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

Jan 19 2018 10:17am

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

Jan 17 2018 1:57pm

Solicitor super-exam proposals submitted for formal approval

Regulator’s plan to scrap GDL and LPC moves one step closer to reality

Jan 17 2018 12:42pm

London law student handed suspended sentence over part in £750,000 fraud

‘Severe question mark’ over her legal career

Jan 17 2018 11:45am

Number of new law students up by one fifth since tuition fee hike

Exclusive: Law bucks the trend as overall student numbers fall

Jan 17 2018 8:59am

Clifford Chance and Freshfields boost LPC grants by 43%

Exclusive: £3,000 more than Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Slaughter and May

Jan 16 2018 3:29pm

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

Jan 16 2018 2:36pm

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

Jan 16 2018 1:32pm

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

Jan 12 2018 3:29pm

New female law students outnumber males two to one for first time ever

Exclusive: 17,565 women compared to 8,510 men

Jan 12 2018 9:10am

Event: Technology and the future of legal practice — with Womble Bond Dickinson in Leeds

Apply to attend Legal Cheek's latest free student event

Jan 11 2018 4:03pm

City Law School in BPTC exam row over laptop policy that ‘favours wealthy students’

Exclusive: Computers must meet university's specifications

Jan 11 2018 10:14am

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

Jan 10 2018 3:44pm

Hertfordshire University relaunches LPC following super-exam suspension

Law school had pressed pause over concerns course would soon be redundant

Jan 9 2018 4:07pm

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

Jan 9 2018 12:46pm

Technology: Disrupting the law and lawyers — with Travers Smith

Apply to attend Legal Cheek's latest event

Jan 5 2018 1:52pm

Bar student multiple choice fears prove unfounded

A slight dip on last year, but disaster exam produces far-from-disaster results

Jan 5 2018 9:08am

LPC pass rate among non-white students falls yet again

GDL success rate also dropping for ethnic minorities

Jan 4 2018 11:26am

Number of BPTC students soars unexpectedly

Up by 14% after years of decline

Jan 3 2018 2:11pm