Legal Cheek Careers
The latest careers content in one place, plus events, key deadlines, campus ambassador programme details and the Legal Cheek Most Lists.
Top tips for vac scheme applications
ULaw's John McKeown talks writing concisely, assessment centres and handling rejection
Meet the Magic Circle lawyer working at the cutting edge of the tech sector
Linklaters associate Charlotte Beardsworth reflects on her career so far
My journey from paralegal to lawtech expert
Addleshaw Goddard’s innovation manager reflects on his path into law and what AI means for lawyers
From chemistry graduate to IP lawyer
Bristows’ Ellen Lambrix talks life sciences, STEM skills and secondments
Insights into the Birmingham legal market and how to go about building QWE
Clare Stapleton, Employability Group Manager at ULaw Birmingham talks networking tips, common application pitfalls and demonstrating commercial awareness
‘I studied law for the first time when preparing for the SQE – and I wouldn’t change a thing’
Legal Cheek Careers sits down with US law firm trainee Ellen Swarbrick to talk SQE, career change and TCs
‘I was one of the first solicitor apprentices to qualify through the SQE – here’s what I learnt’
Fletchers Solicitors’ Joshua Whittam on his journey from school leaver to lawyer
A junior lawyer talks career change and expanding access to the profession
Mills & Reeve associate Louis Geary-Smith reflects on his move form marketing to law
A newly qualified lawyer on six-seat training contracts and why communication is key
Burges Salmon’s Liam Edwards discusses his varied work in the firm’s projects department
An employment partner offers her views on hybrid working, AI and career breaks
Osborne Clarke’s Olivia Sinfield reflects on her work and why raising a family has made her a better lawyer
Why I chose to train at a US law firm in London
Morrison Foerster associate Carlotta Pregnolato reflects on her journey from trainee to NQ associate
The lowdown on life at a leading US law firm in London
Willkie partner Jennifer Tait speaks about life in the capital markets group
From Battersea Power Station to the Chinese Embassy – the varied life of a global real estate lawyer
Taylor Wessing partner Leona Ahmed discusses her life at the firm
Going green and the opportunities for lawyers
NRF Counsel Amy Armitage discusses the energy sector developments that aspiring solicitors should be tracking
My journey to become an investment management lawyer
Macfarlanes associate Tiffany Cox discusses her move into law and her work in the firm's ESG working group
How to build a career as a property lawyer
Bates Wells’ partner Karli Hiscock looks at the opportunities and challenges facing the real estate sector
What life as a commercial insurance lawyer looks like
RPC associate David Healey discusses his work in the firm's Professional and Financial Risks team
How to study and network effectively, and why international experiences are invaluable
Meet Aruna Verma, the new Dean at ULaw’s Moorgate campus
Swapping London for the Louvre: life on an international secondment at a global law firm
A&O's Gabriella Masding discusses her move to Paris
A finance lawyer’s journey from trainee to partner
Weil’s Patrick Brendon discusses his busy day-to-day and using secondments to broaden one’s horizons
My journey from medicine and neuroscience to City law – via the BBC
Ashurst partner Sunny Kumar discusses his varied career