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

May 22 2019 12:07pm

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

May 21 2019 11:05am

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

May 17 2019 1:16pm

‘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

May 16 2019 11:42am

‘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

May 13 2019 2:50pm

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

May 9 2019 3:40pm

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

May 1 2019 10:00am

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

Apr 23 2019 1:37pm
Barristers, Solicitors, students

Be prepared to forge your own path to legal practice

A panel of lawyers reveal their unconventional routes into law

Apr 3 2019 2:48pm

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

Mar 29 2019 12:57pm
Law, Student, solicitor, training contract, youtuber, vlogger, Law and Broader

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

Mar 25 2019 2:05pm

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

Mar 21 2019 1:53pm
Student, law, training contract, lawtech

Why AI may be less disruptive than email

Artificial intelligence is saving lawyers time, but it is also generating work

Mar 20 2019 3:49pm

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

Mar 12 2019 1:56pm

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

Mar 11 2019 3:30pm

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

Mar 8 2019 12:52pm

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

Feb 25 2019 1:58pm

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

Feb 20 2019 2:45pm

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

Feb 19 2019 3:10pm

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

Feb 18 2019 3:26pm