeping a clear conscience as a lawyer: Where should we draw the line?
Mike Ovey considers Daniel's example and the need to draw clear lines as lawyers to keep a clear conscience in our professional decisions, against a legal environment which often stands against Christian values.
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Telling the truth: What to say in negotiations and court
Ecclesiastes 3:1,7b: 'There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: … a time to be silent and a time to speak'. Most lawyers, and not just Christian ones, have a ready answer to the question: how do you defend someone you know to …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Faith at work: a barrister under pressure
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you feel utterly out of your depth? In a situation where if you do not succeed the stakes are high? Perhaps you have worked conscientiously at something and yet you do not feel up to the task? It is in those …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship
Working day - daily delight or daily grind?
Dominic Hughes, barrister, examines a Biblical approach to work and lifts our understanding of its importance to God. This is the fifth of a six week course for students - Lawyers for Christ - with handouts, discussion questions and talks by theologians and practising barristers and solicitors, exploring the exciting calling of …
Theology of legal practice & discipleship