Legal Cheek Careers

The latest careers content in one place, plus events, key deadlines, campus ambassador programme details and the Legal Cheek Most Lists.

How my role as a university manager was the perfect stepping stone to training contract success

Norton Rose Fulbright trainee Sarah Greenwood talks about the upsides to life as one of firm’s student ambassadors

Mar 2 2018 12:55pm

Why open-minded and resilient students will shape the future of the legal profession

What we learned from lawyers from Berwin Leighton Paisner, Pinsent Masons, Fletchers, Exchange Chambers and The University of Law at 'Secrets to Success' in Manchester

Mar 1 2018 3:03pm

Why you shouldn’t be afraid to go a little bit out of your depth

Jacqui Timmins, head of Pinsent Masons’ Leeds office, on how to forge a successful career in the law

Feb 27 2018 4:07pm

‘I’m studying hundreds of miles away from London, but being a campus ambassador keeps me connected to the City’

Durham University law student Victoria Cherrington has built a strong relationship with Herbert Smith Freehills

Feb 26 2018 2:44pm

The major changes to the legal profession that law students need to know about

Solicitors from Ashurst, Linklaters and Ropes & Gray join The University of Law's Gareth Richards to explore the themes affecting lawyers of the future

Feb 22 2018 1:56pm

Four secrets shared on how to secure a training contract

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Manchester, panellist Catherine Morgan, the Careers Centre Manager at The University of Law, gives her top tips for success

Feb 21 2018 3:55pm

How future lawyers should be thinking about technology

It’s about cutting through the hype but not missing the important stuff

Feb 20 2018 12:07pm

The global law firm building a full-service practice (with training contracts) in Manchester

Training contracts are central to success in northern city, says BLP Manchester office head Damian Fleming

Feb 19 2018 4:03pm

How being a campus ambassador for Hogan Lovells has strengthened my relationship with the firm and my fellow students

Five months’ into the programme and ahead of the deadline for next years’ ambassadors, Durham University law student Tommy Adeyefa reflects on his experience so far

Feb 13 2018 2:24pm

Five secrets shared on how to do well on the LPC

Gareth Richards, the LPC Programme and Student Lead at ULaw Moorgate, reveals what 20 years of experience have taught him about doing well on the Legal Practice Course

Feb 12 2018 1:47pm

9 things that aspiring magic circle lawyers should be doing to secure a training contract

Linklaters lawyers and graduate recruiters share their advice

Feb 9 2018 10:57am

Event series: Secrets to Success — in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham

Legal Cheek Live joins forces with The University of Law and a host of leading law firms to take our commercial awareness series on the road

Feb 5 2018 4:31pm

Five pupillage application form essentials

Three pupil barristers at Hardwicke reveal how they made it over the line

Jan 29 2018 1:26pm

From vac schemer to City lawyer practising at one of the most exciting times in employment law history

Travers Smith's Alex Fisher has watched the introduction and demise of employment tribunal fees, as well as the monumental rise of the gig economy courtesy of Uber and Deliveroo

Jan 25 2018 2:05pm

From East London to EC2: How I secured a training contract with Mayer Brown by just being my authentic self

Ahead of the firm's 31 January vacation scheme application deadline, Anish Pathak reflects on his journey so far

Jan 23 2018 3:27pm

All experience is good experience for training contract hunters

From uni DJ to online sales consultant to gangland pro bono -- Womble Bond Dickinson's Sam Dixon sampled it all en route to becoming a restructuring lawyer

Jan 22 2018 3:54pm

What I’ve learned as a lawyer in the magic circle, a US firm and now at PwC

Keily Blair looks back on a high-flying career to date -- that began unconventionally with moving country to study a law degree aged 17 at a non-Russell Group University

Jan 17 2018 1:57pm

What we learned about fintech from some of the biggest brains at Clifford Chance

Technology presents both risks and opportunities to traditional financial institutions -- and their lawyers need to help them stay ahead of the curve

Jan 16 2018 2:36pm

My life as a commercial barrister in Manchester

It’s worth considering the advantages of joining a set in a major city outside London as opposed to doing pupillage in the capital, says Exchange Chambers' David Williams

Jan 12 2018 3:29pm

Event: Technology and the future of legal practice — with Womble Bond Dickinson in Leeds

Apply to attend Legal Cheek's latest free student event

Jan 11 2018 4:03pm

Tech is changing law firms but they will always need grounded, intelligent people who give meaning to things through language

Travers Smith’s Emily Clark tells Alex Wade about what she has learned on her path from Oxford history graduate to City law firm partner via a stint working in the charity sector

Jan 10 2018 3:44pm