Category: Advice
How I passed the first SQE
Aspiring solicitor Geoffrey Janes scored top marks for SQE1 and shares six practical tips to help you do the same
How aspiring lawyers can make the most of Instagram
Top tips courtesy of social media savvy solicitor Yasmin Khan-Gunns
Should City lawyers subsidise their less high-earning boyfriends and girlfriends?
A question facing lots of rookie solicitors as they move in with their other halves, whose salaries are often much lower
‘Will a 52 in contract prevent me securing a City training contract?’
Graduated with a first
‘Will doing both a client and international secondment impact my chances of being kept on as an NQ?’
Future City trainee needs advice
‘Should I do the SQE during my law degree?’
One reader is unsure whether they should study and sit the exam during their placement year 🤔
‘Is it acceptable to take all my annual leave as a trainee?’
One Legal Cheek reader seeks guidance on holiday etiquette
How to build real connections in a virtual world — a junior lawyer’s perspective
Mishcon associate Simona Corcoz reflects on bonding with her new team amidst the pandemic and shares advice based on what she learnt along the way
‘Can I bring my girlfriend on my international secondment?’
We've been living apart for some time and would both be miserable having to be separated again 👫
‘I’m thinking of taking a gap year after qualifying as a solicitor. Is this career suicide?’
One NQ asks for readers' advice
‘Should I do a law degree if I want to be a solicitor?’
I would love to study English and then convert to law -- but I’m worried about an additional year of study and costs
7 things I wish I’d known before I started my GDL
Top tips for conversion course newcomers, courtesy of Durham Uni grad Sky Martle
What I wish I knew before starting my LLB
Birmingham Uni law grad and future trainee Jemina Kauppinen offers her top tips to degree success as students across the country receive A-Level results
‘Has anyone had a good experience doing their TC remotely?’
I'm worried new home-working polices will harm my experience, one future trainee writes
Aspiring barrister: ‘Should I accept an offer to study at an Ivy League law school?’
I've secured a considerable scholarship but the thought of taking on debt to cover the rest has left me with 'cold feet', one bar hopeful explains
‘Will firms consider me for a TC if I’ve had to retake LPC exams?’
I'm currently looking for paralegal roles but have had no luck yet
6 easy ways wannabe lawyers can ace their vac scheme video interviews
As demonstrated through TikToks 🎶
Advice to first year law students from a second year
'The key is preparedness', writes Durham undergrad Adam Jordan, as he offers up his top tips to first year success
Barrister shares top 10 pupillage application tips as Gateway reopens
'Do not swallow a thesaurus', Colin Witcher advises