Tag: Students

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

Fintech: the future of financial institutions — with Clifford Chance

Event: Dispatches from the frontline of finance, with students asking the questions

Nov 20 2017 10:20am

Three-quarters of firms will require extra training for graduates once super-exam comes in

City concerned by SQE knowledge gap, report suggests

Nov 20 2017 9:12am

EU law tutors reveal funniest case name mistakes their students make

Why write Internationale Handelsgesellschaft when you can just write International Handjob instead?

Nov 16 2017 2:37pm

What infrastructure lawyers do and why this area is going to be big for millennials

From renewable energy to high speed rail, hyperloop technology and driverless cars -- a coming wave of projects will require lots of legal expertise

Nov 16 2017 1:51pm

London legal research centre under fire over £10-a-day intern roles

The Bingham Centre says it’s 'reviewing its policy'

Nov 16 2017 11:58am

From ISIS threats in Mosul to poorly cows in Yorkshire: it’s all in a day’s work in insurance law

Clyde & Co NQ Susannah Russell gives her perspective on the “many different facets” of high-value insurance cases

Nov 15 2017 12:35pm

What law schools and babies have in common

Motherhood robs you of your precious sleeping time, is expensive and full of sh*t -- sound familiar?

Nov 15 2017 9:03am

ULaw unveils new Sadiq Khan scholarship

More high-profile names may be announced

Nov 14 2017 1:46pm

Unconscious bias? Oxford SU urges law faculty to ban its ‘damaging’ gowns policy during moots

Students who do better in their exams wear different gowns to their ‘commoner’ peers

Nov 14 2017 12:37pm