Tag: Students
‘I’m a future magic circle trainee, yet I’ll be living in an Airbnb during my LPC because I can’t afford London rent’
One Legal Cheek commenter shares their take on law firm maintenance grants
What I’ve learned as a lawyer in the magic circle, a US firm and now at PwC
Keily Blair looks back on a high-flying career to date -- that began unconventionally with moving country to study a law degree aged 17 at a non-Russell Group University
Solicitor super-exam proposals submitted for formal approval
Regulator’s plan to scrap GDL and LPC moves one step closer to reality
London law student handed suspended sentence over part in £750,000 fraud
‘Severe question mark’ over her legal career
Number of new law students up by one fifth since tuition fee hike
Exclusive: Law bucks the trend as overall student numbers fall
Clifford Chance and Freshfields boost LPC grants by 43%
Exclusive: £3,000 more than Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Slaughter and May
What we learned about fintech from some of the biggest brains at Clifford Chance
Technology presents both risks and opportunities to traditional financial institutions -- and their lawyers need to help them stay ahead of the curve
I run my own business and I’m worried it will impact my training contract chances
I don't want firms to think I won't accept authority
My life as a commercial barrister in Manchester
It’s worth considering the advantages of joining a set in a major city outside London as opposed to doing pupillage in the capital, says Exchange Chambers' David Williams
New female law students outnumber males two to one for first time ever
Exclusive: 17,565 women compared to 8,510 men
Event: Technology and the future of legal practice — with Womble Bond Dickinson in Leeds
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City Law School in BPTC exam row over laptop policy that ‘favours wealthy students’
Exclusive: Computers must meet university's specifications
Tech is changing law firms but they will always need grounded, intelligent people who give meaning to things through language
Travers Smith’s Emily Clark tells Alex Wade about what she has learned on her path from Oxford history graduate to City law firm partner via a stint working in the charity sector
Hertfordshire University relaunches LPC following super-exam suspension
Law school had pressed pause over concerns course would soon be redundant
How working as a paralegal helped me secure a training contract
Curiosity to really understand the firm, and longstanding interest in business, propelled Nick Little to TC success at Irwin Mitchell
How to give yourself the best chance of securing pupillage
Applications are coming
Technology: Disrupting the law and lawyers — with Travers Smith
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Bar student multiple choice fears prove unfounded
A slight dip on last year, but disaster exam produces far-from-disaster results
LPC pass rate among non-white students falls yet again
GDL success rate also dropping for ethnic minorities
Number of BPTC students soars unexpectedly
Up by 14% after years of decline