Tag: lccareers
How to get a law school scholarship
The students who bagged scholarships from BPP Law School and the Inns of Court reveal how they did it
6 ways candidates who don’t fit the mould can boost their chances of landing a training contract or pupillage
Advice for rough diamonds from Norton Rose Fulbright, Hardwicke and BPP Law School
We are holding a myth-busting Facebook Q&A about getting a training contract or pupillage today at 1pm
Advice from Norton Rose Fulbright, Hardwicke and BPP Law School in hour-long session that is open to all
Demystifying the City: 11 things that corporate lawyers do
Alex Aldridge distils the key points from Hogan Lovells' Oxford University 'Demystifying law in the City' lecture
How to nail an application to a non-Pupillage Gateway chambers
There are eight top 30 chambers' pupillage application deadlines in the next month
8 vac scheme application form hacks
Warwick history graduate Harrison Hutchinson, who starts a training contract at Shearman & Sterling next year, explains how to nail a vac scheme application
Winter vac schemes are coming — so relax and get stuck in
Norton Rose Fulbright trainee-to-be Constantine Markides shares the wisdom he gleaned from doing a December placement last year
Lawyers help out London start-ups with free advice session at the Google Campus
Alex Aldridge takes notes as Hogan Lovells, Hardwicke and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives assist young entrepreneurs at Legal Cheek‘s pro bono clinic
How a new generation of LGBT lawyers are helping students get into the City
Where issues of sexuality are relevant in the training contract application process wannabe lawyers should feel confident to be open, advises Hogan Lovells solicitor Charlotte Cartwright
How baby barristers can bag a Pegasus Scholarship — and escape the British winter
With the Pegagus Scholarship deadline coming up at the end of the month, Hardwicke barrister Laura Tweedy recalls her experience working for three months in New Zealand through the scheme
10 City law firms that are offering vac schemes this winter — for which it’s not too late to apply
But you'll need to get moving ...
5 features of a changing legal market that wannabe lawyers will have to deal with in their careers
Top solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives reveal what lies ahead for the profession
8 things you need to know before applying for an Inns of Court scholarship
“Inner Temple for the rich, Middle Temple for the poor; Lincoln’s Inn for the gentlemen, And Gray’s Inn for a whore.” Spoiler: this rhyme is very misleading.
Video: Legal Cheek Careers at Gray’s Inn
The full video of Tuesday's 'How to survive (and even thrive) in a changing legal market' free careers advice event
Become a lawyer because you’re passionate about it — not to please your parents
Your career may take a different direction to what you expect, but if your heart's in it you'll be fine
‘I wish I had known how to be a good boss’
Barrister and City University law lecturer Andrew Worthley would have banned his younger self from pulling caffeine-fuelled all-nighters
It’s harder for today’s law graduates — but there are ways they can boost their chances
Norton Rose Fulbright tax lawyer Andrew Roycroft thinks his career may have begun differently if he was starting out in today's hyper-competitive job market
5 things I wish I’d known about being a City lawyer when I was starting out
Hogan Lovells financial services litigation partner Louise Lamb shares some legal life hacks
Event: How to survive — and even thrive — in a changing legal market
Free Legal Cheek Careers event at Gray’s Inn featuring a panel of leading lawyers — open to all law students and junior lawyers
‘There are not as many jobs for traditional lawyers as there used to be’
Chartered Institute of Legal Executive president Fran Edwards expects more students to follow her on-the-job route into the profession over the coming years
How to be a pupil barrister
As this year's baby barristers prepare to commence pupillage, Hardwicke's Jasmine Murphy offers some words of wisdom