Legal Cheek Careers

Over 200 delegates descended on London's Kings Place to discuss SQE, social mobility and more...

BARBRI managing director Lucie Allen explains SQE’s potential to widen access to the profession

BPP's Alison Wells explains why solicitor apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular option for school-leavers and how the law school supports firms taking up this new pathway

ULaw director of business development, Morette Jackson, explains how the law school is helping firms and students grapple with the changing SQE regime

Head of brand and communications at LexisNexis, Matthew Leopold, discusses the new, user-friendly tools the company has created to make the law more accessible

Legal Cheek Careers catches up with BPP University Law School’s head of outreach and student recruitment, Jonny Hurst, to hear the inside scoop on the timeline of different firms’ SQE transition

City Law School associate dean Peter Hungerford-Welch explains the importance of skills and knowledge beyond the SQE curriculum

Nottingham Law School principal lecturer Joy Davies explains her approach to supporting NQs in the context of IP law

Skadden’s global co-head of private equity and the founder of Quinn Emanuel’s London office joined a dual-qualified associate from Hill Dickinson to share their incredible career journeys at Legal Cheek’s latest in-person junior lawyer event

Laura Yeates, head of graduate talent at Clifford Chance and founder of the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance, on paving the way for early talent teams to recruit in ‘a greener way’

White & Case’s Anu Alamutu discusses her time in the firm’s Paris office while offering up her top tips to those seeking experience overseas

Mary Bonsor, founder and CEO of Flex Legal, discusses a new tool to help aspiring solicitors qualify under the SQE

CoLP CEO Dr Giles Proctor outlines how the new SQE is shaking up the delivery of training for junior lawyers

Hill Dickinson lawyer Natalie Hong on standout deals, dual qualification and speaking eight languages

BPP University Law School experts discuss the routes to qualification available under the new regime

Graduate recruiters and L&D teams at Baker McKenzie, DWF, HSF and Reed Smith join an expert in legal education at BARBRI to discuss the opportunities available to aspiring solicitors under the new regime

Lawyers share insights into practice areas including M&A, litigation, and legal tech

Former barrister turned ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Crisp, shares with students how to build commercial awareness and the skills they need to succeed

From application pointers to commercial awareness gold; there’s more to social media than just selfies

Victoria Cromwell, senior director of business development at BARBRI, explains some of the advantages of training under the new regime

Commercial property solicitor turned ULaw Nottingham dean Helen Avis shares her advice for aspiring lawyers, ahead of her appearance at next week’s virtual student event