Legal Cheek Careers
The latest careers content in one place, plus events, key deadlines, campus ambassador programme details and the Legal Cheek Most Lists.
My journey from trainee to partner
Baker McKenzie’s Jeremy Levy looks back at his path to partnership
Inside Norton Rose Fulbright’s new lawtech module with York University
Those behind the first-of-its-kind, jointly-taught programme reveal the thinking behind the move
How I leveraged my foreign language skills to secure a City training contract
Lewis Fairfax, corporate litigator at Hogan Lovells, chats to Legal Cheek's Aishah Hussain ahead of his appearance at next Wednesday’s ‘Inside Track: How to become a City lawyer' event
Event: How to become a City lawyer — with Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown, PRIME and BPP Law School
This Wednesday evening in London
What I’ve learned so far
Experts from Dechert, Ropes & Gray, Wiggin and The University of Law share their tips for TC hunters
The tech revolution through the eyes of a data privacy lawyer
Pinsent Masons senior associate Rif Kapadi reflects on the far-reaching implications of GDPR
How tech is changing the way trainees work
Four lawyers cut through the hype at our latest student event in Reading
Event: Secrets to Success Manchester — with BCLP, Freshfields, Pinsent Masons and ULaw
This Wednesday in Manchester
A day in the life of a corporate lawyer
Solicitors from Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and DWF tell us what their jobs are really like
The diary of an employment lawyer
Legal Cheek Careers meets employment solicitor-turned ULaw Bloomsbury campus dean, Sandie Gaines, to discuss her career journey to date and application tips for summer training contract success
Event: Secrets to Success London — with Dechert, Ropes & Gray, Wiggin and ULaw
This Thursday evening in London
6 essentials for summer training contract hunters
What we learned from an hour listening to five top lawyers
Midlands to the Middle East: What I learned during my international secondment
Pinsent Masons associate Ian Morgan reflects on his time in Dubai and Doha
How lawtech looked in the 90s
ULaw campus dean Sarah Pooley reveals how innovation has long been a feature of legal practice and what it now means for future lawyers
Event: Secrets to Success Birmingham — with Pinsent Masons, Gowling WLG, DWF and ULaw
This Tuesday evening in Birmingham; open to all students
Top 4 entries for ‘My US Legal Icon’ Vlogging Prize
Contenders compete for return flight to New York in 60-second vlog off
Speakers announced for ‘Innovation and the law’ with Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Blandy & Blandy and ULaw in Reading next week
Top lawyers to share views and advice at free Wednesday evening student event
Life as a junior lawyer during the financial crash
ULaw campus dean, Matthew Tomlinson, reveals why Leeds is on the up-and-up ahead of tomorrow’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in the northern city
Career changers: 6 things you need to know before making the switch to law
Lawyers share their routes into the profession -- and what they learned along the way
Event: Secrets to Success Leeds — with Pinsent Masons, Walker Morris, Womble Bond Dickinson and ULaw
Tuesday 4 June in Leeds; open to all students
Telling lawyers to ‘toughen up’ isn’t the answer
PJ Kirby QC, joint head of Hardwicke, speaks to Legal Cheek ahead of his appearance this afternoon at The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019