The Careers Team, Author at Legal Cheek

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Event: How to make it as a City lawyer — with Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown

Top lawyers join experts from BPP University Law School, NOTICED and PRIME to help prep students — for free — ahead of the training contract application deadline

3 days ago
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Why specialise when you could do it all?

Being a generalist helps to develop your advocacy skills, argues Serjeants’ Inn’s Angus Moon QC

4 days ago
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How I quit my job in Shanghai and landed my dream training contract

Burges Salmon trainee Ian Bond looks back on his route to a TC

Jun 15 2018 10:30am
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From South East London to Durham Uni and then the Bar and beyond

Legal Cheek Careers meets National Director of ULaw’s BPTC Jaqueline Cheltenham

Jun 13 2018 2:09pm
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Event: Secrets to Success Bristol — with Burges Salmon, RPC, St John’s Chambers and ULaw

Top lawyers share their secrets to success; students ask the questions

Jun 11 2018 1:01pm
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A senior associate’s notes from the frontline of the legal AI revolution

Pinsent Masons’ Jennifer McCormick tells Legal Cheek Careers how technology is revolutionising her practice area of banking and restructuring

Jun 5 2018 10:28am

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‘I am first and foremost a lawyer — my media appearances are just an added bonus’

Employment lawyer Kevin Poulter sits down with Legal Cheek to discuss social media, Alan Titchmarsh and his latest podcast project

Jun 4 2018 1:21pm
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‘I’m a former magic circle lawyer with 20 years’ experience in legal education — this is how to secure a training contract’

A sneak peek at the hints and tips The University of Law’s professor Alexis Mavrikakis will share at this evening’s Secrets to Success event

May 30 2018 10:22am
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Video: What’s the best thing about being a brand ambassador at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner?

Global outfit’s current bunch share highlights, as applications open for 12 new ambassadors

May 25 2018 11:44am
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Event: Secrets to Success London — with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG and Pinsent Masons at ULaw Moorgate

Top lawyers share their secrets to success; students ask the questions

May 24 2018 1:03pm
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Event: How to make it as a barrister

With Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe, Serjeants’ Inn, LPC Law and ULaw

May 21 2018 1:15pm
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How three successful lawyers developed their soft skills

Hardwicke’s Brie Stevens-Hoare QC, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Sid Shukla and Axiom’s Atik Ahmed share their experiences

May 14 2018 3:52pm

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Event: Innovation in the law — with Pinsent Masons in Glasgow

Commercial Awareness Question Time comes to Scotland

May 12 2018 4:30pm
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‘Chambers will need to ensure pupils are prepared for the digital age’

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference on 23 May, Charles Raffin, a commercial barrister at Hardwicke, explores how chambers will be training their rookies in light of the new tech wave

Apr 18 2018 3:27pm
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From Shearman & Sterling’s LSE campus ambassador to second-seat trainee

Charlie Lord is now training at her dream firm — but she may not have got there had she not been an ambassador first

Apr 17 2018 1:54pm
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Event: You’ve qualified — now where next?

Legal Cheek junior lawyer soft skills workshop and social, with Axiom, Hardwicke and Herbert Smith Freehills

Apr 12 2018 3:18pm
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Tech is about keeping up in a data rich world, not getting rid of lawyers

Top law students should expect to be more in demand than ever, say Travers Smith experts

Mar 22 2018 3:41pm
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How a training contract at a high street practice prepared me for a career at a top 20 UK law firm

Your City law career doesn’t need to be in a straight line, says Pinsent Masons’ associate Zoe Pond

Mar 14 2018 12:52pm

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How my role as a university manager was the perfect stepping stone to training contract success

Norton Rose Fulbright trainee Sarah Greenwood talks about the upsides to life as one of firm’s student ambassadors

Mar 2 2018 12:55pm
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Why open-minded and resilient students will shape the future of the legal profession

What we learned from lawyers from Berwin Leighton Paisner, Pinsent Masons, Fletchers, Exchange Chambers and The University of Law at ‘Secrets to Success’ in Manchester

Mar 1 2018 3:03pm
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‘I’m studying hundreds of miles away from London, but being a campus ambassador keeps me connected to the City’

Durham University law student Victoria Cherrington has built a strong relationship with Herbert Smith Freehills

Feb 26 2018 2:44pm
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The major changes to the legal profession that law students need to know about

Solicitors from Ashurst, Linklaters and Ropes & Gray join The University of Law’s Gareth Richards to explore the themes affecting lawyers of the future

Feb 22 2018 1:56pm
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How future lawyers should be thinking about technology

It’s about cutting through the hype but not missing the important stuff

Feb 20 2018 12:07pm
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The global law firm building a full-service practice (with training contracts) in Manchester

Training contracts are central to success in northern city, says BLP Manchester office head Damian Fleming

Feb 19 2018 4:03pm