Legal Cheek Careers

Susan Starr, ULaw campus manager and former barrister, shares insights on transitioning to teaching, developing litigation skills, and preparing students for a changing legal landscape

BARBRI business development director Emma Cavendish discusses qualifying in-house, developing commercial awareness and her advice for aspiring in-house lawyers

BCLP’s Bradley Fisher shares his experience

BPP student Samantha Howlett discusses her finding the right firm, balancing apprenticeship and parenthood, and her insider advice for acing SQE1

BPP student Charlotte Marshall discusses distance learning, qualifying work experience and why she values flexibility

Slaughter and May’s senior client and practice solutions manager, Emma Walton, discusses legal tech, innovation and the firm’s latest competition for students

Alice Kemp, ULaw student and future US law firm trainee, shares insights on the SQE, securing a training contract, and staying motivated through qualification

'Be James Milner not Neymar when it comes to pupillage applications', advises Devereux Chambers' Josh Neaman

Beverley Dawes, head of the Bar Practice Course at ULaw, offers her advice on getting work experience, dealing with rejection and acing interviews

Hill Dickinson partner John McNeilly talks about geopolitics, ‘firefighting’ and volatility in the world of commodities law

Campus ambassador at The University of Law, Poppy Baverstock gives an insight into life on campus, her favourite study spots and the best things about studying in northern city

City law heavyweight sits down with Legal Cheek Careers

Vishnu Patel talks his career to date, High Court trials and pupillage pointers

Aaliyah Freemantle, a trainee solicitor at Howard Kennedy, talks about her involvement in the firm’s social events and diversity networks, and the opportunities they’ve opened up for her along the way

Chloe Budd discusses training at Travers Smith, the firm’s international strategy and what her clients are talking to her about at the moment

Sally Dallow, from Womble Bond Dickinson, shares her career journey and reflects on her latest role at the international firm

BPP award leader Allison Banks joins successful SQE candidates to discuss the challenges

Macfarlanes senior associate Timothy Bromley-White discusses his work with Superdry and the complexities of guiding clients through financial challenges

The College of Legal Practice’s Kathryn Newton discusses the evolution of legal education, the challenges of the SQE, and the essential skills aspiring lawyers need to thrive in practice

Leading lawyers give the lowdown on competition, technology, disputes and more!

Reed Smith trainee Camille Pellicano shares her journey from Malta to London and the firm’s innovative SQE training