Tag: lccareers
Forty STEM students headed to Reed Smith’s Innovation Hub to tackle a data problem
This is what we learnt from observing them
How competing in the Grand Prix Challenge can be a speedier route to a training contract
Applications for Norton Rose Fulbright’s competition are now open
Event: The skills future lawyers need for the new digital world — with RPC, Google and Uber
Apply to attend the final Commercial Awareness Question Time of 2017
Doing a training contract at a magic circle firm doesn’t mean giving up your passions
Samara Lawrence balances her love of sport with her third seat at Linklaters
How I became a fintech lawyer
Clifford Chance’s Peter Chapman was tempted by litigation, but the opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and technology was too good to miss
Turning lawyers into innovators
Dentons’ pioneering Nextlaw Labs venture is having a radical effect -- and creating opportunities for future lawyers
Why City law firms need more STEM graduates
Proficiency with data to become ever more important for junior lawyers, says Reed Smith Innovation Manager Alex Smith
What it’s like to do a secondment with Goldman Sachs as a trainee solicitor
Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Pragesh Sivaguru tells Legal Cheek Careers about an “inspiring and encouraging” third seat of his training contract
From ISIS threats in Mosul to poorly cows in Yorkshire: it’s all in a day’s work in insurance law
Clyde & Co NQ Susannah Russell gives her perspective on the “many different facets” of high-value insurance cases
Four different perspectives from female lawyers about being successful on your own terms
Stories from the Women in Law Conference at Shearman & Sterling in London
A future lawyer’s guide to networking
Burges Salmon trainees hit the ground at TEDxBristol in ‘DareToDisrupt’ networking challenge
Event: Why US law firms are thriving in London
Legal Cheek Live -- MoneyLaw special
From Edinburgh Uni civil engineering graduate to solicitor
Ahead of ‘Why STEM students make great lawyers’, LexisNexis’ head of dispute resolution Virginia Jones looks back on her career journey to date
From niche to mainstream: Norton Rose Fulbright’s Victoria Birch on the explosion of interest in Bitcoin, blockchain and smart contracts
As firm’s junior lawyers reflect on what tech advances mean for them
How my biochemistry degree was the perfect training for becoming an IP lawyer
When you act for some of the world’s leading life sciences and technology companies, it helps to speak their language, says Bristows' Gemma Barrett
What you need to do in autumn term to land a training contract
Two RPC trainees share their insider knowledge
‘Your role models don’t necessarily need to have the same skin colour as you, but they need to understand the importance of diversity’
Mayer Brown’s Joseph Otoo on being a black solicitor in the City
How to become a judge when you’re only in your 20s
The judiciary needs and wants younger judges, one part-time judge and barrister explains how to apply
When I qualified as a solicitor some of my colleagues had never worked with a black person before, now I’m a partner
David Carter, a private equity specialist at Ashurst, shares his story
If the only constant is change … lawyers should embrace it
But don't underestimate human skills like being able to listen to and empathise with clients, says Osborne Clarke managing partner Ray Berg
I was a UCL student uncertain about becoming a lawyer and now I’m a Shearman & Sterling senior associate loving the challenges and rewards of life as a City lawyer
Ahead of her appearance at the Women in Law Conference next month, Legal Cheek Careers meets Vikki Fabian