Tag: lccareers
What I’ve learned so far
Experts from Dechert, Ropes & Gray, Wiggin and The University of Law share their tips for TC hunters
The tech revolution through the eyes of a data privacy lawyer
Pinsent Masons senior associate Rif Kapadi reflects on the far-reaching implications of GDPR
How tech is changing the way trainees work
Four lawyers cut through the hype at our latest student event in Reading
A day in the life of a corporate lawyer
Solicitors from Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and DWF tell us what their jobs are really like
The diary of an employment lawyer
Legal Cheek Careers meets employment solicitor-turned ULaw Bloomsbury campus dean, Sandie Gaines, to discuss her career journey to date and application tips for summer training contract success
6 essentials for summer training contract hunters
What we learned from an hour listening to five top lawyers
Midlands to the Middle East: What I learned during my international secondment
Pinsent Masons associate Ian Morgan reflects on his time in Dubai and Doha
Life as a junior lawyer during the financial crash
ULaw campus dean, Matthew Tomlinson, reveals why Leeds is on the up-and-up ahead of tomorrow’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in the northern city
Telling lawyers to ‘toughen up’ isn’t the answer
PJ Kirby QC, joint head of Hardwicke, speaks to Legal Cheek ahead of his appearance this afternoon at The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
What it’s like to lead one of the UK’s first teaching law firms
Laura Pinkney, head of Nottingham Law School’s Legal Advice Centre, chats to Legal Cheek’s Aishah Hussain
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
‘Tech doesn’t respect boundaries — it is universal and affects how we run all our practice areas’
Legal Cheek Careers chats to Clifford Chance partner and co-head of the technology practice, Jonathan Kewley, about the firm’s new lawtech training contract
‘We have an obligation to make entry to the bar as fair as possible’
Cornerstones Barristers’ Andrew Lane reflects on his career to date and how barrister training should evolve to adequately prepare the next generation of advocates
The role of diverse skills in the ‘radically different’ legal services of the future
LexisNexis director, Dani McCormick, talks about her path from a career in advertising to law to legal tech, and how different law might be in the future
The SQE and the challenges ahead
ULaw’s director of business development, Morette Jackson, reveals how law firms are reacting to the new solicitor super-exam
How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation
Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead
Be prepared to forge your own path to legal practice
A panel of lawyers reveal their unconventional routes into law
Without role models, LGBT+ junior lawyers risk ‘going back into the closet’
Lawyers from Hogan Lovells and Goldman Sachs on the vital role support networks play in the fight against discrimination
Aspiring lawyers should embrace social media
Instagram Live interview: Ahead of Wednesday’s event, ‘Secrets to Success -- Birmingham’, solicitor and vlogger Chrissie Wolfe explains why an online presence can have its advantages
Why Generation Z will revolutionise the law firm of the future
Lawyers and innovation experts give students a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities that await
Why AI may be less disruptive than email
Artificial intelligence is saving lawyers time, but it is also generating work