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City law firms repay government furlough money

Norton Rose Fulbright, Herbert Smith Freehills and Osborne Clarke wind back cost-cutting measures after performance exceeds expectations

Oct 15 2020 9:22am

The SQE Sessions

Legal Cheek is holding an afternoon of virtual seminars to mark the start of the...

Oct 13 2020 4:05pm

Will the SQE kill the GDL?

Legal Cheek talks to the main players to see where they stand on the law conversion course

Oct 9 2020 9:13am

From Brexit to Bond: My life as an IP lawyer

Bird & Bird partner Sally Shorthose talks to Legal Cheek’s Micayla Colman about her work -- and how it’s being shaped by the pandemic

Sep 22 2020 3:50pm

How Covid-19 is changing law and business — with Clifford Chance

Thursday 3 September from 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place virtually

A student’s diary of a virtual vacation scheme

Sophie Currie reflects on a jam-packed week at The Legal Cheek-ULaw Virtual Vacation Scheme

Jul 7 2020 1:32pm

COVID-19: Mini-pupillages move online

Much like the virtual vacation schemes now being offered by corporate law firms

Jun 22 2020 10:06am

A&O-O’Melveny mega-merger scuppered by plummeting pound, former magic circle managing partner reveals

Andrew Ballheimer was told bad news while holidaying in Spain

Jun 1 2020 10:58am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Jun 1 2020 8:25am

10 ways to boost your chances of securing a training contract during lockdown

Learn a new skill, start a vlog, attend virtual law fairs and write for Legal Cheek -- there's plenty to do

May 29 2020 10:10am

Linklaters announces two-week virtual vacation scheme with three weeks’ pay

COVID-19: Last of the magic fivesome to reveal student summer plans

May 21 2020 9:15am

Slaughters, Bakers, Bird & Bird, Skadden and Debevoise move to virtual vacation schemes

New online offerings to mirror in-office experience but will be shorter than originally planned

May 11 2020 9:31am

The importance of displaying your personality in training contract interviews

Application and interview advice courtesy of solicitors from Burges Salmon, Osborne Clarke and RPC

Mar 16 2020 2:37pm

It’s possible to combine your passions with a career in law

Three A&O Peerpoint lawyers explain how

Mar 9 2020 2:47pm

How to secure a training contract at a top law firm

Burges Salmon solicitor turned ULaw Bristol and Exeter dean Zoe King offers tips to applicants

Feb 25 2020 1:16pm

Four high flying City lawyers at US firms share their career stories

What we learnt from an hour listening to partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, as well as associates from Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb

Feb 20 2020 2:14pm
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Revealed: The best chambers for training and quality of work 2020

The results from the latest Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in

Feb 4 2020 9:03am

‘The way we do business will inevitably change — but we will always need lawyers’

ULTRA Project Director and The University of Law (ULaw) senior tutor, Patrick Grant, on the rise of technology in the legal profession and what it means for future lawyers

Jan 23 2020 2:23pm

Lawyer event: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint

Thursday 13 February at Allen & Overy, London -- open to lawyers from 2QE and up

Jan 20 2020 1:39pm

How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint

Thursday 13 February at Allen & Overy, London -- open to associates 2PQE and up