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The latest careers content in one place, plus events, key deadlines, campus ambassador programme details and the Legal Cheek Most Lists.
How law students can manage the uncertainty caused by COVID-19
We sit down (virtually) with Sarah Harte, graduate recruitment and development manager at global firm Dentons, for her take on things
Survey: How do you conduct your legal research?
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4 steps to a successful career change to law
ULaw’s Suzanne Hutton draws on her experience as a solicitor and careers coach
Virtual event: How to get into law as a career changer — with Shearman & Sterling, Irwin Mitchell, 2TG and ULaw
Lawyers who’ve come into law from other industries share their experiences; taking place virtually on Wednesday 27 May 2020
How the pandemic will impact future lawyers
Four speakers from different corners of the legal profession share their insights
How Instagram can help you get a training contract at a national law firm
Five tips courtesy of Shoosmiths
How the UK’s first teaching law firm will prepare students for the SQE
Nottingham Law School’s Executive Dean Jenny Chapman on the role of clinical legal training in a super-exam world
The challenges ahead for online courts
Hardwicke barrister Andy Creer discusses changes to the way advocacy is delivered during the COVID-19 crisis and the new skills future barristers will require
Why lawyers of the 2020s need to force themselves out their comfort zone
We sit down -- virtually, of course -- with LexisNexis’s Director Transformation, Kate Gaskell, ahead of her appearance at LegalEdCon on Thursday
How COVID-19 will impact law students
ULaw pro-vice chancellor Peter Crisp provides a big picture overview and draws parallels between the 2008 financial and coronavirus crises
How to create well-rounded lawyers of the future
Jo-Anne Pugh discusses BPP University Law School’s unique approach to the SQE and how it will prepare students for the assessments -- and for practice
City Law School to tempt law firms with ‘salad bar SQE’
James Catchpole, Associate Dean and LPC Director, is thinking creatively about changes to solicitor and barrister training
How tech is revolutionising the way law students learn
BARBRI’s Professor Samuel Farkas on what we can glean from the global training provider’s US model and how it will shape its SQE plans
How to make it as an international commercial lawyer
Three White & Case solicitors based in London, Paris and New York, share insights from their career journeys
The SQE is just one part of a much bigger story
King’s College London’s Chris Howard shares his vision for the future of legal education
How technology can help trainees in the new SQE world
The College of Legal Practice chief, Giles Proctor, sketches out a vision for the new super-exam that draws on the college’s strength in tech-based online learning
Creating an SQE for the post COVID-19 world
Getting the balance right between online and face-to-face learning, while teaching practical skills in a way that accommodates new legal tech, will be crucial to a successful SQE, says ULaw’s Jill Howell-Williams
From London to Paris: My life as an international arbitration lawyer
White & Case associate Hazel Levent discusses the importance of being adaptable and what it's like to work at a global law firm
Virtual student event: Understanding how a global law firm works — with White & Case
Thursday 23 April at 4pm, taking place virtually
COVID-19: What it means for aspiring lawyers
Commercial insights and careers advice courtesy of four experts