Tag: Students
I did a BTEC instead of A-levels — can I still get a training contract?
One aspiring lawyer harbours concerns that a lack of A-Levels will hinder his legal career
Event: Beyond the Bar — the evolution of solicitor-advocates in global law firms
Commercial Awareness Question Time with Herbert Smith Freehills
City University students vote to ban tabloids on campus in show of solidarity with Brexit judges
We’re guessing the GDL, LPC, BPTC and LLB cohorts weren’t big readers, but still…
The Pinsent Masons solicitor who’s giving back as a school governor
Bilal Mohammad wants to help more people like him into the legal profession
Clifford Chance in chocolate fountain fiasco
Magic circle firm's guests "splattered" after fire exit blunder
Gove: make it harder to get onto the BPTC
Possible pro bono "levy" on City firms also gets a mention
Why the show will go on for international corporate lawyers
Take the world economy doom-mongers with a pinch of salt, urges Ashurst partner Nick Cheshire, this could actually be a good time to be entering the profession
The barrister custom of refusing to shake hands is still a thing
It can make social interactions rather awkward
Will doing a PhD spell the end of my career in private practice?
Newly qualified solicitor questions a return to education
University of Law forced to pull advert claiming young lawyers can earn ‘£54,000 a year after five years’
Advertising Standards Authority branded the statement “misleading”
City law diversity scheme brings teachers on board in bid to get closer to students
Work experience initiative PRIME -- which is backed by 80 top firms -- wants more ongoing contact with alumni
‘I wonder why I am spending £9,000’: A growing grievance in university law schools
Are law degrees worth the money? Legal Cheek hears from some discontented students
Students who bagged a law school scholarship explain how it opened up the legal profession for them
“A lot of people don't apply for the scholarships because they think they won't be successful”
Fancy a three-course lunch with City firm partners? Fundraising challenge has some awesome prizes
Rallying call to wannabe lawyers as National Pro Bono Week draws to a close
Power to the paralegals: Number of graduates qualifying as solicitors without doing a training contract smashes through 100 mark
‘Equivalent Means’ shaking up legal profession
From trainee solicitor to pro bono manager
Becca Naylor’s passion for human rights has led her to a dream job with Reed Smith
BPTC and pupillage could be rolled into one under new proposals
New route to qualification "needs to be more flexible and affordable", BSB tells Legal Cheek
Country’s most followed law student publicly slams the LPC
Saffron Sheriff thinks it “really isn't living up to its price tag”
Event: From Australia to London and everywhere in between — life as a global business lawyer
Commercial Awareness Question Time comes to Ashurst
K&L Gates bumps London-based junior lawyer salaries to £71,000
Trainees at the US headquartered outfit also handed fresh pay rises
Med neg giant gears up to offer more training contracts as it opens new Manchester office
Fletchers eyes North West talent