Tag: lccareers

‘Do what you enjoy and makes you fulfilled, and don’t be afraid to move on or switch path’

Ahead of next week’s IN-PERSON workshops and networking evening in Manchester, barrister turned ULaw tutor Kate Hammond takes part in a quick-fire Q&A with the Legal Cheek Careers team

Nov 1 2022 10:27am

How lawyers help their clients through economic uncertainty

TLT’s Ainslie Benzie tells us why the firm’s strap-line, ‘For what comes next’, is more appropriate than ever

Oct 31 2022 10:07am

How I came to negotiate multi-million-pound deals

Shoosmiths’ Michelle Craven-Faulkner shares her career journey from in-house transport lawyer to contract expert

Oct 26 2022 10:15am

Inside track: Completing a training contract at a global law firm

Ahead of Wednesday's virtual student event with Ashurst, Legal Cheek Careers speaks to trainee solicitor and panellist Asha Owen-Adams

Oct 24 2022 2:57pm

Nailing a TC application, handling rejection and what it really means to be ‘commercially aware’

Clare Stapleton, The University of Law’s campus careers manager in Birmingham, speaks to Legal Cheek Careers, ahead of next week's IN-PERSON workshops and networking evening in the West Midlands

Oct 21 2022 1:35pm

How I used my background in neuroscience to make it as a lawyer

Bristows' Gregory Bacon on his transition from academia to IP and what STEM students can offer law firms

Oct 19 2022 12:10pm

My life as a green finance lawyer

Hogan Lovells' Andrew Carey maps out his career, ahead of tomorrow's virtual student event

Oct 18 2022 11:54am

One energy lawyer’s journey from Nigeria to Leeds

Chisolu Obumneke-Okeke, an infrastructure, projects & energy associate at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses how this exciting area of the law brought him to the UK

Oct 17 2022 8:25am

6 reasons why future trainees need to engage with legal tech

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with BCLP’s Nick Pryor to discuss the importance of legal tech for aspiring lawyers

Oct 14 2022 8:56am

Meet the sustainability manager helping one global law firm go green

Bird & Bird’s Lauren Nethercleft on her newly created role of sustainability manager and the firm’s drive to meet their net zero ambitions

Oct 13 2022 10:25am

Top law firms and high-quality work: Why aspiring lawyers should consider a career in the South West

University of Law campus dean Zoe King makes the case for legal life in Bristol and Exeter, ahead of Thursday's in-person workshops and networking evening

Oct 11 2022 3:42pm

How one US law firm is thriving in London

Legal Cheek Careers speaks to Claire McDaid, corporate and financial services partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, about life at the fastest growing US law firm in London, ahead of her appearance at next week’s virtual student event

Oct 5 2022 10:45am

My life as a crypto disputes lawyer

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with Christopher Whitehouse, senior associate at RPC specialising in high value, complex litigation, to discuss his experience working on crypto disputes in the UK

Oct 4 2022 12:01pm
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Full video: The SQE — what we’ve learned so far

One year on from its introduction, SRA policy managers join BPP’s Head of Outreach to reflect on the new qualification regime

Oct 3 2022 1:14pm

Lawyers’ role in the race to net zero

Burges Salmon Director Ellen Williams on helping clients become greener and the satisfaction of seeing construction plans become reality

Oct 3 2022 8:20am

How a serial tech entrepreneur is transforming a global law firm

Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes sits down with Gerard Frith, Taylor Wessing’s Entrepreneur in Residence, to discuss how technology is changing the legal profession

Sep 30 2022 10:11am

Life as a junior lawyer at one of Ireland’s leading law firms

We speak to two junior lawyers about their time at McCann FitzGerald LLP ahead of next month's Legal Cheek Virtual Irish Law Fair

Sep 29 2022 11:54am

How law students can boost their employability

Legal Cheek Careers sits down with John Watkins, ULaw’s director of employability, ahead of next week’s in-person workshops and networking evening in London

Sep 28 2022 12:36pm

Excellence in commercial real estate — a case study on Edinburgh’s St James Quarter

CMS real estate of counsel Roland Smyth offers insight into CMS’ recent work on St James Quarter in Edinburgh, ahead of his appearance at our virtual student event tomorrow

Sep 27 2022 11:02am

Ahead of the curve: How law firms are preparing their clients for the next big thing

Osborne Clarke’s Catherine Hammon explains how she got into digital transformation and why being a knowledge lawyer means always staying one step ahead

Sep 26 2022 12:59pm

How to shape the future as a tech lawyer

M&A lawyer and UK head of Linklaters’ technology sector Derek Tong discusses his experience helping tech companies realise their ground-breaking visions for the future

Sep 23 2022 1:40pm