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What it’s like to do a training contract at PwC

Two PwC trainee solicitors reveal how to maximise your experiences on your application forms and give an insider’s view on a Big Four training contract

Jan 26 2019 9:39am

Understanding the success of US law firms in London

Four Shearman & Sterling partners share their insights

Jan 24 2019 3:52pm
Travers Smith law firm training contract trainee

This is how one City law firm responds to market change

The panel, which comprised of lawyers and business services professionals, had plenty to say on topics ranging from Brexit, the economic cycle and the rise of disruptive technologies

Jan 23 2019 3:15pm

7 steps to training contract application success

ULaw dean for the Chester and Liverpool campuses, Carol Draycott, shares her tips to the top ahead of Thursday’s event in Liverpool

Jan 21 2019 3:15pm

Aspiring lawyers must have drive, aptitude and interest

The legal profession has changed over the years, but Phil Sanderson of Ropes & Gray shows that some things stay the same

Jan 17 2019 3:21pm

From trainee to London senior partner — and what I learnt along the way

Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Mayer Brown’s Sally Davies at the firm’s London office to uncover the story behind her success

Jan 15 2019 2:41pm

Five pupillage application form essentials

As the Pupillage Gateway re-opens, Devereux's Harry Sheehan and John Platts-Mills share five ideas to hopefully reinvigorate the process of applying for pupillage and crafting applications

Jan 11 2019 11:43am

A partner and a trainee explain why they decided to become corporate lawyers

Shearman & Sterling's New York and London offices brought to life in short clip

Jan 9 2019 3:00pm

How being a trainee is different (and not so different) to the way I imagined it at university

RPC trainee solicitor Joseph Akwaboa reveals his journey from theory to practice -- with a few goals on the football pitch along the way

Jan 8 2019 2:27pm

Life in a global law firm through the eyes of a trainee

Ahead of Norton Rose Fulbright’s 13 January Spring Vacation Scheme deadline, Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Dominica Cole, a former vac schemer and current trainee at the firm

Jan 7 2019 2:48pm
Travers Smith law firm lawyer solicitor training contract

Why Brexit, technology and agile working are some of the ingredients shaking up City law

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How law firms adapt to change’ event with Travers Smith next week, finance partner Danny Peel explains how the City law firm is responding to change

Jan 4 2019 2:00pm
Burges Salmon trainee solicitor

How to nail a vac scheme application

A Burges Salmon trainee shares her top tips

Jan 3 2019 3:15pm
Pinsent Masons solicitor lawyer training contract

How to become an intellectual property lawyer

One Pinsent Masons partner shares his insights

Jan 2 2019 3:00pm

What I learned in my week at a global law firm

Ahead of the 6 January application deadline for Clyde & Co’s vacation scheme, Legal Cheek Careers spoke with Eleanor Hassall, fresh from her time on the firm's Bright Futures Programme.

Dec 31 2018 9:26am
Pupillage pupil barrister

12 tips on how to secure pupillage

Five barristers came together at a recent Legal Cheek event to share their career insights

Dec 20 2018 2:14pm

Behind the scenes at a tech-focused City law firm

Lawyers and innovation specialists discuss Taylor Wessing tech

Dec 19 2018 3:17pm

How success often follows rejection

Four successful lawyers reflect on the opportunities presented by setbacks

Dec 18 2018 2:41pm

Looking up: How the North is becoming an international legal powerhouse

CMS lawyers deliver commercial awareness and careers advice insights

Dec 17 2018 2:22pm

My most memorable pro bono case

Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers share their stories

Dec 5 2018 1:50pm