Legal Cheek Careers

Jonathan Worrell, BARBRI’s business development director, shares insights on supporting non-law graduates, navigating the SQE and the value of flexible preparation

Hilary Chadwick, Head of Law at BPP University’s Waterloo campus, shares her insights on breaking into the profession, the reality of the SQE and the importance of gaining practical experience

BPP award leader Caroline Rayson joins successful SQE candidates to discuss common concerns

Amanda Crutchley, head of pro bono at ULaw, shares her insights on life in criminal defence and the power of pro bono for aspiring lawyers

James Mannouch, ULaw pro bono coordinator and Liverpool Law Society president, shares insights on breaking into law, pro bono's value, and practical experience

Pauline Walker, academic manager at ULaw and former barrister, shares her insights on the key skills aspiring barristers need and how students can set themselves up for success on the Bar Practice Course

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