Tag: ESG

Sustainability low on law firms’ priority list, research finds
Trumped by cybersecurity, cost management and diversity

Will fashion giant Shein get its London flotation?
Durham Uni modern languages grad Alicia Boothroyd analyses the challenges Shein faces in listing on the London Stock Exchange

Green contracts: the hidden key to ESG enforcement?
City Uni law grad Sammar Masood explores the viability of ESG clauses in commercial contracts

The ‘E’ in ESG: How to tackle emission disclosures
Law student Indrakshi Chaku offers a comparative analysis of the UK and India’s disclosure regimes

‘The best training contract interviews are like conversations’
Lachlan Low, White & Case counsel, talks cross-border work, ESG and how to demonstrate commercial awareness

Commercial awareness: What is it and how to get it?
Good lawyers are the ones who truly understand their clients

How the 2008 crash led to my career in financial services regulation
Gowling WLG principle associate Sushil Kuner discusses cross-border work, ESG and her unique value add for clients

‘London’s skyscrapers inspired me to become a real estate lawyer’
BCLP's Daniel Burnand talks office space and what ESG means for his clients

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

Chasing a training contract? Here are four hot topics you need to know about
From ChatGPT to the SQE, ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp looks at the major talking points among aspiring lawyers

Greenwashing: the latest fashion sweeping the globe?
ULaw graduate and paralegal Charlotte Cheshire investigates fast fashion brands' 'green' claims

How ESG is shaking things up at law firms
Hill Dickinson partners explain how the heightened focus on environmental, social and governance is changing their work

5 things we learned about life at a global law firm
A panel of lawyers from White & Case discuss the realities of working on high-value, cross-border deals

Meet the sustainability manager helping one global law firm go green
Bird & Bird’s Lauren Nethercleft on her newly created role of sustainability manager and the firm’s drive to meet their net zero ambitions

What went down at the Clifford Chance x Legal Cheek ESG event
Lucy Sallows takes to TikTok to share her experience of attending our first hybrid student event

What does ESG mean for disputes lawyers?
Carla Lewis, senior associate in arbitration, economic sanctions and public international law at Clifford Chance, reveals how the growing awareness of environment, social and governance principles (ESG) is changing her work as a disputes lawyer

Sustainability and what it means to law firms
Legal Cheek Careers sits down with Mills & Reeve sustainability manager Jessica Wilkes-Ball to discuss the rise of ESG up the corporate agenda

The changing legal landscape: How will it affect aspiring lawyers?
Former barrister turned ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor Law, Professor Peter Crisp, looks at some of the key issues impacting those seeking to enter the legal profession, ahead of next week’s Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme

Top lawyers give the lowdown on what ESG really means
A panel of experts discuss the role of law firms in driving environmental, social and governance goals

How students can stand out in today’s legal market
Former barrister turned ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Crisp, shares with students how to build commercial awareness and the skills they need to succeed