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AI may be the solution, but it’s lawyers that know the questions to ask

Leading lawyers and technologists come together to discuss all things tech

24 hours ago
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Why specialise when you could do it all?

Being a generalist helps to develop your advocacy skills, argues Serjeants’ Inn’s Angus Moon QC

4 days ago
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How I quit my job in Shanghai and landed my dream training contract

Burges Salmon trainee Ian Bond looks back on his route to a TC

Jun 15 2018 10:30am
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From South East London to Durham Uni and then the Bar and beyond

Legal Cheek Careers meets National Director of ULaw’s BPTC Jaqueline Cheltenham

Jun 13 2018 2:09pm
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Four City lawyer tips for training contract application success

Solicitors from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and ULaw explore the themes that lawyers of the future should be thinking about

Jun 7 2018 3:47pm
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A senior associate’s notes from the frontline of the legal AI revolution

Pinsent Masons’ Jennifer McCormick tells Legal Cheek Careers how technology is revolutionising her practice area of banking and restructuring

Jun 5 2018 10:28am

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‘I’m a former magic circle lawyer with 20 years’ experience in legal education — this is how to secure a training contract’

A sneak peek at the hints and tips The University of Law’s professor Alexis Mavrikakis will share at this evening’s Secrets to Success event

May 30 2018 10:22am
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Video: What’s the best thing about being a brand ambassador at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner?

Global outfit’s current bunch share highlights, as applications open for 12 new ambassadors

May 25 2018 11:44am
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Queen’s University Belfast vlogger beats 1,500 students to win trip to HSF’s Australia offices

Watch Morven Ross’ video and the seven other finalists below

May 18 2018 11:49am
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How one global law firm is preparing for the end of the GDL and LPC

Ahead of the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference on 23 May, Hogan Lovells training principal Crispin Rapinet talks about his firm’s plans for the new solicitor super-exam

May 16 2018 2:34pm
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Event: Innovation in the law — with Pinsent Masons in Glasgow

Commercial Awareness Question Time comes to Scotland

May 12 2018 4:30pm
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‘The SQE is a floor on which we can build things, not a ceiling to limit us’

Adam Curphey, White & Case solicitor turned head of innovation technology at BPP University Law School, discusses the growing importance of lawtech as a theme in vocational training

May 8 2018 3:52pm

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10 pieces of commercial awareness gold for students applying for training contracts

From cryptocurrencies to big data, politics and beyond

May 2 2018 3:39pm
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Having a City training contract doesn’t mean you can’t dip into human rights law

Ahead of Reed Smith’s training contract application deadline, we speak to one of the firm’s current trainees, Dominic Bullen, as he reflects on his experience working for non-profits Liberty and Reprieve on secondment

Apr 30 2018 1:39pm
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‘Change is happening pretty slowly compared with what is coming’

Hogan Lovells’ Tech Hub partner predicts transformative times ahead

Apr 26 2018 1:48pm
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From Shearman & Sterling’s LSE campus ambassador to second-seat trainee

Charlie Lord is now training at her dream firm — but she may not have got there had she not been an ambassador first

Apr 17 2018 1:54pm
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Event: You’ve qualified — now where next?

Legal Cheek junior lawyer soft skills workshop and social, with Axiom, Hardwicke and Herbert Smith Freehills

Apr 12 2018 3:18pm
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Millennials may be tech-savvy, but they can definitely learn a thing or two from those with more experience

Legal Cheek Live recently headed up north for the fourth Secrets to Success event at The University of Law

Apr 10 2018 1:00pm

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Ten secrets shared on how to secure pupillage

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Leeds, criminal barrister turned ULaw dean Tom Macdonald gives his top tips

Mar 27 2018 2:52pm
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Tech is about keeping up in a data rich world, not getting rid of lawyers

Top law students should expect to be more in demand than ever, say Travers Smith experts

Mar 22 2018 3:41pm
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Law students need to stop waiting for that Suits moment

Lawyers from Pinsent Masons, Irwin Mitchell and St Philips Chambers join The University of Law’s Sarah Ramsey to discuss the rise of legal tech and the reality of being a lawyer

Mar 16 2018 2:42pm
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How a training contract at a high street practice prepared me for a career at a top 20 UK law firm

Your City law career doesn’t need to be in a straight line, says Pinsent Masons’ associate Zoe Pond

Mar 14 2018 12:52pm
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Students experiencing knockbacks need to realise they’re playing a numbers game

Sarah Ramsey, the dean at The University of Law Birmingham, reflects on her time in law and what students should be doing now to improve their training contract chances

Mar 6 2018 1:24pm
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How my role as a university manager was the perfect stepping stone to training contract success

Norton Rose Fulbright trainee Sarah Greenwood talks about the upsides to life as one of firm’s student ambassadors

Mar 2 2018 12:55pm