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 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
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
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
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
On secondment during my TC in San Francisco
Clyde & Co’s Madeleine Shanks on legal life in the world’s tech capital
Five good things about US law firms that don’t involve money
We all know they pay well, but what else do they offer?
Four valuable skills that STEM students bring to the legal profession
Experts from LexisNexis, Bristows, Reed Smith and Allen & Overy share their views
What it’s like to do a secondment with Google as a junior lawyer
Legal Cheek Careers meets RPC’s Stuart Harris
Forty STEM students headed to Reed Smith’s Innovation Hub to tackle a data problem
This is what we learnt from observing them
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
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
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
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
Doing a training contract at a magic circle firm doesn’t mean giving up your passions
Samara Lawrence balances her love of sport with her third seat at Linklaters
How I became a fintech lawyer
Clifford Chance’s Peter Chapman was tempted by litigation, but the opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and technology was too good to miss
Turning lawyers into innovators
Dentons’ pioneering Nextlaw Labs venture is having a radical effect -- and creating opportunities for future lawyers
Why City law firms need more STEM graduates
Proficiency with data to become ever more important for junior lawyers, says Reed Smith Innovation Manager Alex Smith
What it’s like to do a secondment with Goldman Sachs as a trainee solicitor
Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Pragesh Sivaguru tells Legal Cheek Careers about an “inspiring and encouraging” third seat of his training contract
Fintech: the future of financial institutions — with Clifford Chance
Event: Dispatches from the frontline of finance, with students asking the questions
What infrastructure lawyers do and why this area is going to be big for millennials
From renewable energy to high speed rail, hyperloop technology and driverless cars -- a coming wave of projects will require lots of legal expertise
From ISIS threats in Mosul to poorly cows in Yorkshire: it’s all in a day’s work in insurance law
Clyde & Co NQ Susannah Russell gives her perspective on the “many different facets” of high-value insurance cases