Author: Emily Hinkley

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

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

Law firm tackles loneliness with new bookshop
gunnercooke community project opens in Manchester

The transition from construction lawyer to tutor — and what I learned along the way
ULaw’s Gareth Bramley offers his advice to students navigating today’s changing legal landscape

The path to a training contract is rarely straightforward
Gowling WLG’s Anjali Bancroft discusses her journey to becoming a real estate lawyer and why enthusiasm and common sense are key qualities for those seeking to follow in her footsteps

Why I chose to be an energy lawyer
Reed Smith’s Wei Wei on her passion for the energy sector and why those seeking to follow in her footsteps need to be prepared to play the long game

The path to training at a listed law firm
Gateley corporate trainee Harriet Price discusses her path into law and life at the firm’s London office

The varied work of a corporate partner
HSF’s Michael Jacobs gives us a window into the exciting world of top-level law

Beyond the SQE: the changing face of legal education
BPP’s Hilary Chadwick on navigating a new regime and what the future holds for legal education

What law firms want their junior lawyers to know
BARBRI’s Alisa Gray on her time in corporate law and producing training materials for the next generation of lawyers

How I helped my law firm list on the London Stock Exchange
DWF’s Ciara Healy shares her experience advising the firm on its 2019 listing

Finding the right law firm for you
Squire Patton Boggs corporate associate Gabriel Pennington shares the key considerations aspiring lawyers should think about

How lawyers help their clients through economic uncertainty
TLT’s Ainslie Benzie tells us why the firm’s strap-line, ‘For what comes next’, is more appropriate than ever

How I came to negotiate multi-million-pound deals
Shoosmiths’ Michelle Craven-Faulkner shares her career journey from in-house transport lawyer to contract expert

How I used my background in neuroscience to make it as a lawyer
Bristows' Gregory Bacon on his transition from academia to IP and what STEM students can offer law firms

My life as a green finance lawyer
Hogan Lovells' Andrew Carey maps out his career, ahead of tomorrow's virtual student event

6 reasons why future trainees need to engage with legal tech
Legal Cheek Careers sits down with BCLP’s Nick Pryor to discuss the importance of legal tech for aspiring lawyers

Meet the sustainability manager helping one global law firm go green
Bird & Bird’s Lauren Nethercleft on her newly created role of sustainability manager and the firm’s drive to meet their net zero ambitions

Lawyers’ role in the race to net zero
Burges Salmon Director Ellen Williams on helping clients become greener and the satisfaction of seeing construction plans become reality

Ahead of the curve: How law firms are preparing their clients for the next big thing
Osborne Clarke’s Catherine Hammon explains how she got into digital transformation and why being a knowledge lawyer means always staying one step ahead