Tag: Students

UK law school launches SQE prep in India
The College of Legal Practice targets lawyers seeking dual qualification

‘Will training at a mid-tier outfit stop me from realising my US law firm dream?’
Final year student needs advice

The lowdown on Liverpool’s thriving legal scene
Nicola Walker, The University of Law's Liverpool and Chester campus manager, makes the case for pursuing a legal career in the North West

‘I used to be a law firm partner — now I’m helping students pass the SQE’
Jane Waddell, The College of Legal Practice's Head of Curriculum Design and Development, shares her perspective on the SQE

How to build your legal career with a bespoke LLM
Birmingham Law School’s Dr Henok Asmelash and Elizabeth Przychodzki discuss how the uni’s new masters programme enables aspiring lawyers to tailor their learning to meet their passions and interests

What went down at LegalEdCon 2023
Legal Cheek's annual conference gathered together key figures from across the profession to discuss lawfluencers, AI, SQE and more

‘How long should I spend on a training contract application?’
I've heard 12 hours

Addleshaw Goddard sets SQE maintenance grants
£8k in London, £5k elsewhere

Kim K admits she is struggling with constitutional law
Voicing the pain of law students everywhere

Exclusive research: Gen Z aspiring lawyers seek ‘friendly’ firms with good pay and top quality work
Young lawyer hopefuls less bothered about swish offices, perks and WFH policies, new Legal Cheek Student Perceptions Report reveals

Lawyers limber up as countdown to London Legal Walk begins
On track for record-breaking year with 750 teams signed up so far

BPP extends ‘O Shaped’ soft skills learning to solicitor apprentices
Equips aspiring lawyers with human and business know-how

Clifford Chance launches climate risk virtual internship with Swiss Re
Magic Circle player offers aspiring lawyers 'rare exposure' on a range of insurance and reinsurance matters

Exclusive research: SQE prep not enough say majority of law firms
Nearly two-thirds require future trainees to undertake practice area-focused modules

TC seekers urged to probe City law firms’ links to fossil fuel industry
Advice to wannabe lawyers comes as part of new student report examining legal professions links to oil and gas industry

‘I swapped nursing for law after reading Donoghue v Stevenson’
Anne Robertson reflects on her journey from nurse to solicitor, and now Undergraduate Programme and Student Lead at The University of Law's Leeds campus

Exchange Chambers expands mentoring programme to northern bar hopefuls
Follows successful pilot in Liverpool

‘Help! I can’t secure a training contract’
Shearman & Sterling senior recruitment manager Paul Gascoyne lends his expertise for a special edition of our Career Conundrums series

How tech is changing legal research
Stephanie Lawrence, Product Manager at LexisNexis UK, speaks about AI and how it helps her team create more user-friendly tools for lawyers and law students

A former law firm recruiter explains how to secure a training contract
Ellen Marsh, now careers manager at ULaw Bristol, offers students her advice