Tag: Students

Milbank launches training contract for future leveraged finance lawyers as it ups trainee pay
Runs alongside US outfit's traditional pathway

The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of 2025 — legal edition
What students and lawyers need to know to succeed this year

Neel Sachdev on life at Paul Weiss, his vision for the future, and what he expects from the firm’s first UK trainees
City law heavyweight sits down with Legal Cheek Careers

From pupil to junior barrister: My journey and top tips for aspiring barristers
Vishnu Patel talks his career to date, High Court trials and pupillage pointers

LinkedIn limits: The perils of oversharing for aspiring lawyers
The Legal Cheek podcast asks how law students should be using the platform — listen now

How I transformed my paralegal experience into a training contract
Aaliyah Freemantle, a trainee solicitor at Howard Kennedy, talks about her involvement in the firm’s social events and diversity networks, and the opportunities they’ve opened up for her along the way

My journey from trainee to competition lawyer at a leading City law firm
Chloe Budd discusses training at Travers Smith, the firm’s international strategy and what her clients are talking to her about at the moment

Law graduate rejected for a paralegal role vents frustration on LinkedIn
'While I respect the firm's selection process...'

January event dates for aspiring solicitors and barristers
Get ahead for the new year with a host of Legal Cheek events

8 New Year’s resolutions for law students
New year, new you

Legal market predictions for 2025
The Legal Cheek team speculate on what 2025 will bring the legal profession -- listen now

Legal Cheek’s most read stories of 2024
SQE shambles, NQ pay wars, LinkedIn rows and more

Leading with purpose: How one lawyer is transforming her firm into a more responsible business
Sally Dallow, from Womble Bond Dickinson, shares her career journey and reflects on her latest role at the international firm

Watch now: Why is the SQE so hard to pass?
BPP award leader Allison Banks joins successful SQE candidates to discuss the challenges

How to stay focused (and relax) this Christmas
Tips for busy law students

Meta and the billion-pound class action
QMUL English and film graduate Tuka Hassan discusses the class action case against Meta and trends in competition litigation

Charlotte Proudman’s incredible David v Goliath win
The Legal Cheek team discusses the big legal news stories of last week -- listen now

Trainee solicitor bravely shares SQE struggles in viral post
‘Not everyone's path is smooth and easy,' says lawfluencer Maab Saifeldin after failing challenging exam

Legal gift guide: what to get the lawyer in your life this Christmas
It’s giving… season

Do junior lawyers care too much about money?
Sky-high salaries for newly qualified solicitors, problems with the SQE and £44 billion turnover for the UK's legal services sector -- listen now