Tag: lccareers

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

‘I’m a former magic circle lawyer with 20 years’ experience in legal education — this is how to secure a training contract’
A sneak peek at the hints and tips The University of Law's professor Alexis Mavrikakis will share at this evening's Secrets to Success event

Video: What’s the best thing about being a brand ambassador at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner?
Global outfit’s current bunch share highlights, as applications open for 12 new ambassadors

Queen’s University Belfast vlogger beats 1,500 students to win trip to HSF’s Australia offices
Watch Morven Ross’ video and the seven other finalists below

How one global law firm is preparing for the end of the GDL and LPC
Ahead of the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference on 23 May, Hogan Lovells training principal Crispin Rapinet talks about his firm’s plans for the new solicitor super-exam
Event: Innovation in the law — with Pinsent Masons in Glasgow
Commercial Awareness Question Time comes to Scotland

‘The SQE is a floor on which we can build things, not a ceiling to limit us’
Adam Curphey, White & Case solicitor turned head of innovation technology at BPP University Law School, discusses the growing importance of lawtech as a theme in vocational training

10 pieces of commercial awareness gold for students applying for training contracts
From cryptocurrencies to big data, politics and beyond

Having a City training contract doesn’t mean you can’t dip into human rights law
Ahead of Reed Smith’s training contract application deadline, we speak to one of the firm’s current trainees, Dominic Bullen, as he reflects on his experience working for non-profits Liberty and Reprieve on secondment

‘Change is happening pretty slowly compared with what is coming’
Hogan Lovells' Tech Hub partner predicts transformative times ahead