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YouTuber parodies Kim Kardashian applying to Harvard Law School
Comedian Benito Skinner plays out infamous Legally Blonde video application scene

Magic circle and US law firms ‘must change the way they work’ or face ‘doom’, warns the FT
Will £100k+ for newly qualified solicitors prove a high water mark?
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Why leaping into law as a career changer takes confidence
ULaw’s John Watkins talks transferrable skills and reveals how career changers can show risk-averse employers that they’re a safe option

Kim Kardashian relates to law student struggles
Social media sensation turned law student says she won’t have time for ‘literally anything’

Email reveals decision on Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers transatlantic mega-merger due in ‘coming weeks’
US outfit suspends training contract applications

Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance – 2019 edition
The outfits bucking the 'all work no play' trend

Allen & Overy keeps 39 out of 47 qualifying trainees
Spring score of 83%

Revealed: The law firms with the best social life — 2019 edition
Unlimited bar tabs, festivals and a 'Pedibus'! It’s work hard and play even harder for these corporate trainees

The chambers with the most supportive barristers — 2019 edition
The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

Two US law firm events next week — one for students, one for junior lawyers
Lawyers from Shearman & Sterling, Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden and Quinn Emanuel take centre stage at London events

Should law firms recruit two years in advance?
There are pros and cons to the lengthy recruitment process, says future trainee solicitor Fraser Collingham

What does Brexit mean for future lawyers?
Over 200 students headed to Linklaters’ Silk Street office to find out
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Revealed: The best law firms for tech 2018-19
The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

The best chambers for training 2018-19
The results from the new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in

Exchange Chambers expands free pupillage application advice day for northern bar hopefuls
Revamped 2018 forum will focus on how candidates can make themselves stand out during the recruitment process

BBC to broadcast lectures on law and politics by Lord Sumption
Outspoken Supreme Court justice will be the 2019 Reith Lecturer

How to move in-house as a junior lawyer — with Axiom
Wednesday 26 September 2018, at Axiom in central London