Tag: Students

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

Nov 17 2016 10:47am

The barrister custom of refusing to shake hands is still a thing

It can make social interactions rather awkward

Nov 16 2016 1:51pm

Will doing a PhD spell the end of my career in private practice?

Newly qualified solicitor questions a return to education

Nov 16 2016 11:01am

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”

Nov 16 2016 10:07am

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

Nov 15 2016 10:28am

‘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

Nov 15 2016 8:56am

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”

Nov 14 2016 1:51pm

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

Nov 10 2016 12:14pm

From trainee solicitor to pro bono manager

Becca Naylor’s passion for human rights has led her to a dream job with Reed Smith

Nov 8 2016 1:31pm

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

Nov 7 2016 12:40pm

Country’s most followed law student publicly slams the LPC

Saffron Sheriff thinks it “really isn't living up to its price tag”

Nov 4 2016 9:15am

K&L Gates bumps London-based junior lawyer salaries to £71,000

Trainees at the US headquartered outfit also handed fresh pay rises

Nov 3 2016 11:45am

BPP launches advocacy competition to give wannabe BPTC students a taste of life at the bar

Those who impress could receive a barrister training scholarship

Nov 2 2016 9:49am

Do I stand a better chance of getting a training contract if I look like Kim Kardashian?

I won’t fit in if the legal profession is that superficial

Nov 1 2016 10:27am

Bar Council switches pupillage offer day after date clash blunder

Bar hopeful D-day now 3 May 2017

Oct 31 2016 1:10pm

Richard Susskind’s ‘biggest worry’ is the way law schools teach their students

Graduates “ill-prepared” for everyday legal work, says top futurologist

Oct 31 2016 11:56am