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Event: How to get into law as a career changer — with Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling

Hear from lawyers who’ve done it

Jul 15 2018 10:22am
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‘Technology won’t turn the world upside down overnight — but lawyers need to embrace the gradual change that is happening’

We spoke to Catherine Hammon, Digital Revolution Knowledge Lawyer at international legal practice Osborne Clarke

Jul 12 2018 2:50pm
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Social media is everywhere — but the law governing it remains a speciality form of practice: Here’s how to get into it

ULaw associate professor Peter Goodchild looks back on a career that began as an IP and IT lawyer in the City

Jul 11 2018 2:02pm
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Don’t try to imitate Rachel Zane from Suits, just be your authentic self

Barristers from Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe and Serjeants’ Inn join an LPC Law advocate and ULaw’s national BPTC director to discuss how to make it as a barrister

Jul 5 2018 3:55pm
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7 things students need to do when applying for training contracts

Legal Cheek Careers meets BPP University LPC lecturer Charlie Radcliffe

Jul 4 2018 1:57pm
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From trainee to partner, and what I’ve learnt along the way

Baker McKenzie corporate partner Kirsty Wilson on her legal career and the advice she’d give to those just starting theirs

Jul 3 2018 2:25pm

Careers

The diary of a client secondee

Mayer Brown junior lawyer Emma Sturt has recently returned from a secondment at Citibank, having spent six months at Wells Fargo during her training contract

Jul 2 2018 2:57pm
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‘There’s no such thing as success without hard work — in any walk of life, not just law’

Curiosity, open-mindedness and the ability to work as part of a team are also key differentiating traits, says Hogan Lovells litigator Rebecca Wales

Jun 29 2018 1:02pm
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Why future lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible

The University of Law’s Russell Binch counsels against a single, definitive notion of how your career will pan out

Jun 28 2018 2:41pm
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What I learned as an undergraduate law student attending the Kings Chambers mini-pupillage fair

Legal Cheek Manchester Met campus ambassador May Alavi found the Bar to be different in some crucial respects to popular stereotypes

Jun 27 2018 2:50pm
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PwC looks beyond UCAS points for next generation of solicitors

Keily Blair and Kirsty O’Connor talk to Legal Cheek Careers about level playing fields

Jun 26 2018 2:57pm
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Event: How to get into media and sports law

With 5RB’s Christina Michalos, Howard Kennedy’s Mark Stephens, RPC’s Jeremy Drew, Wiggin’s Ross Sylvester and ULaw’s Peter Goodchild

Jun 25 2018 12:43pm

Careers

AI may be the solution, but it’s lawyers that know the questions to ask

Leading lawyers and technologists come together to discuss all things tech

Jun 21 2018 2:11pm
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Event: How to make it as a City lawyer — with Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown

Top lawyers join experts from BPP University Law School, NOTICED and PRIME to help prep students — for free — ahead of the training contract application deadline

Jun 19 2018 6:18pm
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Why specialise when you could do it all?

Being a generalist helps to develop your advocacy skills, argues Serjeants’ Inn’s Angus Moon QC

Jun 18 2018 3:10pm
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How I quit my job in Shanghai and landed my dream training contract

Burges Salmon trainee Ian Bond looks back on his route to a TC

Jun 15 2018 10:30am
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From South East London to Durham Uni and then the Bar and beyond

Legal Cheek Careers meets National Director of ULaw’s BPTC Jaqueline Cheltenham

Jun 13 2018 2:09pm
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Event: Secrets to Success Bristol — with Burges Salmon, RPC, St John’s Chambers and ULaw

Top lawyers share their secrets to success; students ask the questions

Jun 11 2018 1:01pm

Careers

Four City lawyer tips for training contract application success

Solicitors from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and ULaw explore the themes that lawyers of the future should be thinking about

Jun 7 2018 3:47pm
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7 reasons why law students should volunteer for Big Voice London this summer

Big Voice London’s Chaya Gupta and Asma Abbarova share their insight into the social mobility and youth engagement charity

Jun 6 2018 2:07pm
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A senior associate’s notes from the frontline of the legal AI revolution

Pinsent Masons’ Jennifer McCormick tells Legal Cheek Careers how technology is revolutionising her practice area of banking and restructuring

Jun 5 2018 10:28am
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‘I am first and foremost a lawyer — my media appearances are just an added bonus’

Employment lawyer Kevin Poulter sits down with Legal Cheek to discuss social media, Alan Titchmarsh and his latest podcast project

Jun 4 2018 1:21pm
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‘I’m a former magic circle lawyer with 20 years’ experience in legal education — this is how to secure a training contract’

A sneak peek at the hints and tips The University of Law’s professor Alexis Mavrikakis will share at this evening’s Secrets to Success event

May 30 2018 10:22am
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Video: What’s the best thing about being a brand ambassador at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner?

Global outfit’s current bunch share highlights, as applications open for 12 new ambassadors

May 25 2018 11:44am