Tag: Students

Is my education in Colombia the reason I can’t get a training contract?

Graduating from a 'non-fancy' university is my biggest disadvantage

Feb 17 2017 10:34am

Legal Cheek talks… should the £20 note burning law student be kicked out of Cambridge?

Nearly 23,000 have signed a petition calling for his removal

Feb 15 2017 4:45pm

New solicitor super-exam could prevent ‘less affluent’ students entering the profession, warns Junior Lawyers Division

Despite the SRA claiming qualification will be 'substantially cheaper'

Feb 15 2017 11:06am

Event: How to become a serious injury lawyer – live in Manchester

Top solicitors and barristers share their wisdom with students

Feb 14 2017 2:29pm

11 reasons why you should date a lawyer

We know you want to

Feb 14 2017 8:56am

I used my autism to my advantage and secured a training contract at Reed Smith

Why keep quiet about a disability when it has so many positive aspects?

Feb 13 2017 10:15am

BPTC student uses skills she’s learnt on bar course to challenge government’s decision to strip her dad of his benefits

Anita Dowman admits she ‘wouldn’t have had a clue’ how to bring the case without her law studies

Feb 13 2017 9:06am

Clifford Chance’s spring retention score slumps to 67%

Magic circle colossus keeps just 31 trainees

Feb 10 2017 3:23pm

Cambridge law student filmed on Snapchat torching £20 note in front of homeless man

He was wearing a bow tie and tails when he did it

Feb 10 2017 9:32am

Berwin Leighton Paisner gears up for Manchester training contract launch

But places will (for now) only be open to staff up North

Feb 9 2017 2:13pm

The true state of the BPTC, from someone who has recently gone through it

A Legal Cheek commenter shares their story

Feb 9 2017 9:06am

How I became a City law firm partner at just 36

Hogan Lovells' Richard Goss shares his tips for aspiring lawyers

Feb 8 2017 1:36pm

Is a training contract the only way?

I’m doing a law degree, but the CILEx route is pulling me in

Feb 7 2017 10:10am

BPP Law School owner Apollo Education Group completes £760 million sale

Private investors snap up US education giant

Feb 6 2017 11:05am

The opportunities that the Northern Powerhouse will create for future lawyers

Today’s law graduates will lead the delivery of huge transportation projects like HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, says Bond Dickinson partner Kevin Bell

Feb 2 2017 1:13pm

Mayer Brown to re-launch ‘articled route to qualification’ as solicitor apprenticeship

Global firm tweaks school-leaver programme to fit government scheme

Feb 2 2017 11:37am