Author: the-careers-team
How to make the most of this pupillage application season
Devereux Chambers' Alice Defriend offers her advice on selecting sets, written applications, and interview prep
Full video: The SQE assessments – a deep dive
SQE trainee and BPP’s Head of Outreach reflect on lessons so far
What went down at the Legal Cheek–ULaw Winter 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme
A whistle-stop tour of a week’s worth of commercial awareness discussions and applications advice
Making the most of opportunities as a training contract hopeful
ULaw Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp offers his top careers advice
The skills students need to succeed this training contract application season
Reed Smith graduate recruitment manager Rebecca Schrod on being methodical, proactive and self-reflective
10 things commercial real estate lawyers do
CMS lawyers share their insights
An employability expert’s top tips for training contract applications and interviews
How to work out your practice interests and write convincingly
Gain the edge: Top tips to secure a training contract
ULaw Director of Employability talks career change, pro bono opportunities and building resilience
‘Don’t underestimate open-mindedness when it comes to securing a training contract’
ULaw Campus Dean Matthew Tomlinson offers his insights into the Leeds legal market
One employment lawyer explains how a love of puzzles makes his job feel more like a hobby
Squire Patton Boggs partner Bryn Doyle talks law and a passion for problem-solving
How to stand out this TC application season
ULaw Campus Dean Zoe King offers her advice on tackling applications, commercial awareness and interviews
Top tips for vac scheme applications
ULaw's John McKeown talks writing concisely, assessment centres and handling rejection
Insights into the Birmingham legal market and how to go about building QWE
Clare Stapleton, Employability Group Manager at ULaw Birmingham talks networking tips, common application pitfalls and demonstrating commercial awareness
‘I studied law for the first time when preparing for the SQE – and I wouldn’t change a thing’
Legal Cheek Careers sits down with US law firm trainee Ellen Swarbrick to talk SQE, career change and TCs
My journey to become an investment management lawyer
Macfarlanes associate Tiffany Cox discusses her move into law and her work in the firm's ESG working group
How to study and network effectively, and why international experiences are invaluable
Meet Aruna Verma, the new Dean at ULaw’s Moorgate campus
Full video: The SQE: two years on
Experts from the SRA and BPP come together to reflect on the SQE so far
What it takes to succeed on a law conversion course
The College of Legal Practice’s module leader for the Graduate Foundation in Law, Laura Hall, discusses her law conversion experience and time in legal practice
Two years on: 5 reflections on the SQE
BPP joins the SRA to discuss the challenges and opportunities under the new regime
‘Future lawyers need to be versatile and willing to innovate’
As technology continues to transform the legal industry, we chat to Cemile Cakir, head of online postgraduate academic courses at ULaw, for her take on how students should engage with it
Full video: How to choose an SQE preparation course
BPP tutors and students discuss the different factors to bear in mind