Author: The Careers Team

How to become a judge when you’re only in your 20s

The judiciary needs and wants younger judges, one part-time judge and barrister explains how to apply

Oct 24 2017 3:02pm

When I qualified as a solicitor some of my colleagues had never worked with a black person before, now I’m a partner

David Carter, a private equity specialist at Ashurst, shares his story

Oct 23 2017 1:09pm

I was a UCL student uncertain about becoming a lawyer and now I’m a Shearman & Sterling senior associate loving the challenges and rewards of life as a City lawyer

Ahead of her appearance at the Women in Law Conference next month, Legal Cheek Careers meets Vikki Fabian

Oct 19 2017 9:58am

Open thread: How to become a City lawyer

RPC trainees Umut Bektas and Emily Rome advise

Oct 17 2017 12:54pm

Event: How technology and innovation will change the role of lawyers — with Osborne Clarke

Fintech and lawtech experts take questions from students as the fourth Industrial Revolution gathers pace

Oct 9 2017 2:51pm

The junior City lawyer who’s running the show for Norton Rose Fulbright in Newcastle

As the firm’s North East hub expands offering new opportunities for graduates in the region, Legal Cheek Careers meets Kiran Radhakrishnan

Oct 5 2017 3:59pm

How students who embrace technology will become tomorrow’s infrastructure law stars

From connected and autonomous vehicles to internet-synced highway and maintenance gizmos, the world is changing -- and needs lawyers who understand it

Oct 4 2017 10:03am

Event: Infrastructure, the next growth area for lawyers — with Burges Salmon

Commercial Awareness Question Time is coming to Bristol

Sep 25 2017 2:07pm

The lawyer who works from his garden on some of the best-known cases in Britain

Leading media lawyer Jonathan Coad on his switch from Lewis Silkin equity partner to Keystone Law consultant

Sep 12 2017 2:05pm

Event: Bitcoin, blockchain & smart contracts — and the next generation of lawyers

Norton Rose Fulbright fintech lawyers share their experiences from the tech frontiers

Sep 8 2017 3:51pm

How to approach university Clearing

You can have a stress-free results day, says The University of Law’s Director of Admissions

Aug 16 2017 10:00am

How to make the most of your London law degree

City, University of London law student Christianah Babajide on the advantages of studying in the capital

Jul 26 2017 11:50am

8 tangible benefits that technology is bringing to law firms

Ahead of Pinsent Masons’ training contract application deadline on Friday, five lawyers and technologists at the famously tech-savvy firm consider how innovation is helping them

Jul 24 2017 3:41pm

Four key moments from ‘How to make it as a City lawyer’

Last minute TC application gold

Jul 21 2017 2:40pm

What you don’t learn watching Suits

A Macfarlanes NQ, associate and partner discuss what they do on a deal

Jul 18 2017 10:37am

Where will corporate law firms be ten years from now?

Pinsent Masons partner Richard Masters draws on 30 years of practice to forecast what comes next

Jul 10 2017 10:08am

From student to solicitor: The most important things that you learn during your training contract

‘A person who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new’

Jul 5 2017 2:11pm

An engineering graduate’s journey into law

Ahead of 'How to make it as a City Lawyer', Mayer Brown associate Emma Sturt considers the skills that science students bring to the legal profession

Jun 26 2017 3:14pm

Get out there and meet lawyers, there is no better preparation

Hogan Lovells partner Chris Hutton recalls how a teacher who "pushed us to apply to places we had never dreamed of applying to" helped put him on the right track

Jun 23 2017 12:05pm

Why lawyers need to be good listeners

Ahead of Legal Cheek and Macfarlanes' deal-themed Commercial Awareness Question Time next week, partner Nicholas Barclay offers future solicitors some advice

Jun 16 2017 11:44am