Legal Cheek Careers
The latest careers content in one place, plus events, key deadlines, campus ambassador programme details and the Legal Cheek Most Lists.
From Magic Circle lawyer to law school campus dean
Sarah Pooley talks about her move into education, MC lawyering and hot career tips for trainee hopefuls
Exploring the wealth of possibilities for aspiring lawyers in the North
Dean of ULaw in the North, Matthew Tomlinson offers his careers advice for trainee hopefuls
Why aspiring solicitors should consider the in-house path
Nissan legal counsel Joan Scott discusses the unique challenges that come with working for some of the world's largest companies
Some words of wisdom for pupillage seekers
Beverley Dawes, head of the Bar Practice Course at ULaw, offers her advice on selecting chambers, writing applications, and interviews
Top tips on how to secure pupillage courtesy of a pupil supervisor
'It’s a marathon not a sprint’, says Gatehouse Chambers barrister Phillip Patterson
‘Training contract seekers need to sell themselves, prepare well and persist’
Hill Dickinson partner Richard Capper discusses life in the firm’s banking and finance team and offers advice for the next generation of lawyers
How to make the most of this pupillage application season
Devereux Chambers' Alice Defriend offers her advice on selecting sets, written applications, and interview prep
Meet the lawyer working with some of the UK’s most exciting tech, media and entertainment start-ups
Harbottle & Lewis partner Tom Macleod sits down with Legal Cheek
What legal disputes and puzzles have in common
Travers Smith partner Stephanie Lee talks billion-dollar disputes, careers advice and life at the firm
Full video: The SQE assessments – a deep dive
SQE trainee and BPP’s Head of Outreach reflect on lessons so far
What went down at the Legal Cheek–ULaw Winter 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme
A whistle-stop tour of a week’s worth of commercial awareness discussions and applications advice
What finance lawyers really do
Womble Bond Dickinson’s Philip Withey on the lifecycle of a banking deal and how he stays commercially aware
How one engineer is helping lawyers build robots
Pinsent Masons technical lead talks all things AI
‘Your journey to partnership starts on day one as a trainee’
Baker McKenzie’s Hannah Luqmani talks career progression, client relationships and walking on chocolate
Making the most of opportunities as a training contract hopeful
ULaw Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp offers his top careers advice
The skills students need to succeed this training contract application season
Reed Smith graduate recruitment manager Rebecca Schrod on being methodical, proactive and self-reflective
My experience as a Black junior lawyer in the City
Ropes & Gray’s Kwasi Yeboah on training at a US law firm and how the profession can become more inclusive
Junior lawyers: ‘know your priorities and non-negotiables’
HSF corporate associate Yusra Jafar discusses cross-border work, staying balanced and applications advice
Commercial awareness: What is it and how to get it?
Good lawyers are the ones who truly understand their clients
Applying for training contracts? Be sure to bring your ‘genuine self’ to interviews
DWF’s Paul Maddock reflects on his career and how the profession is becoming more inclusive
‘I studied for the SQE while training at AstraZeneca – here’s what it was like’
AstraZeneca graduate solicitor apprentice talks SQE1&2, balancing work and study and revision tips