Legal Cheek Careers

The latest careers content in one place, plus events, key deadlines, campus ambassador programme details and the Legal Cheek Most Lists.

Life at a US law firm in London

Weil partner James Harvey gives insights into the realities of work at a US outfit and demystifies the complex phenomenon of SPACs

Sep 9 2021 10:18am

Insights into City law through Instagram

Discover how to get more from law ahead of the next recruitment cycle with Baker McKenzie

Sep 2 2021 2:28pm

7 answers to common SQE questions

Law Training Centre tackles some of your super-exam queries, ahead of tomorrow's official roll-out

Aug 31 2021 12:56pm

Why ESG is rising to the top of the agenda for City law firms

Clare Burgess, partner in finance and capital markets at Clifford Chance, discusses how her work is changing in light of environmental, social and governance factors

Aug 27 2021 12:45pm

Ransoms to regulators: My life as a cyber security lawyer

Clyde & Co legal director Seaton Gordon considers some of the current issues at play for cyber lawyers and why those seeking to follow in his footsteps need to be good at spinning plates

Aug 26 2021 12:52pm
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Differing perspectives on the SQE

We look back on this summer's LegalEdCon as the new solicitor training regime gets underway

Aug 24 2021 1:58pm
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10 things students should know about the SQE

With the new regime in force next week, Edinburgh University student Ciara Fitzgerald sums up the key changes ahead

Aug 23 2021 12:04pm

Life as a healthcare lawyer during a global pandemic

Mills & Reeve partner Dawn Brathwaite shares her career journey and offers advice to aspiring lawyers

Aug 16 2021 1:01pm

White & Case lawyers cast predictions for the post-pandemic world

Associates from across the firm’s offices in Dubai, Frankfurt, London and New York share unique perspectives on the pandemic’s impact on their practice areas

Aug 3 2021 11:51am

What does the future hold for City lawyers?

Experts from Clyde & Co, Dechert, Pinsent Masons and ULaw discuss London’s status as a major legal hub

Aug 2 2021 11:46am

7 things that make Macfarlanes ‘meaningfully different’

Get to know the firm beyond the graduate recruitment brochure

Jul 30 2021 12:18pm

What we learnt during The Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme

Southampton University student Juliet Griffiths gets insights into commercial law

Jul 28 2021 4:26pm

Legal tech: what aspiring lawyers really need to know

Four experts go beyond the buzzwords to examine the real impact technology is having on the legal industry

Jul 20 2021 1:40pm

Law degrees: the saving grace for UK universities?

LexisNexis’ Sarah Hallowell explains just how vital law courses are to the post-Covid higher education sector

Jul 13 2021 12:02pm

How to get a foot on the City law ladder

Ahead of next week's Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme, Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes caught up with ULaw’s Caroline Carter, Moorgate campus dean and former City lawyer, for her take on the skills future lawyers need

Jul 9 2021 4:34pm

Aspiring lawyers must be fluent in techspeak

Ahead of tomorrow’s Secrets to Success event -- a legal tech special edition -- Legal Cheek Careers sat down with ULaw's Simon George, associate professor and director of Tech Research Academy ULTRA

Jul 6 2021 11:03am

The benefits of training as a lawyer in the Midlands

Lawyers and legal education experts consider what Birmingham has to offer trainees

Jul 2 2021 12:49pm

Meet the mid-sized firms offering an attractive alternative to City law life

Solicitors and legal education experts discuss opportunities for aspiring lawyers in the South East

Jun 30 2021 2:59pm

Top quality work with great work/life balance: Lawyers make the case for the North West

A panel of experts explain why the region’s thriving legal scene should be on students’ radar

Jun 22 2021 2:18pm

A junior lawyer’s guide to building resilience

Experts from Freshfields, Pinsent Masons, Hill Dickinson and ULaw talk career setbacks and how they overcame them

Jun 21 2021 3:04pm
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Sponsorship, scholarship or save: How to fund the SQE

Leading legal education experts demystify the new training regime

Jun 10 2021 2:51pm