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Event: Inside Track Cambridge — with Baker McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Mills & Reeve and White & Case
Wednesday 13 February at BPP Cambridge; open to all students

Brexit: Poll shows majority of students want second referendum
But a panel of EU law experts predict otherwise

Open thread: How to ace a pupillage application
Two Hardwicke pupil barristers advise

My life as a lawyer advising on the online retail revolution
Ahead of ‘How tech is changing finance, retail and the law’ with Womble Bond Dickinson in Southampton on Thursday, we caught up with one of the firm’s top commercial property partners

Student event: How tech is changing finance, retail and the law — with Womble Bond Dickinson in Southampton
6pm on Thursday 7 February; open to all students

The Liverpool legal scene is going from strength to strength
Reflections from Legal Cheek’s north-western careers discussion featuring a panel of top lawyers from the area

Brexit could generate plenty of opportunities for future lawyers
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How will Brexit disarray affect future lawyers?’ event at ULaw Moorgate on Thursday, ULaw associate professor Trevor Tayleur casts an expert eye over the impending upheaval

What it’s like to do a training contract at PwC
Two PwC trainee solicitors reveal how to maximise your experiences on your application forms and give an insider’s view on a Big Four training contract

Understanding the success of US law firms in London
Four Shearman & Sterling partners share their insights

This is how one City law firm responds to market change
The panel, which comprised of lawyers and business services professionals, had plenty to say on topics ranging from Brexit, the economic cycle and the rise of disruptive technologies

How we made it this far
Big hitters from Skadden and Quinn Emanuel, and a rising star from Kirkland & Ellis, tell their stories

7 steps to training contract application success
ULaw dean for the Chester and Liverpool campuses, Carol Draycott, shares her tips to the top ahead of Thursday’s event in Liverpool

Aspiring lawyers must have drive, aptitude and interest
The legal profession has changed over the years, but Phil Sanderson of Ropes & Gray shows that some things stay the same

From trainee to London senior partner — and what I learnt along the way
Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Mayer Brown’s Sally Davies at the firm’s London office to uncover the story behind her success

Lawtech is a means to an end — it’s not about having ‘a new shiny toy’
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s Nick Pryor gives his insight into the past, present and future of legal technology

Five pupillage application form essentials
As the Pupillage Gateway re-opens, Devereux's Harry Sheehan and John Platts-Mills share five ideas to hopefully reinvigorate the process of applying for pupillage and crafting applications

A partner and a trainee explain why they decided to become corporate lawyers
Shearman & Sterling's New York and London offices brought to life in short clip

How being a trainee is different (and not so different) to the way I imagined it at university
RPC trainee solicitor Joseph Akwaboa reveals his journey from theory to practice -- with a few goals on the football pitch along the way

Life in a global law firm through the eyes of a trainee
Ahead of Norton Rose Fulbright’s 13 January Spring Vacation Scheme deadline, Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Dominica Cole, a former vac schemer and current trainee at the firm

Why Brexit, technology and agile working are some of the ingredients shaking up City law
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How law firms adapt to change’ event with Travers Smith next week, finance partner Danny Peel explains how the City law firm is responding to change

How to nail a vac scheme application
A Burges Salmon trainee shares her top tips