Tag: Students

How competing in the Grand Prix Challenge can be a speedier route to a training contract

Applications for Norton Rose Fulbright’s competition are now open

Dec 7 2017 2:46pm

The lawyers at the frontline of AI, fintech and drones

Look beyond the hype and there is potential for real change, say Osborne Clarke experts

Dec 6 2017 2:54pm

Almost half of law students want trigger warnings before being taught ‘hard subjects’ like rape

Exclusive research: Forewarned is forearmed, say 48% of undergrads

Dec 6 2017 9:04am

Lawyers’ anger as students told they can’t make notes during court visits

Lecturers complain to courts amid claims one student even had their notebook confiscated

Dec 5 2017 1:27pm

Event: The skills future lawyers need for the new digital world — with RPC, Google and Uber

Apply to attend the final Commercial Awareness Question Time of 2017

Dec 4 2017 4:51pm

Herbert Smith Freehills trainees reveal how they are engaging with lawtech

As firm’s director of knowledge and learning emphasises importance of client facing skills

Dec 1 2017 4:05pm

Survey: How should law academics teach rape, war crimes and other ‘hard subjects’?

Value of trigger warnings and ‘cold calling’ under spotlight

Nov 30 2017 3:07pm

Doing a training contract at a magic circle firm doesn’t mean giving up your passions

Samara Lawrence balances her love of sport with her third seat at Linklaters

Nov 30 2017 11:46am

From rape law to war crimes: The hardest part of ‘hard subjects’ is teaching them

Academics and students grapple with trigger warnings and ‘cold calling’

Nov 29 2017 8:58am

How I became a fintech lawyer

Clifford Chance’s Peter Chapman was tempted by litigation, but the opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and technology was too good to miss

Nov 28 2017 2:48pm

Law’s gender pay gap is worse than any other degree’s

Recent graduates’ salaries far more equal in architecture, engineering and computer science

Nov 28 2017 9:15am

Turning lawyers into innovators

Dentons’ pioneering Nextlaw Labs venture is having a radical effect -- and creating opportunities for future lawyers

Nov 27 2017 1:11pm

Don’t pay for training contract advice, Junior Lawyers Division urges

Exclusive: Is it ‘exploitative’, or a case of 'nothing is free'?

Nov 27 2017 10:22am

11 things you’ll only understand if you study law at the University of Oxford

Are you your college’s textbook snake?

Nov 24 2017 10:34am

Why City law firms need more STEM graduates

Proficiency with data to become ever more important for junior lawyers, says Reed Smith Innovation Manager Alex Smith

Nov 23 2017 2:02pm

Two-thirds of recent law graduates earn under £20k

But education add-ons could see lawyer salaries rocket

Nov 23 2017 11:53am

What it’s like to do a secondment with Goldman Sachs as a trainee solicitor

Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Pragesh Sivaguru tells Legal Cheek Careers about an “inspiring and encouraging” third seat of his training contract

Nov 21 2017 2:15pm