Author: Aishah Hussain

Aspiring City lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible
White & Case associate Ralph Goodchild shares his story and what he learnt along the way

Ayesha Vardag: From pregnant magic circle trainee to £845-an-hour Queen of Divorce
High-flying family lawyer reflects on incredible life in candid interview

My life as a lawyer advising on the online retail revolution
Ahead of ‘How tech is changing finance, retail and the law’ with Womble Bond Dickinson in Southampton on Thursday, we caught up with one of the firm’s top commercial property partners

The Liverpool legal scene is going from strength to strength
Reflections from Legal Cheek’s north-western careers discussion featuring a panel of top lawyers from the area

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Super-exam architect Julie Brannan on LLB-SQEs, new law schools and students teaching themselves
Scrapping the GDL and LPC is really gonna shake things up

Revealed: The law firms with the best social life — 2019 edition
Unlimited bar tabs, festivals and a 'Pedibus'! It’s work hard and play even harder for these corporate trainees

This is how one City law firm responds to market change
The panel, which comprised of lawyers and business services professionals, had plenty to say on topics ranging from Brexit, the economic cycle and the rise of disruptive technologies

7 steps to training contract application success
ULaw dean for the Chester and Liverpool campuses, Carol Draycott, shares her tips to the top ahead of Thursday’s event in Liverpool

From trainee to London senior partner — and what I learnt along the way
Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Mayer Brown’s Sally Davies at the firm’s London office to uncover the story behind her success

Law student’s impromptu airport dance video racks up 8.7 million views
Her cat also makes an appearance

A partner and a trainee explain why they decided to become corporate lawyers
Shearman & Sterling's New York and London offices brought to life in short clip

Is Meghan Markle set to reprise Suits role?
Duchess reportedly offered millions for charity cameo

Queen of legal YouTube starts LPC
Eve Cornwell takes hit vlog to law school

5 Essex Court launches podcast for aspiring pupil barristers
Ahead of Pupillage Gateway re-opening on Monday

Judiciary needs to be more diverse so public don’t view us as ‘beings from another planet’, says Lady Hale
As profession gears up to celebrate 100 years of women in law
New Year round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the New Year period

12 Christmas struggles only a law student will understand
Fa la la la la, la la la LAW ?

Behind the scenes at a tech-focused City law firm
Lawyers and innovation specialists discuss Taylor Wessing tech

Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app
Available to download from the Google Play Store

What will law firms look like 10 years from now?
Four City lawyers answer the classic interview question