Tag: Students

NewLaw firm teams up with Queen Mary Uni to launch postgrad work experience programme

Students matched with consultant lawyers to undertake paid legal work

Jan 7 2021 9:10am

Life as a private equity lawyer

Travers Smith's George Weavil and Raphaella Gabrasadig give their insight into how the increased focus on sustainable business is changing private equity

Jan 6 2021 2:21pm

COVID attack on UCL law student racially motivated, court finds

Jonathan Mok suffered fractured nose and broken cheekbone following assault

Jan 6 2021 10:16am

ULaw LPC students given exam on a topic they hadn’t covered

Exclusive: University has issued new assessment and extended submission deadline

Jan 5 2021 1:30pm

Legal training provider reveals £2,890 SQE1 online prep course

Law Training Centre enters super-exam training market

Jan 5 2021 11:44am

Putting in a pupillage application amidst the pandemic

'Each application is a piece of written advocacy', says Devereux Chambers barrister Charlie Hill, who shares his top tips as the portal reopens today

Jan 4 2021 1:03pm

Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job

Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

Jan 4 2021 11:51am

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2020

From law firm dog walkers to Sumption slamming lockdown measures -- can you guess which article was our most viewed?

Dec 31 2020 9:58am

First-ever SQE exam dates announced

SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022

Dec 29 2020 9:31am

What will the post-pandemic life of a lawyer look like?

Shoosmiths partners and associates explain why a blended approach that mixes agile workplaces with WFH is likely to become the norm and advise future trainees on how to prepare for the changes ahead

Dec 22 2020 12:02pm

Law school during the pandemic

A BPP student explains why she and some fellow LPCers aren’t happy

Dec 22 2020 9:44am

SQE examiner hit by ‘cheating’ outbreak

Kaplan acknowledges 'attempted' cheating on foreign lawyer exam it also runs

Dec 21 2020 12:30pm

Ropes & Gray launches London-Tokyo training contract

US firm is latest to offer UK-Asia rookie programme

Dec 21 2020 10:32am

How innovation is shaking up the legal sector

Lawyers and legal education experts share their experiences from the frontline of legal tech

Dec 18 2020 11:55am

Inns of Court student presidents write to BPP over teaching concerns

Group express solidarity with BPP Law School bar and GDL students experiencing 'systemic deficiencies' this term

Dec 18 2020 7:40am

The University of Law to launch in Scotland

Legal education provider expands further with purchase of Central Law Training Scotland

Dec 17 2020 3:32pm

My unconventional journey into law

A former chef, retail assistant and army officer explain how they made their way to Addleshaw Goddard

Dec 17 2020 1:55pm

Law schools report rise in pro bono work as public turn to student-staffed clinics for legal advice

Most popular areas include employment, family and housing

Dec 17 2020 9:14am

Life as a trainee lawyer during a global pandemic

Legal Cheek Careers catches up with Irwin Mitchell's Daryna Plysak

Dec 16 2020 12:30pm

BARBRI strikes SQE partnerships with Sussex Uni and national paralegal group

Tie-ups come as regulator defends super-exam’s MCQ format

Dec 16 2020 10:34am