Legal Cheek Careers

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

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

Open thread: How do I bag pupillage?

Three of Hardwicke’s pupil barristers advise

Jan 9 2018 5:51pm

How working as a paralegal helped me secure a training contract

Curiosity to really understand the firm, and longstanding interest in business, propelled Nick Little to TC success at Irwin Mitchell

Jan 9 2018 12:46pm

Technology: Disrupting the law and lawyers — with Travers Smith

Apply to attend Legal Cheek's latest event

Jan 5 2018 1:52pm

‘A social mobility programme helped me secure a training contract with Hogan Lovells’

Megan Stewart went from vac schemer to future trainee and now she wants to help others realise their lawyer dreams

Dec 29 2017 11:57am

The first year of a law degree is pivotal: Here’s how to spend it well

Ahead of the 7 January application deadline for Ahead with Ashurst, Kelley McPherson explains how she's now reaping the rewards of seeds she sewed in first year

Dec 28 2017 9:54am

My journey from Manchester Uni law student to Clifford Chance banking & finance associate

Nikhita Suria looks back on her journey with the firm to date, which has been enriched by the firm’s support in developing her interest in fintech

Dec 27 2017 11:45am

How my vac scheme led straight to a training contract

Ahead of the 3 January application deadline for the CMS Academy, trainee-to-be Euan Alston looks back on his route into the firm

Dec 22 2017 11:29am

Advice for aspiring lawyers from RPC, Google and Uber

These are the skills that law students need to start developing for the new digital age

Dec 20 2017 1:57pm

The University of Law unveils ‘what kind of lawyer should I be?’ Facebook quiz

Your dream career has a lot to do with your personality

Dec 19 2017 2:18pm

On secondment during my TC in San Francisco

Clyde & Co’s Madeleine Shanks on legal life in the world’s tech capital

Dec 18 2017 2:33pm

Five good things about US law firms that don’t involve money

We all know they pay well, but what else do they offer?

Dec 14 2017 2:44pm

Four valuable skills that STEM students bring to the legal profession

Experts from LexisNexis, Bristows, Reed Smith and Allen & Overy share their views

Dec 12 2017 3:42pm

What it’s like to do a secondment with Google as a junior lawyer

Legal Cheek Careers meets RPC’s Stuart Harris

Dec 11 2017 3:10pm

How competing in the Grand Prix Challenge can be a speedier route to a training contract

Applications for Norton Rose Fulbright’s competition are now open

Dec 7 2017 2:46pm

The lawyers at the frontline of AI, fintech and drones

Look beyond the hype and there is potential for real change, say Osborne Clarke experts

Dec 6 2017 2:54pm

Event: The skills future lawyers need for the new digital world — with RPC, Google and Uber

Apply to attend the final Commercial Awareness Question Time of 2017

Dec 4 2017 4:51pm

Herbert Smith Freehills trainees reveal how they are engaging with lawtech

As firm’s director of knowledge and learning emphasises importance of client facing skills

Dec 1 2017 4:05pm