Interview

Films, food parcels and online lectures: The life of a self-isolating law student

Legal Cheek spoke to Lancaster Uni’s Alex Dietrich about her lockdown experience
Oct 16 2020 9:17am
A life of crime

Chris Daw QC on life at the bar, his newly released book and venture into ‘vlawging’
Aug 10 2020 10:30am
Exclusive interview: Man who brought private prosecution against Boris Johnson faces ‘financial ruin’ over £200,000 debt

Uncertainty over Marcus Ball’s future comes despite crowdfunding over £500,000
Jul 9 2019 8:56am
2020s is the decade of legal change, says Richard Susskind

Exclusive interview: AI and online courts will flourish and replace ‘old ways of working’
May 23 2019 8:33am
Why the SQE won’t change Russell Group law degrees

Ken Oliphant, head of Bristol University Law School, explains why he foresees only tweaks around the edges to the traditional LLB
May 20 2019 11:28am
From lawyer to legal entrepreneur: You’re programmed to be risk averse — but you can’t fear failure

Mary Bonsor, co-founder and CEO of F-LEX, chats to Legal Cheek ahead of her appearance at the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 on 22 May
May 10 2019 12:31pm

Exclusive interview: We met the Nottingham Uni law grad trying to stop Brexit

Legal Cheek sat down with social media star Femi Oluwole to discuss his journey from law to politics
Apr 26 2019 9:13am
How my disability sparked my entrepreneurial spirit

Yasmin Sheikh on her transition from City lawyer to diversity advocate
Apr 11 2019 10:31am
The Apprentice exclusive: Solicitor Sarah Ann Magson reveals she won’t be quitting law anytime soon

Legal Cheek sits down with BBC show’s latest firee
Dec 11 2018 8:50am
Lawyers who ‘daydream about another life’ are in the wrong job

Dana Denis-Smith on her journey from Linklaters lawyer to founder of a multi-million pound company
Dec 7 2018 8:52am
A conversation with barrister Jamie Susskind about his new book Future Politics

What does the transformational power of technology mean for law students and lawyers?
Nov 19 2018 4:44pm
Why I quit Mishcon to launch my own law firm

There’s no reason why lawyers shouldn’t be successful entrepreneurs, Brandsmiths founder Adam Morallee tells Reviewed & Cleared’s David Burgess
Nov 19 2018 1:52pm

Why one lawyer quit the daily grind to launch his own tech company

The law has a habit of inhibiting entrepreneurship, says Lexoo founder and CEO Daniel Van Binsbergen, as he speaks to fellow legal entrepreneur David Burgess, the founder of Reviewed & Cleared
Oct 23 2018 8:56am
Exclusive interview: Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams says she’s not ruling out a return to the law

‘Legally Brunette’ Rosie shares insights into her very glam life
Jul 27 2018 9:32am
Interview: The Cambridge law grad who shunned legal practice to launch a politics newsletter

Putting a law degree to good use without becoming a lawyer
Jun 7 2018 9:11am
The super-exam uncertainty that lies ahead

The SQE presents an opportunity ‘to do something dynamic and innovative’, says ULaw chief Peter Crisp, if a clear framework can be agreed
May 15 2018 9:09am
‘My cerebral palsy may affect my speech and mobility, but it won’t stop me becoming a barrister’

Law graduate Daniel Holt hopes to start BPTC this September and is ‘very confident’ he’ll secure pupillage
May 11 2018 9:09am
‘I studied law at Cambridge and worked at Clifford Chance, now I own an award-winning Chinese restaurant’

Multi-tasking pro Helen Tse speaks to Legal Cheek about being a law firm partner, restauranteur, businesswoman and published author, all at the same time
May 4 2018 10:24am

‘I have two law degrees, now I sell juice made from wonky fruit for a living’

Maciek Kacprzyk on why he made the move from law to sustainable food production
Apr 3 2018 9:33am
‘When I interviewed for Slaughter and May I was living as a man called Matthew, by the time I started my training contract I was a woman called Clare’

Legal Cheek interviews transgender lawyer Clare Fielding
Mar 28 2018 9:33am
From law school boxing club to representing the most famous boxer in the country: A criminal barrister shares his story

Former amateur super-heavyweight now writing crime thrillers, too
Mar 26 2018 10:11am