Tag: lccareers
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
My life as a green finance lawyer
Hogan Lovells' Andrew Carey maps out his career, ahead of tomorrow's virtual student event
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
How a serial tech entrepreneur is transforming a global law firm
Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes sits down with Gerard Frith, Taylor Wessing’s Entrepreneur in Residence, to discuss how technology is changing the legal profession
Life as a junior lawyer at one of Ireland’s leading law firms
We speak to two junior lawyers about their time at McCann FitzGerald LLP ahead of next month's Legal Cheek Virtual Irish Law Fair
How law students can boost their employability
Legal Cheek Careers sits down with John Watkins, ULaw’s director of employability, ahead of next week’s in-person workshops and networking evening in London
Excellence in commercial real estate — a case study on Edinburgh’s St James Quarter
CMS real estate of counsel Roland Smyth offers insight into CMS’ recent work on St James Quarter in Edinburgh, ahead of his appearance at our virtual student event tomorrow