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What it takes to succeed at a global law firm

Alexander Sperling, a corporate and securities associate in Mayer Brown’s London office, discusses his career journey so far and shares advice to future lawyers

Nov 11 2022 10:06am

How I helped my law firm list on the London Stock Exchange

DWF’s Ciara Healy shares her experience advising the firm on its 2019 listing

Nov 10 2022 10:39am

‘The role of a lawyer is much more people focused than it sometimes appears’

ULaw campus programme and student lead Laura Duffy discusses legal life in the North and the benefits of paralegal experience

Nov 9 2022 10:15am

Finding the right law firm for you

Squire Patton Boggs corporate associate Gabriel Pennington shares the key considerations aspiring lawyers should think about

Nov 4 2022 11:44am

A former Magic Circle lawyer makes the case for legal life in the South

ULaw campus dean Sarah Pooley discusses her career, legal tech and how prep is the key to success

Nov 3 2022 11:07am

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

Nov 2 2022 10:42am

‘Do what you enjoy and makes you fulfilled, and don’t be afraid to move on or switch path’

Ahead of next week’s IN-PERSON workshops and networking evening in Manchester, barrister turned ULaw tutor Kate Hammond takes part in a quick-fire Q&A with the Legal Cheek Careers team

Nov 1 2022 10:27am

How lawyers help their clients through economic uncertainty

TLT’s Ainslie Benzie tells us why the firm’s strap-line, ‘For what comes next’, is more appropriate than ever

Oct 31 2022 10:07am

How I came to negotiate multi-million-pound deals

Shoosmiths’ Michelle Craven-Faulkner shares her career journey from in-house transport lawyer to contract expert

Oct 26 2022 10:15am

Inside track: Completing a training contract at a global law firm

Ahead of Wednesday's virtual student event with Ashurst, Legal Cheek Careers speaks to trainee solicitor and panellist Asha Owen-Adams

Oct 24 2022 2:57pm

Nailing a TC application, handling rejection and what it really means to be ‘commercially aware’

Clare Stapleton, The University of Law’s campus careers manager in Birmingham, speaks to Legal Cheek Careers, ahead of next week's IN-PERSON workshops and networking evening in the West Midlands

Oct 21 2022 1:35pm

How I used my background in neuroscience to make it as a lawyer

Bristows' Gregory Bacon on his transition from academia to IP and what STEM students can offer law firms

Oct 19 2022 12:10pm

My life as a green finance lawyer

Hogan Lovells' Andrew Carey maps out his career, ahead of tomorrow's virtual student event

Oct 18 2022 11:54am

One energy lawyer’s journey from Nigeria to Leeds

Chisolu Obumneke-Okeke, an infrastructure, projects & energy associate at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses how this exciting area of the law brought him to the UK

Oct 17 2022 8:25am

6 reasons why future trainees need to engage with legal tech

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with BCLP’s Nick Pryor to discuss the importance of legal tech for aspiring lawyers

Oct 14 2022 8:56am

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

Oct 13 2022 10:25am

Top law firms and high-quality work: Why aspiring lawyers should consider a career in the South West

University of Law campus dean Zoe King makes the case for legal life in Bristol and Exeter, ahead of Thursday's in-person workshops and networking evening

Oct 11 2022 3:42pm

How one US law firm is thriving in London

Legal Cheek Careers speaks to Claire McDaid, corporate and financial services partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, about life at the fastest growing US law firm in London, ahead of her appearance at next week’s virtual student event

Oct 5 2022 10:45am

My life as a crypto disputes lawyer

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with Christopher Whitehouse, senior associate at RPC specialising in high value, complex litigation, to discuss his experience working on crypto disputes in the UK

Oct 4 2022 12:01pm
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Full video: The SQE — what we’ve learned so far

One year on from its introduction, SRA policy managers join BPP’s Head of Outreach to reflect on the new qualification regime

Oct 3 2022 1:14pm

Lawyers’ role in the race to net zero

Burges Salmon Director Ellen Williams on helping clients become greener and the satisfaction of seeing construction plans become reality

Oct 3 2022 8:20am