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Fieldfisher teams up with client Peloton to create ‘diversity vac scheme’

Two-week programme for aspiring lawyers from unrepresented groups

Nov 1 2021 9:25am

Navigating the shifting sands of competition law at a global firm

Ropes & Gray senior counsel Lisa Kaltenbrunner discusses upcoming regulatory changes and how she came to specialise in this exciting area of law

Oct 29 2021 11:38am

My journey from vac schemer to junior lawyer at a global law firm

Lauren Vallender discusses her route into White & Case’s energy, infrastructure and project finance team, ahead of her appearance at this afternoon's virtual student event

Oct 28 2021 11:15am

‘Diversity is not optional — it’s what we must be’

Senior legal figures discuss issues around Black lawyer retention and career progression during Dechert-sponsored panel event to mark Black History Month

Oct 28 2021 10:18am

Revealed: Law firms’ average start work and finish times 2021-22

Legal Cheek exclusive research shows how the average working hours for junior lawyers have fared in the face of changing work arrangements

Oct 28 2021 9:16am

UK law firm becomes first to sell legal advice as NFT

Crypto art 🤝 billable hours

Oct 27 2021 1:13pm

49 tips candidates need to know before starting as a trainee solicitor

Courtesy of five trainees at Shearman & Sterling

Oct 27 2021 11:49am
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SQE prep provider launches £50k social mobility scholarship fund

Law Training Centre's 'Access to Law' scheme enables candidates to complete part one prep course for just £950

Oct 27 2021 10:28am
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City Consortium outlines SQE plan for future trainees

11-month programme includes super-exam prep and 'bespoke' top-up course

Oct 27 2021 9:22am

From airports in Croatia to railways in South Africa: the varied career of a global infrastructure lawyer

Pinsent Masons partner Sonal Shah contemplates her career journey to date and comments on how the infrastructure sector has fared throughout Covid-19

Oct 26 2021 12:07pm

Macfarlanes launches ‘app scheme’

TC hopefuls can now get the 'trainee experience' via their phones

Oct 26 2021 10:54am

Revealed: The extreme working hours of big-paying US law firms in London

Some junior lawyers are finishing work after 11pm most nights

Oct 26 2021 9:20am

Navigating multi-billion pound deals and cross-border transactions as a City lawyer

Goodwin senior associate Raymond Fang tells Legal Cheek Careers about his day to day and the standout deals he's advised on

Oct 22 2021 2:06pm

Why litigation is a game of chess

DWF senior associate Paul Maddock explains how his passion for board games helps in his day-to-day legal life

Oct 21 2021 11:33am

Dechert boosts trainee salaries to £50k and £55k

Rises of up to 11% 💷

Oct 21 2021 9:16am

‘The hurdles I overcame on my path to partnership’

Squire Patton Boggs partner Michelle Adams didn’t get the A-Level grades she’d hoped for and started training at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis; here she talks to Legal Cheek Careers about navigating choppy waters to get to where she is today

Oct 20 2021 11:42am

Law firm partner workloads increase as remote working makes it more difficult to delegate to juniors and trainees, survey finds

Many outfits report rise in chargeable hours, especially at senior levels

Oct 20 2021 9:39am

‘Own your experience as a law career changer’

Mayer Brown trainee Cheryl Stevart discusses her career journey from publishing to corporate law, ahead of her appearance at this week's virtual student event

Oct 19 2021 12:21pm

NQ solicitor pay hits £140k at Cleary Gottlieb

Trainees handed substantial rises of £7,500

Oct 19 2021 9:10am

Ex-Eversheds trainee who sexually assaulted two sleeping students at house party jailed for 8 years

Attacked law student before groping another woman while she slept

Oct 18 2021 12:41pm