Tag: lccareers
What makes a good personal injury lawyer?
Empathy, resilience, and the ability to adapt will stand you in good stead, says Irwin Mitchell serious injury specialist Chris Kardahji
Meet the infrastructure lawyers helping ‘Build back better’
A panel of experts from Pinsent Masons discuss their work and how it is helping drive the post-Covid economic recovery
Should I do the LPC or SQE?
BPP’s Head of Outreach Jonny Hurst shares the drivers for students’ decision-making
How I secured a training contract at a top City firm
Reed Smith trainee Tiffany Law reflects on her journey into law and how she took onboard feedback to earn a spot at her firm of choice
Hot practice area focus: How I came to specialise in environmental law
With COP26 underway Gowling WLG partner Ben Stansfield reflects on his career journey to date and considers some of the developments at the forefront of planning and environmental law
Navigating the shifting sands of competition law at a global firm
Ropes & Gray senior counsel Lisa Kaltenbrunner discusses upcoming regulatory changes and how she came to specialise in this exciting area of law
My journey from vac schemer to junior lawyer at a global law firm
Lauren Vallender discusses her route into White & Case’s energy, infrastructure and project finance team, ahead of her appearance at this afternoon's virtual student event
49 tips candidates need to know before starting as a trainee solicitor
Courtesy of five trainees at Shearman & Sterling
From airports in Croatia to railways in South Africa: the varied career of a global infrastructure lawyer
Pinsent Masons partner Sonal Shah contemplates her career journey to date and comments on how the infrastructure sector has fared throughout Covid-19
Why aspiring lawyers should welcome the SQE’s arrival
BARBRI’s senior director of learning, Jody Tranter, sees the new route to solicitor qualification as a ‘great opportunity’ and one she helps students take advantage of
Navigating multi-billion pound deals and cross-border transactions as a City lawyer
Goodwin senior associate Raymond Fang tells Legal Cheek Careers about his day to day and the standout deals he's advised on
Why litigation is a game of chess
DWF senior associate Paul Maddock explains how his passion for board games helps in his day-to-day legal life
‘The hurdles I overcame on my path to partnership’
Squire Patton Boggs partner Michelle Adams didn’t get the A-Level grades she’d hoped for and started training at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis; here she talks to Legal Cheek Careers about navigating choppy waters to get to where she is today
‘Own your experience as a law career changer’
Mayer Brown trainee Cheryl Stevart discusses her career journey from publishing to corporate law, ahead of her appearance at this week's virtual student event
Building a better tomorrow as a real estate lawyer
Taylor Wessing partner Adam Marks reflects on his career journey to date and his latest project, City 2040
Why being a global finance lawyer is the next best thing to being a rockstar
Ashurst partner Navdeep Benning discusses her career journey to date
My journey from law student to junior lawyer — and what I learnt along the way
Hogan Lovells associate Ellie Thwaites discusses her route into the firm’s infrastructure, energy, resources and projects team, and why a year out both before and after university helped on her way
Dublin’s legal scene through the eyes of two junior lawyers
McCann FitzGerald associates Olivia Wright and Darragh Caldwell offer their top application tips while reflecting on their own career journeys so far, ahead of the firm’s appearance at next week's Legal Cheek Irish Virtual Law Fair 2021
My work as a lawyer in the renewable energy sector
Burges Salmon senior associate Peter Ramsden shares an overview of his career journey and the challenges he faced along the way
From the 2008 financial crisis to Covid: My career as a capital markets lawyer
Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Jennifer Tait traces her career from the financial crisis to the ‘new normal’
How I became a green energy lawyer
CMS’ Kirsty Nurse reflects on her career journey as representing environmental interests becomes increasingly appealing to law students