Tag: lccareers
How two years as a county court advocate helped me secure pupillage
Luke Blease appeared in more than 70 courtrooms across the country, including before High Court judges in the Royal Courts of Justice
Event: Re-imagining global law firms through legal design — with Norton Rose Fulbright
Top lawyers share their thoughts on integrating lawtech, innovation hubs and more; students ask the questions
Life as a Clifford Chance lawyer on the tech frontline — and how you can become one too
A sneak preview of the hints and tips magic circle associate Jamie Andrew will share at Legal Cheek’s ‘Artificial intelligence and the law’ event next month
This is how you get a training contract as a career changer
Top lawyers from Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling share their routes into the profession
My journey from marketing executive to trainee City lawyer
'It’s nerve-wracking, and you shouldn’t take the decision lightly,' says Shearman & Sterling rookie Jessica Stanion
City law: Is the juice worth the squeeze?
A trio of leading City lawyers, legal educators and diversity organisations come together for an evening of careers advice and networking
The ‘Meghan Markle effect’: Commercial awareness seeps through many areas
Lawyers from Burges Salmon, RPC, St John’s Chambers and ULaw share the secrets to their success
Social media is everywhere — but the law governing it remains a speciality form of practice: Here’s how to get into it
ULaw associate professor Peter Goodchild looks back on a career that began as an IP and IT lawyer in the City
Don’t try to imitate Rachel Zane from Suits, just be your authentic self
Barristers from Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe and Serjeants’ Inn join an LPC Law advocate and ULaw’s national BPTC director to discuss how to make it as a barrister
7 things students need to do when applying for training contracts
Legal Cheek Careers meets BPP University LPC lecturer Charlie Radcliffe
From trainee to partner, and what I’ve learnt along the way
Baker McKenzie corporate partner Kirsty Wilson on her legal career and the advice she’d give to those just starting theirs
The diary of a client secondee
Mayer Brown junior lawyer Emma Sturt has recently returned from a secondment at Citibank, having spent six months at Wells Fargo during her training contract
‘There’s no such thing as success without hard work — in any walk of life, not just law’
Curiosity, open-mindedness and the ability to work as part of a team are also key differentiating traits, says Hogan Lovells litigator Rebecca Wales
What I learned as an undergraduate law student attending the Kings Chambers mini-pupillage fair
Legal Cheek Manchester Met campus ambassador May Alavi found the Bar to be different in some crucial respects to popular stereotypes
PwC looks beyond UCAS points for next generation of solicitors
Keily Blair and Kirsty O'Connor talk to Legal Cheek Careers about level playing fields
AI may be the solution, but it’s lawyers that know the questions to ask
Leading lawyers and technologists come together to discuss all things tech
Why specialise when you could do it all?
Being a generalist helps to develop your advocacy skills, argues Serjeants’ Inn’s Angus Moon QC
How I quit my job in Shanghai and landed my dream training contract
Burges Salmon trainee Ian Bond looks back on his route to a TC
From South East London to Durham Uni and then the Bar and beyond
Legal Cheek Careers meets National Director of ULaw’s BPTC Jaqueline Cheltenham
Four City lawyer tips for training contract application success
Solicitors from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and ULaw explore the themes that lawyers of the future should be thinking about
A senior associate’s notes from the frontline of the legal AI revolution
Pinsent Masons' Jennifer McCormick tells Legal Cheek Careers how technology is revolutionising her practice area of banking and restructuring