Legal Cheek Careers

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

Why students don’t need to have it all figured out at law school

Amid the competing attractions of different areas of law, it's important to keep an open mind, writes BPP University's Kandice Horsey

Jun 29 2016 2:34pm

From a small town in one of India’s poorest states to Herbert Smith Freehills

Siddhartha Shukla charts his incredible route to becoming a solicitor in London

Jun 28 2016 12:05pm

City lawyers need to be street smart as well as book smart

Mayer Brown Of Counsel Warsha Kalé on making the transition from university to practice

Jun 22 2016 1:35pm

London lawyers discuss merits of Leave vs Remain — without a politician in sight

The Legal Cheek and Shearman & Sterling EU referendum debate

Jun 21 2016 9:35am

Interview: ‘I have delayed doing the LPC because I got a paralegal job’

Nadine Shanahan found it easier to get a foothold on the career ladder than she had expected

Jun 17 2016 11:06am

Event: How to make it as a City lawyer — with the Black Solicitors Network

Top BME lawyers share their wisdom with students looking to pursue careers in corporate law

Jun 13 2016 9:44am

How I became a competition lawyer

Be ready when opportunity knocks, recommends Shearman & Sterling's James Webber

Jun 10 2016 12:28pm

Practice areas: Who is drawn to what?

The people who thrive in different legal specialisms don't always conform to stereotype

May 25 2016 1:08pm

Amanda Yip QC: ‘I started off as a criminal barrister and I’d do the same today’

Regional super chambers model still allows legal aid practitioners to thrive

May 23 2016 11:27am

Event: Commercial Awareness Question Time: EU referendum special — with Shearman & Sterling

Top EU lawyers discuss vote implications; students ask the questions -- with 30 free places up for grabs

May 16 2016 3:08pm

What it’s like to be a projects lawyer working to create huge new things

Legal Cheek Careers meets the award-winning Pinsent Masons pair who are helping to build a new £588m NHS hospital

May 10 2016 1:31pm

‘A legal background is an excellent foundation for business leadership’

Incoming ULaw chief executive Dr Stelios Platis on how students can best position themselves in a changing legal market

May 3 2016 1:37pm

Five things we wish we’d known before pupillage

Words of wisdom from two Hardwicke pupil barristers ahead of application deadline day

Apr 28 2016 1:22pm

Open thread: How do I get a pupillage?

Baby barristers advise

Apr 19 2016 4:08pm

9 revision tips from people who have nailed law exams

Trainee solicitors share their exam preparation wisdom

Apr 15 2016 12:49pm

Why the challenge to create more female partners starts at trainee level

Millennials hold the key to boosting gender diversity in law

Apr 13 2016 9:11am

Video: How to become a serious injury lawyer

There's plenty of legal life beyond the City

Mar 31 2016 3:16pm

How to turn pupillage interview failure into success

Daring to be honest can be a turning point

Mar 30 2016 12:10pm

The life of a law student campus ambassador

York Uni second year Lee Turner used his position with King & Wood Mallesons to bag a vac scheme

Mar 23 2016 12:41pm