Tag: Students
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Why authenticity is crucial for aspiring lawyers
Harriet Pearce, ULaw Nottingham Campus Manager, dives into commercial awareness, career tips, and the city’s legal allure
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What I wish I’d known as a first year law student
Future trainee solicitor Christian Stocker offers his reflections
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Kim K puts lawyer dream ‘on pause’
Focusing on businesses
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Law firm assessment centres: everything you need to know
Video interviews, aptitude tests, group tasks and more
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Number of pupillage spots on offer hits a record high
But number of applicants also up
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SQE2 pass rate drops to 64%
Down from 79%
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How to overcome disappointing first year law school grades
Oxford law postgrad and Legal Cheek writer Sophie Dillon offers up her top tips
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Shoosmiths advises TC seekers on using AI in applications
Refine original thoughts, not replace them
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CPS: Quarter of pupil barristers quit after a year
Potential for 'better advocacy opportunities' elsewhere, report finds
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Qualifying Work Experience: What it is, and what it is not
Legal Cheek explains…
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Wanting to convert a vac scheme to a training contract? Here’s what you need to know
ULaw Campus Dean Aruna Verma discusses transferable skills and commercial awareness hot topics
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Law students as dating apps
Tinder Studier, Hinge Highlighter, Bumble Bee and more
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Why you probably shouldn’t date a law student
From losing arguments to dealing with their superiority complex -- the reasons are many
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How to make the SQE work for you
We talk solicitor assessments with Caroline Rayson, BPP’s SQE1 Award Leader
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‘How did everyone find the SQE?’
One solicitor hopeful says they feel 'pretty deflated'
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From Magic Circle lawyer to law school campus dean
Sarah Pooley talks about her move into education, MC lawyering and hot career tips for trainee hopefuls
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Shoosmiths to recruit solicitor apprentices for the first time
Roles open in Birmingham
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SQE1 will soon be available in Welsh
Follows summer pilot
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Law student favourite Suits to get LA-based spinoff
This is not a drill!