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Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance 2021

Which firms are offering the best of both worlds?

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City law firms increase lawyer leave in light of lockdown 3.0

‘Lockdown leave’ schemes aimed at working parents and carers

Jan 12 2021 11:20am
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Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2020-21

Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey identifies firms with best culture

Dec 30 2020 9:30am
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Revealed: The best law firms for working from home

From generous WFH budgets to team catch-ups via Zoom — which law firms have adapted the best to the new way of working?

Dec 22 2020 1:43pm
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What will the post-pandemic life of a lawyer look like?

Shoosmiths partners and associates explain why a blended approach that mixes agile workplaces with WFH is likely to become the norm and advise future trainees on how to prepare for the changes ahead

Dec 22 2020 12:02pm
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The pandemic’s long-lasting impact on the way lawyers work

Shoosmiths associate Dan Goddard discusses agile working, tech and joining the firm just before the first lockdown

Nov 30 2020 11:53am

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A law student’s guide to overcoming ‘commercial unawareness’

Lawyers provide an overview of how the legal services market functions and explain their roles within it

Sep 2 2020 10:28am
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How Instagram can help you get a training contract at a national law firm

Five tips courtesy of Shoosmiths

May 20 2020 1:55pm
Business but not as usual: Lawyers share ‘work from home’ snaps on social media

Including one trainee with a paralegal pet tortoise

Apr 17 2020 9:33am
COVID-19: City law furloughs and pay freezes continue

Outfits take financial measures to protect jobs amid pandemic

Apr 14 2020 3:38pm
Further top law firms confirm spring vacation scheme suspensions

Clyde & Co, Gowling WLG, Burges Salmon, Stephenson Harwood and TLT

Mar 30 2020 11:00am
Shoosmiths first firm to cancel 2020 summer vacation scheme amid COVID-19 disruption

Exclusive: Candidates will still be considered for training contracts

Mar 27 2020 11:00am

The 10 best legal social media users of 2020

Starring the ‘vlawgers’ and legal influencers bringing life to the law

Mar 24 2020 2:00pm
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How to manage your mental health as a junior lawyer

Lawyers and wellbeing experts offer up their tips and advice

Mar 24 2020 12:51pm
Shoosmiths faces social media backlash over International Women’s Day ‘male champions’ panel

Discussion features three men and one woman as part of ‘GOOD Guys’ initiative

Mar 4 2020 4:04pm
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What you need to consider before pursuing a career in law

Courtesy of experts from Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Hardwicke and ULaw

Mar 2 2020 2:24pm
Apply to attend: Legal Cheek student commercial awareness events coming up in Liverpool, Leeds, Reading, Bristol, Birmingham and Dublin

With Addleshaw Goddard, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Burges Salmon, DWF, Eversheds Sutherland, Exchange Chambers, Gowling, Hardwicke, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, RPC, Shoosmiths, Travers Smith and Womble Bond Dickinson

Jan 18 2020 9:21am
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The Green Economy will be the defining theme of the 2020s

Three Shoosmiths partners look at what’s happening now and in the future

Jan 8 2020 2:27pm

Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2019-20

Winner to be announced at the Legal Cheek Awards on 26 March 2020, alongside a host of other categories

Dec 13 2019 9:41am
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The Green Economy through the eyes of a planning lawyer

Anna Cartledge, a partner at Shoosmiths, sheds light on brick shortages, electronic cars and life in Birmingham

Dec 2 2019 1:58pm