Legal Cheek Careers
The latest careers content in one place, plus events, key deadlines, campus ambassador programme details and the Legal Cheek Most Lists.
How a life changing accident as a junior lawyer gave me the drive to succeed
Ed Fletcher, CEO at Fletchers, discusses how he took the firm from fledgling high street practice to featuring in the UK top 100, and the tragic motorcycle crash that spurred him on
How to secure a training contract at a top law firm
Burges Salmon solicitor turned ULaw Bristol and Exeter dean Zoe King offers tips to applicants
Why I moved from the magic circle to make partner at a major UK law firm in Bristol
Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Burges Salmon banking partner Rachael Ruane ahead of her appearance at Wednesday’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in Bristol
Student event: Secrets to Success Bristol — with Burges Salmon, Osborne Clarke, RPC and ULaw
Wednesday 26 February at ULaw Bristol; open to all students and graduates
Four high flying City lawyers at US firms share their career stories
What we learnt from an hour listening to partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, as well as associates from Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb
Lessons from litigators
Members of Travers Smith's dispute resolution team share what they have learned from working on high-profile, complex and varied disputes
What went down at LegalEdCon North 2020
Last month's Manchester conference marked the beginning of some important conversations centering around the SQE, Sophie Currie reports
Dublin’s future as a global legal hub
BARBRI’s Chris Jorgenson sets out his vision for Ireland’s rapidly expanding legal market
Student event: Commercial Awareness Question Time Dublin — with Arthur Cox, Matheson, Pinsent Masons and BARBRI
Tuesday 18 February in Dublin; open to all students
What will the law firm of 2020s look like?
Ahead of Womble Bond Dickinson's 28 February summer work placement and training contract deadline, three lawyers share their predictions for the new decade
What it’s like working at a global law firm outside London
Three Hogan Lovells associates based in the firm's Birmingham office tell all to Legal Cheek Careers
How techy do you have to be to work in tech law?
DWF technology, media and telecoms partner Ben McLeod shares his thoughts
How to move from an elite law firm to become a flexible-working A&O Peerpoint consultant
Legal Cheek Careers meets former magic circle lawyer Lisa Mulley, head of consultant management at A&O Peerpoint
Life as a lawyer in Liverpool
Four experts make the case for starting your career in the North West
A former commercial litigator’s advice to training contract applicants
‘Your first job may not be your dream job but it could be a step you need to take to achieve your ambitions', says ULaw Reading campus manager Margaret Matthews
My life as a tech lawyer
Womble Bond Dickinson partner Alastair Mitton offers insights into the fast-moving sector
The importance of research skills in the brave new world of legal tech
Christopher O'Connor, head of segment and product marketing at LexisNexis, shares his thoughts
How Manchester Law School is helping to bring about a new industrial revolution in legal services
For Professor Andrew Francis the SQE is just one part of a much bigger story
Inside the new alternative law school backed by some of the profession’s biggest names
Ahead of LegalEdCon North on Thursday, College of Legal Practice CEO Giles Proctor outlines a vision for the SQE that is winning prominent admirers
Outcry over LPC 30 years ago similar to SQE anxiety today, says BARBRI chief
Rather than being fazed by the super-exam, Sarah Hutchinson reckons the legal profession should view it as an exciting opportunity to improve education and training
From vac schemer to global law firm partner advising on big-ticket M&A deals
Claire O’Donnell, graduate recruitment partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, shares her top tips to writing vac scheme applications ahead of the firm’s 31 January deadline