UCAS Personal Statement Coaching Workshop

The University of Birmingham Law School is thrilled to invite you to an exclusive UCAS Personal Statement Coaching Workshop led by Associate Professor in Law, Paul McConnell. This workshop is designed to provide prospective law and non-law students with insights and guidance on crafting compelling UCAS personal statements that stand out in the competitive university application process.

The UCAS personal statement plays a crucial role in the college application procedure, allowing applicants to showcase their academic achievements, extracurricular involvements, and personal qualities. This statement gives candidates a platform to express their motivations, goals, and alignment with their chosen program, enabling admissions committees to carefully assess how the applicant could contribute to the university community. Certain competitive university programs use in-house assessment methods to evaluate UCAS personal statements during the selection process.

Instructor

Paul McConnell
University of Birmingham
Associate Professor (Law)
Head of Global Engagement

Biography:
Paul qualified as a Solicitor at international law firm Squire Patton Boggs, where he spent time working in the firm’s Birmingham, London and Paris offices, advising on range of Real Estate and Corporate Law matters. He joined the University of Law in 2005, teaching on LPC, GDL and PSC programmes, and was the LPC Programme Lead for several years. In 2016, he completed a Masters in Employment Law and moved to the University of Leicester, before joining Birmingham Law School in 2018.

Qualification:
✦ LLB Law with French Law and French Language
✦ Diplome d’Etudes Juridiques Francaises
✦ Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC)
✦ Solicitor (Non-practising)
✦ Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
✦ LLM Employment Law – University of Leicester
✦ Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academ