Legal Cheek Careers

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

On secondment during my TC in San Francisco

Clyde & Co’s Madeleine Shanks on legal life in the world’s tech capital

Dec 18 2017 2:33pm

Five good things about US law firms that don’t involve money

We all know they pay well, but what else do they offer?

Dec 14 2017 2:44pm

Four valuable skills that STEM students bring to the legal profession

Experts from LexisNexis, Bristows, Reed Smith and Allen & Overy share their views

Dec 12 2017 3:42pm

What it’s like to do a secondment with Google as a junior lawyer

Legal Cheek Careers meets RPC’s Stuart Harris

Dec 11 2017 3:10pm

How competing in the Grand Prix Challenge can be a speedier route to a training contract

Applications for Norton Rose Fulbright’s competition are now open

Dec 7 2017 2:46pm

The lawyers at the frontline of AI, fintech and drones

Look beyond the hype and there is potential for real change, say Osborne Clarke experts

Dec 6 2017 2:54pm

Event: The skills future lawyers need for the new digital world — with RPC, Google and Uber

Apply to attend the final Commercial Awareness Question Time of 2017

Dec 4 2017 4:51pm

Herbert Smith Freehills trainees reveal how they are engaging with lawtech

As firm’s director of knowledge and learning emphasises importance of client facing skills

Dec 1 2017 4:05pm

Doing a training contract at a magic circle firm doesn’t mean giving up your passions

Samara Lawrence balances her love of sport with her third seat at Linklaters

Nov 30 2017 11:46am

How I became a fintech lawyer

Clifford Chance’s Peter Chapman was tempted by litigation, but the opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and technology was too good to miss

Nov 28 2017 2:48pm

Turning lawyers into innovators

Dentons’ pioneering Nextlaw Labs venture is having a radical effect -- and creating opportunities for future lawyers

Nov 27 2017 1:11pm

Why City law firms need more STEM graduates

Proficiency with data to become ever more important for junior lawyers, says Reed Smith Innovation Manager Alex Smith

Nov 23 2017 2:02pm

What it’s like to do a secondment with Goldman Sachs as a trainee solicitor

Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Pragesh Sivaguru tells Legal Cheek Careers about an “inspiring and encouraging” third seat of his training contract

Nov 21 2017 2:15pm

Fintech: the future of financial institutions — with Clifford Chance

Event: Dispatches from the frontline of finance, with students asking the questions

Nov 20 2017 10:20am

What infrastructure lawyers do and why this area is going to be big for millennials

From renewable energy to high speed rail, hyperloop technology and driverless cars -- a coming wave of projects will require lots of legal expertise

Nov 16 2017 1:51pm

From ISIS threats in Mosul to poorly cows in Yorkshire: it’s all in a day’s work in insurance law

Clyde & Co NQ Susannah Russell gives her perspective on the “many different facets” of high-value insurance cases

Nov 15 2017 12:35pm

Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Mark Rigotti on how artificial intelligence will change law firms

"It's about delivery to our clients and not about the tech"

Nov 13 2017 12:45pm

Four different perspectives from female lawyers about being successful on your own terms

Stories from the Women in Law Conference at Shearman & Sterling in London

Nov 9 2017 3:49pm

A future lawyer’s guide to networking

Burges Salmon trainees hit the ground at TEDxBristol in ‘DareToDisrupt’ networking challenge

Nov 7 2017 2:29pm

Event: Why US law firms are thriving in London

Legal Cheek Live -- MoneyLaw special

Nov 6 2017 3:36pm