Alternative careers
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Why I left Linklaters to work on a game for people with dementia
‘I miss the people and I miss the team, but with great risk comes great reward’
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The dark side of media law
Legal Cheek reviews the must-read legal novel of the summer
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The solicitors that took their chances on publishing and cake making — without giving up their legal careers
Legal Cheek meets the lawyers that bucked the trend and started up their own businesses
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How Jihadi John journalist used law degree and barrister training to kick-start his career
University of Westminster grad credits LLB and bar course with putting him on road to success
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Millennial lawyers are getting sick of their jobs even faster than previous generations
32% of UK lawyer job seekers are applying for non-legal roles — up from 24% in 2007, finds study
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From the magic circle dream to ‘a grim reality of being over-worked, under-valued and unhappy’
The biggest challenge is admitting to others that you are unhappy, says Oxford-educated law exile Martin Underwood