Tag: lccareers
Telling lawyers to ‘toughen up’ isn’t the answer
PJ Kirby QC, joint head of Hardwicke, speaks to Legal Cheek ahead of his appearance this afternoon at The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
What it’s like to lead one of the UK’s first teaching law firms
Laura Pinkney, head of Nottingham Law School’s Legal Advice Centre, chats to Legal Cheek’s Aishah Hussain
Why leaping into law as a career changer takes confidence
ULaw’s John Watkins talks transferrable skills and reveals how career changers can show risk-averse employers that they’re a safe option
‘Tech doesn’t respect boundaries — it is universal and affects how we run all our practice areas’
Legal Cheek Careers chats to Clifford Chance partner and co-head of the technology practice, Jonathan Kewley, about the firm’s new lawtech training contract
‘We have an obligation to make entry to the bar as fair as possible’
Cornerstones Barristers’ Andrew Lane reflects on his career to date and how barrister training should evolve to adequately prepare the next generation of advocates
The role of diverse skills in the ‘radically different’ legal services of the future
LexisNexis director, Dani McCormick, talks about her path from a career in advertising to law to legal tech, and how different law might be in the future
The SQE and the challenges ahead
ULaw’s director of business development, Morette Jackson, reveals how law firms are reacting to the new solicitor super-exam
How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation
Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead
Be prepared to forge your own path to legal practice
A panel of lawyers reveal their unconventional routes into law
Without role models, LGBT+ junior lawyers risk ‘going back into the closet’
Lawyers from Hogan Lovells and Goldman Sachs on the vital role support networks play in the fight against discrimination
Aspiring lawyers should embrace social media
Instagram Live interview: Ahead of Wednesday’s event, ‘Secrets to Success -- Birmingham’, solicitor and vlogger Chrissie Wolfe explains why an online presence can have its advantages
Why Generation Z will revolutionise the law firm of the future
Lawyers and innovation experts give students a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities that await
Why AI may be less disruptive than email
Artificial intelligence is saving lawyers time, but it is also generating work
Unique opportunities lie ahead for today’s future trainees
Ahead of tomorrow's ‘Commercial, digital and data awareness’ event in London, we spoke to Jeremy Coleman, innovation manager at Norton Rose Fulbright
Aspiring solicitors should seek the skills robots can’t replace
A sneak peek of some of the hints and tips BPP innovation chief Adam Curphey will share at Wednesday’s ‘Commercial, digital and data awareness’ event
Bristol’s legal scene and the rise of agile working
A panel of South West lawyers discuss the departure from the London-centric vision of yesterday
Want to be the next Amal Clooney? Here are 5 things all aspiring human rights lawyers need to know
A panel of experts share tips from the top
This is how lawyers of the future should be thinking about tech
Embrace the change but don’t get distracted by it, say a panel of top City lawyers
Why this law firm partner won’t be leaving Bristol any time soon
Burges Salmon's James Sutherland reveals the benefits of practising in the South West
Lawyers cut through the tech hype to give students a glimpse of the challenges and opportunities that await
Womble Bond Dickinson trio consider how future lawyers should be thinking about technology
From human rights barrister to judge – why I prefer being the decision maker
Ahead of ‘How to become a human rights lawyer’ on Wednesday in London, we caught up with ULaw academic and deputy district judge Anitra Hussain