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 to become an IP & technology lawyer

Travers Smith’s Dan Reavill views the opportunities today as even brighter than the dotcom boom years

Jan 16 2017 1:15pm

Securing pupillage — It’s a jungle out there!!

Katya Hosking, of Devereux Chambers, guides you through

Jan 13 2017 10:07am

Open thread: How do I get a vac scheme?

Trainee solicitors advise

Jan 10 2017 12:42pm

Event: Global Commercial Law in 2017 — What’s next for the world’s legal capital?

Travers Smith lawyers consider the opportunities awaiting the legal profession’s next generation

Jan 4 2017 2:08pm

How my US firm vac scheme set me up for TC success

You can’t beat dinner with the trainees at Duck and Waffle as a way to gain insight into a firm

Jan 3 2017 2:28pm

How to secure a vac scheme

Advice from those who’ve done it

Dec 27 2016 2:08pm

A diary of an international secondment

Norton Rose Fulbright trainee Gabriella Denlew on her time in Bahrain

Dec 22 2016 11:00am

Herbert Smith Freehills litigators share their advocacy tips

Advice from the global disputes frontline

Dec 19 2016 2:15pm

My life as a real estate lawyer

If you can master land law a potentially great career lies ahead, writes Pinsent Masons’ real estate chief James Crookes

Dec 14 2016 12:05pm

The seven foundations of legal knowledge

A look at the core subjects that form part of the LLB and GDL

Dec 12 2016 12:11pm

What’s it like to work internationally?

Ashurst lawyers of different levels of seniority share their experiences

Dec 2 2016 11:29am

Some advice for aspiring litigators from a history graduate

Herbert Smith Freehills litigator Alex Thomson looks back on what she has learnt so far

Dec 1 2016 1:04pm

How I got a training contract at a top medical negligence law firm

Trainee solicitor Sam Wignall recalls how he secured a place on his second attempt

Nov 30 2016 1:27pm

7 advantages of starting the LPC in January rather than September

Taking the less travelled route can be a smart move

Nov 23 2016 10:32am

Event: Beyond the Bar — the evolution of solicitor-advocates in global law firms

Commercial Awareness Question Time with Herbert Smith Freehills

Nov 21 2016 2:25pm

The Pinsent Masons solicitor who’s giving back as a school governor

Bilal Mohammad wants to help more people like him into the legal profession

Nov 18 2016 2:01pm

Why the show will go on for international corporate lawyers

Take the world economy doom-mongers with a pinch of salt, urges Ashurst partner Nick Cheshire, this could actually be a good time to be entering the profession

Nov 17 2016 10:47am

Video: What Donald Trump could mean for the legal profession

Top lawyers and constitutional law experts discuss the changing political mood

Nov 15 2016 1:59pm

Students who bagged a law school scholarship explain how it opened up the legal profession for them

“A lot of people don't apply for the scholarships because they think they won't be successful”

Nov 14 2016 1:51pm

International law: an insight into life on the road

Is it as glamorous as it sounds? We spoke to Hardwicke barrister Frederico Singarajah to find out

Nov 10 2016 2:03pm

From trainee solicitor to pro bono manager

Becca Naylor’s passion for human rights has led her to a dream job with Reed Smith

Nov 8 2016 1:31pm