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Michelin-star meals or Tesco meal deals? Junior lawyers dish the dirt on law firm grub
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Addleshaws and Fieldfisher pick rival legal AI giants Harvey and Legora as adoption race heats up
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Top City law firm partner warns aspiring lawyers against ‘AI inflation’ on CVs
Rampant exaggeration
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader claims first as pro bono becomes part of partnership rulebook
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Beyond the headlines: How regulation, risk & global events influence our work — with Hill Dickinson
Tuesday 10 November, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
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First year focus: Understanding corporate law firms — with Shoosmiths
Wednesday 11 November, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
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The anatomy of a deal — with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Thursday 12 November, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
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Northern roots, global reach: The opportunity of decentralisation — with Addleshaw Goddard
Monday 16 November, 3pm to 5:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON
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The Legal Cheek Virtual Law Fair Series
Next Fair on 17 Nov 2026
Careers
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What’s the deal with corporate law? The inside track from an M&A lawyer
Shoosmiths senior associate Daniel Pugh discusses M&A transactions, AI’s impact and why aspiring lawyers should think beyond the legal details
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The unexpected career moves that took one barrister from the CPS to Hill Dickinson
Partner Carl May-Smith on finding his niche, embracing change and seizing opportunities
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Can you cram commercial awareness? A careers expert gives the lowdown
ULaw’s employability group manager Catherine Morgan talks AI, ESG and why ten minutes with the news each morning beats a last-minute panic
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Forging your path to corporate law: Curiosity, confidence and a City career
HSF Kramer associate Yasmin Jackson shares her journey from a non-law degree into M&A, and how students can start building relevant skills today
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Going global, differently: How a UK law firm builds an international reach
Mills & Reeve’s Tom Pickthorn on relationship firms, secondments and international opportunities for trainees
Vac Schemes
The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme
Taking place from Monday 30 November until Friday 4 December 2026
Journal
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When courts meet the climate crisis: How far should human rights law go?
Fourth-year LLB student Jasmine Messelles Janne compares two supra-national approaches to human rights law in the wake of the climate crisis
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The right to divorce, but at what cost?
Birmingham Uni law student Maya Brar explores why Asian women are being left behind as divorce law evolves
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From bark to bite: Reforming the enforcement of animal protection law in the UK
Cambridge law grad Damir Kayani argues for enforcement reforms to animal rights law
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Who speaks for the child? The High Court orders shaping young lives without their input
Postgraduate Journalism student Evie Wynne explores how children can be shut out of hearings determining their freedom
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The price is personal: How AI could kill the free market
Second-year LLB student at KCL, Mary-Ellen Dyson, examines how AI-powered pricing is outpacing UK law
