Tag: lccareers
Students experiencing knockbacks need to realise they’re playing a numbers game
Sarah Ramsey, the dean at The University of Law Birmingham, reflects on her time in law and what students should be doing now to improve their training contract chances
How my role as a university manager was the perfect stepping stone to training contract success
Norton Rose Fulbright trainee Sarah Greenwood talks about the upsides to life as one of firm’s student ambassadors
Why open-minded and resilient students will shape the future of the legal profession
What we learned from lawyers from Berwin Leighton Paisner, Pinsent Masons, Fletchers, Exchange Chambers and The University of Law at 'Secrets to Success' in Manchester
Why you shouldn’t be afraid to go a little bit out of your depth
Jacqui Timmins, head of Pinsent Masons’ Leeds office, on how to forge a successful career in the law
‘I’m studying hundreds of miles away from London, but being a campus ambassador keeps me connected to the City’
Durham University law student Victoria Cherrington has built a strong relationship with Herbert Smith Freehills
The major changes to the legal profession that law students need to know about
Solicitors from Ashurst, Linklaters and Ropes & Gray join The University of Law's Gareth Richards to explore the themes affecting lawyers of the future
Four secrets shared on how to secure a training contract
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Manchester, panellist Catherine Morgan, the Careers Centre Manager at The University of Law, gives her top tips for success
How being a campus ambassador for Hogan Lovells has strengthened my relationship with the firm and my fellow students
Five months’ into the programme and ahead of the deadline for next years’ ambassadors, Durham University law student Tommy Adeyefa reflects on his experience so far
Five secrets shared on how to do well on the LPC
Gareth Richards, the LPC Programme and Student Lead at ULaw Moorgate, reveals what 20 years of experience have taught him about doing well on the Legal Practice Course
9 things that aspiring magic circle lawyers should be doing to secure a training contract
Linklaters lawyers and graduate recruiters share their advice
Event series: Secrets to Success — in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham
Legal Cheek Live joins forces with The University of Law and a host of leading law firms to take our commercial awareness series on the road
Five pupillage application form essentials
Three pupil barristers at Hardwicke reveal how they made it over the line
From vac schemer to City lawyer practising at one of the most exciting times in employment law history
Travers Smith's Alex Fisher has watched the introduction and demise of employment tribunal fees, as well as the monumental rise of the gig economy courtesy of Uber and Deliveroo
From East London to EC2: How I secured a training contract with Mayer Brown by just being my authentic self
Ahead of the firm's 31 January vacation scheme application deadline, Anish Pathak reflects on his journey so far
My life as a commercial barrister in Manchester
It’s worth considering the advantages of joining a set in a major city outside London as opposed to doing pupillage in the capital, says Exchange Chambers' David Williams
Event: Technology and the future of legal practice — with Womble Bond Dickinson in Leeds
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Tech is changing law firms but they will always need grounded, intelligent people who give meaning to things through language
Travers Smith’s Emily Clark tells Alex Wade about what she has learned on her path from Oxford history graduate to City law firm partner via a stint working in the charity sector
Open thread: How do I bag pupillage?
Three of Hardwicke’s pupil barristers advise
Technology: Disrupting the law and lawyers — with Travers Smith
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Beyond the City: From vacation scheme to solicitor in Europe’s coolest city
City quality of work, Bristol lifestyle
‘A social mobility programme helped me secure a training contract with Hogan Lovells’
Megan Stewart went from vac schemer to future trainee and now she wants to help others realise their lawyer dreams