Tag: lccareers

‘As a 17 year-old secretary with no A-Levels and terrible GCSEs I didn’t expect to become a partner in a leading law firm’
Lisa Kemp, careers manager at The University of Law, reflects on a legal career that has taken many unexpected twists and turns

‘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

SQE offers chance to create high quality courses where technology enhances learning, says Nottingham Law School head of department
Matthew J. Homewood sketches out vision for Solicitors Qualifying Exam preparation course that draws on university’s strength in teaching and research

Hotshot solicitor apprentices are starting to give law graduates a serious run for their money
BPP head of legal apprenticeships Bruce Humphrey detects a 'cultural change' taking place

The case for solicitor apprenticeships
Ceri Evans, National Programme Director for Apprenticeships at The University of Law, discusses the benefits of the training contract alternative

From India’s biggest law school to Kirkland & Ellis private equity partner in London
Aprajita Dhundia shares her career story

From trainee to City law firm partner in ten years
Travers Smith’s Stephanie Lee reflects on her path to partnership and the high-stakes litigation that she’s worked on along the way

How to become a clinical negligence QC
Two Serjeants’ Inn barristers, who made it to the top via strikingly different routes, share their advice and reflections

The Green Economy will be the defining theme of the 2020s
Three Shoosmiths partners look at what’s happening now and in the future

Top barristers reveal what students need to know as they make pupillage applications
Practitioners from no less than 13 leading London sets share their insights as the Pupillage Gateway re-opens

Top commercial awareness talking points for aspiring lawyers
Courtesy of experts from ULaw, Squire Patton Boggs, Kings Chambers and Womble Bond Dickinson

Legal technology: What does the next decade hold for law firms?
Three CMS lawyers share their thoughts

Five reasons to do your training contract with a global law firm outside London
Lawyers from Addleshaw Goddard’s Leeds office make the case for starting your career in the North

Why I wanted to become a lawyer
Solicitors from Eversheds Sutherland, Irwin Mitchell, Pinsent Masons and ULaw share the stories of their career journeys

Five hot commercial awareness issues that future lawyers need to be thinking about
Lawyers from BARBRI, BCLP, Gowling WLG, Ropes & Gray and Squire Patton Boggs share their wisdom

Four fintech predictions from four seriously clued-up lawyers
Practice area insight from experts at Linklaters

How technology is changing the business of law
Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers talk tech transforming the firm

Lawtech and what it means for future lawyers
Experts from across the City share their insights

The lowdown on US law firms in London
Shearman & Sterling lawyers give commercial awareness master class

The opportunities ahead for the Scottish legal market
Addleshaw Goddard lawyers discuss lawtech, Brexit and Indyref2

Student Event: Secrets to Success Leeds — with Squire Patton Boggs, Kings Chambers, Womble Bond Dickinson and ULaw
Wednesday 11 December at ULaw Leeds; open to all students and graduates