Tag: lccareers
Lawyers help out London start-ups with free advice session at the Google Campus
Alex Aldridge takes notes as Hogan Lovells, Hardwicke and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives assist young entrepreneurs at Legal Cheek‘s pro bono clinic
How a new generation of LGBT lawyers are helping students get into the City
Where issues of sexuality are relevant in the training contract application process wannabe lawyers should feel confident to be open, advises Hogan Lovells solicitor Charlotte Cartwright
How baby barristers can bag a Pegasus Scholarship — and escape the British winter
With the Pegagus Scholarship deadline coming up at the end of the month, Hardwicke barrister Laura Tweedy recalls her experience working for three months in New Zealand through the scheme
10 City law firms that are offering vac schemes this winter — for which it’s not too late to apply
But you'll need to get moving ...
5 features of a changing legal market that wannabe lawyers will have to deal with in their careers
Top solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives reveal what lies ahead for the profession
8 things you need to know before applying for an Inns of Court scholarship
“Inner Temple for the rich, Middle Temple for the poor; Lincoln’s Inn for the gentlemen, And Gray’s Inn for a whore.” Spoiler: this rhyme is very misleading.
Video: Legal Cheek Careers at Gray’s Inn
The full video of Tuesday's 'How to survive (and even thrive) in a changing legal market' free careers advice event
Become a lawyer because you’re passionate about it — not to please your parents
Your career may take a different direction to what you expect, but if your heart's in it you'll be fine
‘I wish I had known how to be a good boss’
Barrister and City University law lecturer Andrew Worthley would have banned his younger self from pulling caffeine-fuelled all-nighters
It’s harder for today’s law graduates — but there are ways they can boost their chances
Norton Rose Fulbright tax lawyer Andrew Roycroft thinks his career may have begun differently if he was starting out in today's hyper-competitive job market
5 things I wish I’d known about being a City lawyer when I was starting out
Hogan Lovells financial services litigation partner Louise Lamb shares some legal life hacks
Event: How to survive — and even thrive — in a changing legal market
Free Legal Cheek Careers event at Gray’s Inn featuring a panel of leading lawyers — open to all law students and junior lawyers
‘There are not as many jobs for traditional lawyers as there used to be’
Chartered Institute of Legal Executive president Fran Edwards expects more students to follow her on-the-job route into the profession over the coming years
How to be a pupil barrister
As this year's baby barristers prepare to commence pupillage, Hardwicke's Jasmine Murphy offers some words of wisdom
How a jobless LPC graduate ended up turning down top firms’ training contract offers
Sam Clague couldn’t get a TC, so he started a paralegal recruitment business — and law firms quickly became interested in his entrepreneurial spirit
Interview: Ian Ashley-Smith on how he became a judge without getting a degree
There are ways to make it to the top in law without a glittering academic record -- or indeed hardly any academic record at all
7 life hacks for training contract hunters
A recent Aspiring Solicitors careers day at Kaplan Law School saw two former City law insiders reveal some of the secrets to landing a TC at a top firm
Podcast: Why law students shouldn’t wait until term starts to begin the hunt for training contracts and pupillages
With the first months of law school notoriously busy, students should be starting the early phases of the training contract and pupillage application processes this month
Training contract assessment centre case study: 8 tips for winning at the City law end game
Legal Cheek editor Alex Aldridge gets the lowdown from Norton Rose Fulbright on what it takes to emerge victorious from a training contract assessment centre
14 insightful interactions from our Twitter discussion about bagging a training contract
The best bits from yesterday's #TCapps Q&A, featuring Norton Rose Fulbright, Mayer Brown, Aspiring Solicitors, Kaplan Law School and David Allen Green -- amongst a host of other experts and wannabe lawyers.
We are holding a myth-busting Twitter Q&A about getting a training contract on Wednesday at 1pm
Advice from, amongst others, Norton Rose Fulbright, Mayer Brown, Aspiring Solicitors and David Allen Green in hour-long session that is open to all.