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Why law students who understand technology have an advantage that will grow and grow

ULaw Visiting Professor Colin Ettinger, a partner at Irwin Mitchell, thinks an Uber-style revolution could be around the corner

Dec 10 2015 2:30pm

Video: Alternative routes to becoming a lawyer

How law students can make it into the legal profession without doing a training contract -- the full discussion

Dec 7 2015 3:38pm

‘Seeking a job outside law ironically put me on the path to qualifying as a lawyer’

Unable to secure a training contract during the financial crisis, LPC graduate Priya Krishan landed an associate role at JP Morgan in London -- and qualified as a New York lawyer

Dec 1 2015 4:12pm

Not being yourself wastes valuable energy

After having children, Hogan Lovells partner Elaine Penrose decided to be completely open about her sexuality at work -- including with clients

Nov 30 2015 3:09pm

From Durham to Bristol: the advantages of being a future lawyer outside London

Burges Salmon trainee Sarah Carter has found high quality work and a really nice lifestyle in the South West

Nov 26 2015 2:42pm

How to secure work experience through networking

Be confident -- and then follow through

Nov 24 2015 2:16pm

How do you retain the best lawyers and allow them to have a life?

Shearman & Sterling’s Women in Law conference in London explored ways to boost gender diversity at the top

Nov 16 2015 3:05pm

‘Traditionally mentoring has been associated with the straight white male world’

Getting advice from experienced LGBT lawyers helped Miles Tonkin secure a training contract at Herbert Smith Freehills

Nov 13 2015 11:18am

Event: Alternative routes to becoming a lawyer

How law students can make it into the legal profession without doing a training contract

Nov 12 2015 11:51am

The law student A to Z

The definitive wannabe lawyer alphabet

Oct 21 2015 4:57pm

Video: Why the legal profession needs people who see the world differently

Watch 'Legal Cheek Live, with Lord Neuberger' below

Oct 19 2015 5:34pm

Why wannabe lawyers shouldn’t feel they have to come across as from a certain socio-economic background

"Your differences can become your strength," says Hogan Lovells partner Tom Astle

Oct 15 2015 12:06pm

How waitressing helped me succeed as an international competition lawyer

Herbert Smith Freehills' Veronica Roberts on her journey from the local comprehensive to global law firm partner

Oct 12 2015 2:21pm

A motorbike accident transformed me from junior lawyer coaster to driven CEO

Fletchers chief Ed Fletcher recalls how a spinal cord injury gave him a clarity that would change the course of his career

Oct 6 2015 9:51am

How wannabe lawyers can become employable

ULaw employability chief John Watkins believes students overestimate some of their soft-skills

Oct 2 2015 11:39am

How to survive the pupillage Hunger Games

Hardwicke's two new tenants reveal how they made it to fully-fledged barrister status

Sep 30 2015 12:33pm

Event: Why the legal profession needs people who see the world differently

Lord Neuberger and a panel of top solicitors and barristers offer students who don't fit the mould tips on how to get ahead in law

Sep 28 2015 12:33pm

Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers field financial and legal news questions from 40 students

Inaugural Commercial Awareness Question Time takes place at London office of global firm

Sep 24 2015 12:15pm

10 secrets to Graduate Diploma in Law success

"It's not a marathon or a sprint, it's the 10,000 metres"

Sep 18 2015 1:52pm

What ‘commercial awareness’ means when you’re a trainee

Norton Rose Fulbright newly qualified solicitor Tom Capel on how the hard-to-define concept beloved of law firms manifests itself in real life

Sep 14 2015 2:50pm

Event: Commercial Awareness Question Time at Norton Rose Fulbright

Get to the front of the training contract queue, with free places for 25 students up for grabs

Sep 1 2015 7:00pm