Legal Cheek Careers
The latest careers content in one place, plus events, key deadlines, campus ambassador programme details and the Legal Cheek Most Lists.
‘Strangely my most memorable case was also in some respects my least enjoyable’
Hardwicke barristers Tom Bell and Emily Betts reflect on their journeys from fresh-faced pupils to rising stars of the bar
Event: The rise of Dublin as a global legal centre — with Pinsent Masons, Dechert, Matheson and Barbri
Legal Cheek is coming to Ireland
How two years as a county court advocate helped me secure pupillage
Luke Blease appeared in more than 70 courtrooms across the country, including before High Court judges in the Royal Courts of Justice
Event: Re-imagining global law firms through legal design — with Norton Rose Fulbright
Top lawyers share their thoughts on integrating lawtech, innovation hubs and more; students ask the questions
Life as a Clifford Chance lawyer on the tech frontline — and how you can become one too
A sneak preview of the hints and tips magic circle associate Jamie Andrew will share at Legal Cheek’s ‘Artificial intelligence and the law’ event next month
Student event: Artificial intelligence and the law — with Clifford Chance
Top City lawyers discuss the impact AI is having on the profession; students ask the questions
This is how you get a training contract as a career changer
Top lawyers from Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling share their routes into the profession
The internet, Mike Tyson and 90 Picasso paintings — life as a media and sports lawyer
A panel of top lawyers share their experiences
7 things career changers can do to secure a training contract
ULaw careers consultant Candy Kobrak discusses transferable skills and application technique
My journey from marketing executive to trainee City lawyer
'It’s nerve-wracking, and you shouldn’t take the decision lightly,' says Shearman & Sterling rookie Jessica Stanion
City law: Is the juice worth the squeeze?
A trio of leading City lawyers, legal educators and diversity organisations come together for an evening of careers advice and networking
The ‘Meghan Markle effect’: Commercial awareness seeps through many areas
Lawyers from Burges Salmon, RPC, St John’s Chambers and ULaw share the secrets to their success
Event: How to get into law as a career changer — with Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling
Hear from lawyers who’ve done it
‘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
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
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
7 things students need to do when applying for training contracts
Legal Cheek Careers meets BPP University LPC lecturer Charlie Radcliffe
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
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
‘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
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