Category: Feature

How to get through a training contract while recovering from a serious injury

City trainee Clive Wong explains how he juggled work commitments with months of rehabilitation

Dec 17 2018 8:59am

Should law firms recruit two years in advance?

There are pros and cons to the lengthy recruitment process, says future trainee solicitor Fraser Collingham

Dec 5 2018 8:54am

8 horrors of being a law student

From petrifying printing costs to soul-crushing training contract rejections -- law school can be a scary place

Oct 31 2018 9:09am

5 things that will inevitably happen to you during your first year of law school

From caffeine addiction to the horrors of R v Brown

Oct 15 2018 9:04am

How I used the Equivalent Means route to qualify as a solicitor without doing a training contract

It’s a tough way in, but for those who want it enough this new way into the profession is a great opportunity, writes newly qualified solicitor Eman Hassan

Aug 6 2018 9:17am

How mobile phones are helping forensic scientists catch murderers

Digital forensics is a growing area, but don't be fooled into thinking it's infallible

Jun 20 2018 9:15am

How one Westminster law student makes money photographing her law revision notes

50,000 people follow her journey through law school

May 21 2018 9:21am

A ‘golden ticket’ to training contract glory, or losing its shine? Legal Cheek explores the Oxbridge law degree

Recruitment teams still dazzled by high-status law schools, despite so-so performance in rankings

May 10 2018 9:07am

The story of Christabel Pankhurst, the law graduate suffragette barred from joining an Inn

We pick up the trail of the female suffrage campaigner coined 'Queen of the Mob' by the press, 100 years after (some) women got the vote

May 9 2018 9:18am

What would Donna do? Seven lessons learnt from Suits’ Donna Paulsen

Aspiring lawyer Christianah Babajide thinks there's plenty law students can learn from the iconic TV character

May 8 2018 9:10am

How the surge in LLB numbers is shaking up legal education

Fierce debate rages around how many law students can be taught by a single university

Apr 23 2018 9:27am

How religion has fallen, for law to take its place

Philip Wood, a QC and former Allen & Overy partner, pens book on why lawyers are the new priests

Apr 11 2018 9:19am

The threat of lawtech is a huge opportunity, if you’re willing to leave the training contract rat race

A new career path where law graduates are in high demand has been paved

Mar 19 2018 9:13am

All the annoying people you’ll have the displeasure of meeting at university law careers events

From the flirts to the narcissists, don’t be these people

Jan 25 2018 9:07am

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2017

From law student porn stars to Harry Potter-style exam cheats, but can you guess which article was our most viewed?

Dec 28 2017 10:30am

Two-year countdown to women in law’s centenary begins

Time for the First 100 Years project to press the accelerator

Dec 22 2017 9:06am

The Legal Cheek big fat quiz of the year

We look back at 2017's top legal goings-on -- but how much do you remember?

Dec 21 2017 10:53am

Battle of the baubles: The official Legal Cheek law Xmas tree round-up ?

Everything from a grand grotto scene to an upcycled milk carton tree

Dec 18 2017 8:54am