Tag: Students

Meet the future trainee looking to connect the Muslim lawyer community
Farzana Abdullah started the Muslim Lawyers’ Hub to support and find role models for aspiring lawyers

Pupillage applications: a brief guide
Devereux Chambers barrister Matthew Bignell shares his step by step guide to securing pupillage

What makes a great deal lawyer?
Communication, organisation and understanding your clients' businesses are the keys to success, says Sidley Austin managing associate Cyril Cutinha

UCL law student recognised in New Year Honours List
Zakaria Dada awarded a British Empire Medal for community efforts during Covid-19, and tells Legal Cheek of his appreciation

‘Bin online exams’, says top barrister
12KBW's Daniel Sokol voices concerns over cheating and the impact ChatGPT could have on degree credibility

A junior barrister’s journey to the commercial bar
Harrison Denner discusses his career to date, from law student to tenant at Henderson Chambers

Sidley Austin launches sustainability apprenticeship
The new scheme could attract those looking for a pathway into the emergent ESG sector

Get ahead this pupillage application season with the 2023 Chambers Most List
Check out the ultimate student guide to barrister life at 40+ sets

Upcoming event dates you need to add to your diary
Featuring Travers Smith, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Gatehouse Chambers and more!

City law predictions for 2023: NQ pay hits £200k, a climate change TC and goodbye Watson Glaser
City Insider peers into their crystal ball 🔮

12 New Year’s resolutions for aspiring lawyers
From networking and work experience to essay planning and applications -- how many will you keep?

Top tips for non-law students looking to get a TC
How to sell your non-legal skills and ensure you perform your best in interviews

Legal Cheek’s top read stories of 2022
From City lawyer spending habits to barrister parking wars; it's been another year stuffed full of click-inducing content

12 Christmas struggles law students can relate to
T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, just a law student crying

One lawyer’s journey from criminal barrister to top City tax partner
Legal Cheek talks transactions and career tips with Travers Smith partner and co-head of graduate recruitment Hannah Manning, ahead of her appearance at our first virtual student event of 2023

How I secured my UK training contract as an international student
Legal Cheek events coordinator and future City trainee Divyansh Sharma offers up his top five tips

Top City firms raise over £600,000 to support 65 aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE
Mayer Brown, Ropes and Law Society among latest backers

Queen Mary law graduate lands SQE1 scholarship for ‘future of law’ essay
Paralegal Nitesh Rewatkar receives £3k for BARBRI course

Full video: LPC or SQE — which is best for me?
BPP careers experts break down the considerations to guide students’ decisions

Keele Uni launches ‘UKs first’ climate crisis LLB
New offering explores companies and governments obligations as well as the legal mechanisms holding them to account