Category: Podcast
Pupillage odds revealed: Do you stand a chance?
The Legal Cheek Podcast dives into the new data
Barrister or solicitor? How to choose the right path for you
Future trainee and pupil talk it out
£180k straight out of a TC?! Welcome to the City law pay war
BigLaw’s battle for junior talent is getting expensive
What it’s really like to pull all-nighters and work weekends as a junior lawyer
Big pay, long hours
Has the SQE just got easier?
Spoiler alert: it hasn’t
The REAL REASON training contract numbers are falling (clue: it’s not AI… yet)
What’s actually behind the 2% drop in TCs?
What to expect on the PGDL
Starting the law conversion course this September? The Legal Cheek podcast team have you covered
Should you do the SQE before securing a training contract?
Funding, timing and qualification
How to land pupillage
Chasing a career at the bar? Future pupil barrister and Legal Cheek writer Saul Agar-Ward explains what worked for him, and what didn’t
What to expect on the SQE (from someone who’s passed it)
Notes, nerves and MCQs
Training contract application season is coming: here’s how to actually get one
Top tips from a future trainee
Should trainee lawyers consider kicking off their careers at the CPS?
Solid City alternative?
From lawyer to plasterer?! Why do so many quit law?
Career changers
What the lawyer picks in Andy Burnham’s Cabinet tell us about the way he will govern
One quit his training contract after 10 months and never actually qualified
Why Prince Harry’s lawfare was a BIG MISTAKE
Was it worth it?
Better together? The hidden challenges of mega mergers
What happens when two become one?
What students get wrong about commercial awareness
Don't try and run before you can walk...
How to stand out on a vac scheme (for all the right reasons)
Some important dos and don'ts
How best to prepare for law school
Here’s what you can do to get a headstart