Legal Cheek Careers

Gibson Dunn’s Grace Atkinson reflects on her journey to qualification and shares her top tips for securing a training contract

Dentons Dublin managing partner Eavan Saunders discuss her return from London, launching an office in lockdown and nurturing a new generation of lawyers

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with Bristows partner Gregory Bacon

Caitlin Preston, a solicitor in Burges Salmon's Edinburgh office, talks real estate, renewables and what it’s like advising on the projects shaping Scotland’s green future

Reed Smith’s managing partner Brigid North on languages, what real estate has to offer and curiosity in the legal profession

Legal Cheek Careers catches up with Iain Murdoch, head of legal AI at Mills & Reeve, to explore his journey from traditional practice to tech trailblazer

BPP student Rebecca Hamer reflects on her route to a training contract, her SQE journey, and offers advice for aspiring solicitors

Pinsent Masons legal director Penny Simmons explains why the field is more dynamic and commercial than many students assume, and shares advice for aspiring lawyers

ULaw programme lead Sophie Jones outlines the law school’s approach to conversion courses, the support on offer, and their continued importance for aspiring lawyers

Hannah Torpey shares her path into law, her journey as a solicitor apprentice, and her secondment experience with TikTok in Dubai

As tech races ahead, Chris Whitehouse (of counsel at RPC) unpacks the challenges it poses for the legal profession

Willkie partner Boris Bronfentrinker on his path into law, life as a litigator, and why he urges young lawyers to be sponges

Osborne Clarke senior associate Ed Grey shares insights on his role advising founders and the unique challenges that come with supporting fast-growth companies

A panel of lawyers from Hogan Lovells discuss AI, Blockchain and the future of corporate law

BARBRI’s Shashagay McIntosh shares her top tips for balancing work, study, and that all-important downtime

Weil partner Simon Saitowitz talks market shifts, secondaries and the qualities that define future lawyers

Phoebe Makin shares her journey from government legal trainee to Ashurst projects associate and explains why aspiring lawyers should grasp every opportunity that comes their way

From a late start in law to partner at Slaughter and May, Lorna Nsoatabe shares how seizing opportunities, valuing people and optimism shaped her journey

Legal Cheek Careers speaks with Clyde & Co’s Tom Bedford about his work in professional negligence and regulatory defence, and what it’s like to represent solicitors accused of wrongdoing

ULaw SQE student Layla Qazi on her journey from history graduate and tax consultant to training contract holder

Taylor Wessing’s Emma Danks discusses the evolution of private equity, the firm’s ambitious culture, and her advice for aspiring solicitors