Author: The Careers Team

BPP experts guide you through the key topics, while current students share their insights and experiences

The University of Law Bar Practice Course lead Nigel Booth shares his tips for aspiring barristers while reflecting on his own career at the criminal bar

We chat to Baker McKenzie’s Alex Gee

Hill Dickinson’s Dominic Bulfin talks career journey, commercial awareness and what it’s like working with billionaires

Travers Smith associate Greta Tozer discusses the linguistic puzzles of tax and leveraging her non-law background

Womble Bond Dickinson partner Neil Long discusses his career

The University of Law student Chloe Autran discusses her pathway into law, leveraging work experience and tips for navigating the SQE

Leading lawyers give the lowdown on disputes, deals and day-to-day practice

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with Devereux Chambers’ Alexander Fernandes to discuss his move from accountancy to the bar, and his advice for aspiring barristers

BPP careers expert and a trainee solicitor walk you through the process

Ceri Evans, ULaw’s national apprenticeships director, outlines how the route works, who it suits, and why more top law firms are embracing it

BPP LLM student Yasmin Elsayed shares her prep experience — from study techniques to gaining real-world skills through pro bono

Legal Cheek Careers speaks with Reed Smith’s early careers adviser Nikiesha Alanya on what makes the firm’s approach unique

Bates Wells senior associate Rayhaan Vankalwala reflects on his career journey and how aligning his work with his values has shaped his path so far

Ben Perry, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, discusses what it’s like to work on some of the world’s largest deals and shares his advice for students on developing commercial awareness

Lewis Silkin’s Anna Bond explains how her work in the investigations team takes her beyond legal advice and into the human stories behind workplace disputes

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with Philip Dupres, infrastructure partner at Addleshaw Goddard

Ropes & Gray's Micheal Onyekuru reflects on his journey into law, from studying at Warwick and starting his training contract in the City

Stefanie Hughes explains what it means to a professional support lawyer and shares how she helps the commercial team stay ahead of legal and market developments

Jamie Ball, AI lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, about his journey from techie to AI law innovator and how the firm is embracing AI and trainee-led innovation

Irwin Mitchell employment lawyer Andy Boyde considers what AI and regulatory change mean for aspiring solicitors