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

Feb 24 2015 12:04pm

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

Feb 20 2015 11:06am

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

Feb 17 2015 2:03pm

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

Feb 5 2015 10:15am

How to nail an application to a non-Pupillage Gateway chambers

There are eight top 30 chambers' pupillage application deadlines in the next month

Jan 13 2015 9:54am

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

Jan 7 2015 11:15am

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

Dec 8 2014 1:03pm

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

Dec 2 2014 12:21pm

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

Nov 24 2014 11:05am

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

Nov 10 2014 1:48pm

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

Oct 28 2014 10:35am

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.

Oct 27 2014 9:33am
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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

Oct 24 2014 3:26pm

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

Oct 20 2014 1:00pm

‘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

Oct 17 2014 11:31am

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

Oct 15 2014 9:11am

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

Oct 9 2014 2:55pm

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

Oct 6 2014 10:20am

‘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

Sep 30 2014 12:43pm

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

Sep 23 2014 11:33am