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Four high flying City lawyers at US firms share their career stories
What we learnt from an hour listening to partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, as well as associates from Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb

Revealed: The best chambers for training and quality of work 2020
The results from the latest Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in

‘The way we do business will inevitably change — but we will always need lawyers’
ULTRA Project Director and The University of Law (ULaw) senior tutor, Patrick Grant, on the rise of technology in the legal profession and what it means for future lawyers

Lawyer event: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint
Thursday 13 February at Allen & Overy, London -- open to lawyers from 2QE and up

How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint
Thursday 13 February at Allen & Overy, London -- open to associates 2PQE and up

‘We’re not just paying lip service to innovation — it’s part of our culture’
CMS real estate senior associate Simon Porter talks tech ahead of our ‘Innovation and the law’ event in Edinburgh

My life as a corporate finance lawyer advising tech companies and entrepreneurs
Ahead of her appearance at ‘The Northern Powerhouse economy of the 2020s’, Addleshaw Goddard’s Carly Gulliver shares an insight into fast-growing practice

10 Supreme stories to celebrate top UK court’s 10th birthday
A recap of some of Legal Cheek's faves

Vlogging future City trainee solicitor reveals how to secure a vac scheme the ‘easy way’
Ali Obeid has interned at a number of top outfits

Technology and emerging markets — with Clifford Chance
Thursday 5 September at Clifford Chance London

Average partner profits at Allen & Overy and Linklaters hit £1.7 million
Rises of 1% and 11%

Inside Norton Rose Fulbright’s new lawtech module with York University
Those behind the first-of-its-kind, jointly-taught programme reveal the thinking behind the move

How I leveraged my foreign language skills to secure a City training contract
Lewis Fairfax, corporate litigator at Hogan Lovells, chats to Legal Cheek's Aishah Hussain ahead of his appearance at next Wednesday’s ‘Inside Track: How to become a City lawyer' event

YouTuber parodies Kim Kardashian applying to Harvard Law School
Comedian Benito Skinner plays out infamous Legally Blonde video application scene

Magic circle and US law firms ‘must change the way they work’ or face ‘doom’, warns the FT
Will £100k+ for newly qualified solicitors prove a high water mark?
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Why leaping into law as a career changer takes confidence
ULaw’s John Watkins talks transferrable skills and reveals how career changers can show risk-averse employers that they’re a safe option

Kim Kardashian relates to law student struggles
Social media sensation turned law student says she won’t have time for ‘literally anything’

Email reveals decision on Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers transatlantic mega-merger due in ‘coming weeks’
US outfit suspends training contract applications

Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance – 2019 edition
The outfits bucking the 'all work no play' trend

Allen & Overy keeps 39 out of 47 qualifying trainees
Spring score of 83%