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Why aspiring lawyers should welcome the SQE’s arrival

BARBRI’s senior director of learning, Jody Tranter, sees the new route to solicitor qualification as a ‘great opportunity’ and one she helps students take advantage of

6 hours ago
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Navigating multi-billion pound deals and cross-border transactions as a City lawyer

Goodwin senior associate Raymond Fang tells Legal Cheek Careers about his day to day and the standout deals he’s advised on

3 days ago
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Why litigation is a game of chess

DWF senior associate Paul Maddock explains how his passion for board games helps in his day-to-day legal life

4 days ago
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‘The hurdles I overcame on my path to partnership’

Squire Patton Boggs partner Michelle Adams didn’t get the A-Level grades she’d hoped for and started training at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis; here she talks to Legal Cheek Careers about navigating choppy waters to get to where she is today

5 days ago
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‘Own your experience as a law career changer’

Mayer Brown trainee Cheryl Stevart discusses her career journey from publishing to corporate law, ahead of her appearance at this week’s virtual student event

6 days ago
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Building a better tomorrow as a real estate lawyer

Taylor Wessing partner Adam Marks reflects on his career journey to date and his latest project, City 2040

Oct 18 2021 11:34am

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Why being a global finance lawyer is the next best thing to being a rockstar

Ashurst partner Navdeep Benning discusses her career journey to date

Oct 14 2021 2:34pm
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My journey from law student to junior lawyer — and what I learnt along the way

Hogan Lovells associate Ellie Thwaites discusses her route into the firm’s infrastructure, energy, resources and projects team, and why a year out both before and after university helped on her way

Oct 13 2021 12:13pm
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Dublin’s legal scene through the eyes of two junior lawyers

McCann FitzGerald associates Olivia Wright and Darragh Caldwell offer their top application tips while reflecting on their own career journeys so far, ahead of the firm’s appearance at next week’s Legal Cheek Irish Virtual Law Fair 2021

Oct 12 2021 10:43am
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My work as a lawyer in the renewable energy sector

Burges Salmon senior associate Peter Ramsden shares an overview of his career journey and the challenges he faced along the way

Oct 8 2021 11:35am
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From the 2008 financial crisis to Covid: My career as a capital markets lawyer

Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Jennifer Tait traces her career from the financial crisis to the ‘new normal’

Oct 6 2021 2:39pm
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How I became a green energy lawyer

CMS’ Kirsty Nurse reflects on her career journey as representing environmental interests becomes increasingly appealing to law students

Sep 28 2021 3:26pm

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New name, new home: one leading London chambers on its major shake-up

Joint heads of Gatehouse Chambers, Brie Stevens-Hoare QC and PJ Kirby QC, invited Legal Cheek’s Phoebe Mather for an exclusive tour of the set’s new home and to discuss its recent rebranding

Sep 24 2021 12:38pm
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From part-time retail college job to supporting big retailers on business

RPC associate Jaleela Johnson reflects on her career journey so far and considers the latest developments in the retail sector

Sep 23 2021 2:35pm
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What makes a good ESG lawyer?

Being a team player and an ‘all-rounder’ will put you in good stead, says Osborne Clarke partner and head of environment Matthew Germain

Sep 22 2021 3:05pm
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My journey from trainee to commercial real estate partner

BCLP’s Justine Oldale speaks to Legal Cheek’s Phoebe Mather about her path to partnership and the changes she’s witnessed along the way

Sep 21 2021 2:11pm
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My work as a cyber risk lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright lifer Steven Hadwin discusses working on some of the most high-profile data breaches covered by the press

Sep 20 2021 2:21pm
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Life as a lawyer in a new era of digital accountability

Linklaters disputes partner Ben Packer discusses the regulation of online harms and why it’s set to be a growth area

Sep 16 2021 11:48am

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A Clifford Chance future trainee picks out the key commercial awareness points from our ESG event

Will Holmes hears from three of the magic circle firm’s lawyers and the global director of inclusion

Sep 15 2021 1:34pm
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From trainee to private equity partner at a magic circle law firm

Allen & Overy’s Peter Banks talks to Legal Cheek’s Sky Martle about his career journey

Sep 14 2021 12:02pm
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My life as a digital rights and assets lawyer

Richard McMorris, who heads Bird & Bird’s newly formed Digital Rights & Assets practice group, highlights the qualities he thinks are required to succeed

Sep 13 2021 1:36pm