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Legal sector’s ‘perfect storm’ moment could blow in new way of training lawyers

NewLaw needs new thinking on legal education, argues Nigel Savage

Nov 28 2019 2:15pm
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Why the SQE could be ‘the best thing to happen to university legal education in decades’

The head of Leicester De Montfort Law School, Professor Kevin Bampton, welcomes the scrapping of the LPC

Nov 19 2019 9:13am
Law firms are run by ‘dinosaurs’ looking to exploit ‘desperate’ grads

‘I cannot wait to qualify and change professions’, says anonymous rookie solicitor Dejected Trainee

Aug 15 2019 8:55am
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I bought a Gucci handbag and pretended to like rugby in a bid to fit in with my magic circle peers

Career success shouldn’t come at the sacrifice of being yourself, says City lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum

Jul 30 2019 8:57am
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Law and politics: Is the romance finally over?

Fewer MPs have a background in law

Jul 29 2019 9:12am
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Complacent law schools are ripe for disruption

New Guardian rankings expose universities’ vulnerabilities, argues expert

Jun 11 2019 10:07am
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My homeschooling won’t make me any less of a lawyer

An ‘unorthodox education’ can make it more difficult to secure a training contract, says law undergrad Keir Throssell

May 22 2019 8:16am
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I completed an unpaid internship — they’re not the problem

Unremunerated roles ‘symptomatic of the general crisis at the criminal bar’, says one wannabe barrister

May 20 2019 8:55am
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How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession

Magic circle embrace of MoneyLaw set to have far-reaching effects

May 15 2019 8:52am
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Under-promoted, oddly-timed and confusing to outsiders: why the bar is not making the most of its scholarships

There’s £5 million, for those in the know

May 8 2019 10:03am
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I was among the first to sit the SQE pilot — here’s what I thought

‘The MCQ format was very patronising and far too easy. It was like a dummies guide to the law!’

Apr 17 2019 8:35am
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Why I went public with my mental health struggles

Freshfields lawyer Lloyd Rees on the reaction to his blog, the road to recovery and raising awareness

Apr 16 2019 10:10am
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Robots are not coming to take our jobs — but they are changing the way we do them

Lawyers are no longer isolated providers of water-tight legal documents

Feb 27 2019 8:59am
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Joshua Rozenberg’s predictions for 2019

Brexit will happen, along with some other rather important things, forecasts Britain’s leading legal commentator — writing exclusively for Legal Cheek

Jan 2 2019 10:30am
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Is the artificial intelligence emperor wearing any clothes?

An anonymous associate at a leading City of London law firm notes a disconnect between their experience on the ground and the tech marketing noise

Oct 15 2018 10:16am
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The Kavanaugh saga: ‘Why the US system of appointing Supreme Court justices sucks’

Could it happen here in the UK?

Oct 1 2018 12:02pm
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Law, lager and lemonade: Is the legal sector over the limit?

We need to strike a healthy balance at legal events, says one future City trainee

Sep 25 2018 9:01am
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What commercial awareness is and what it should not be

Legal commentator and solicitor David Allen Green considers what this law firm buzzword actually means

Sep 7 2018 12:07pm
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From BPTC to lawtech — the upsides of having a ‘Plan B’

Nicola Jane Smith reflects on life after law school and the seemingly never-ending hunt for pupillage

Jul 11 2018 8:53am
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Five reasons why law students are obsessed with Love Island

ITV2’s hit show provides a sweet escape from the stresses and strains of law school life, says aspiring lawyer Christianah Babajide

Jul 3 2018 9:01am
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Five reasons why Love Island is exactly like law school

Hearts will be broken 💔

Jun 22 2018 9:04am
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