Tag: Students

12 New Year’s resolutions for aspiring lawyers
From networking and work experience to essay planning and applications -- how many will you keep?

Top tips for non-law students looking to get a TC
How to sell your non-legal skills and ensure you perform your best in interviews

Legal Cheek’s top read stories of 2022
From City lawyer spending habits to barrister parking wars; it's been another year stuffed full of click-inducing content

12 Christmas struggles law students can relate to
T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, just a law student crying

One lawyer’s journey from criminal barrister to top City tax partner
Legal Cheek talks transactions and career tips with Travers Smith partner and co-head of graduate recruitment Hannah Manning, ahead of her appearance at our first virtual student event of 2023

How I secured my UK training contract as an international student
Legal Cheek events coordinator and future City trainee Divyansh Sharma offers up his top five tips

Top City firms raise over £600,000 to support 65 aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE
Mayer Brown, Ropes and Law Society among latest backers

Queen Mary law graduate lands SQE1 scholarship for ‘future of law’ essay
Paralegal Nitesh Rewatkar receives £3k for BARBRI course

Full video: LPC or SQE — which is best for me?
BPP careers experts break down the considerations to guide students’ decisions

Keele Uni launches ‘UKs first’ climate crisis LLB
New offering explores companies and governments obligations as well as the legal mechanisms holding them to account

9 Xmas gifts for the aspiring lawyer in your life
From Hale tote bags to 'sh*t strong' coffee, Legal Cheek has you covered

Spotify Wrapped — law student edition
Which tracks make your playlist? 🎧

A day-by-day account of a virtual winter vacation scheme
Lawyers spotlight practice areas including banking, energy, real estate and gaming

Law student unwittingly asks Supreme Court justice for directions
Aspiring lawyer 'awestruck by Lord Briggs kindness'

TC applications, exams and volume of work among top sources of stress for law students
Exclusive research: Profession's wellbeing efforts branded 'performative' in Legal Cheek mental health survey

SQE: Students perform best in ethics and contract, but struggle with business and property
SRA report reveals average score ranges

National law firm signs SQE training deal with College of Legal Practice
First Browne Jacobson cohort starts next Autumn

More firms commit to offering part-time training for disabled aspiring lawyers
Bates Wells, Browne Jacobson and Freeths latest to offer flexible opportunities

Exclusive: AI chatbot successfully answers Watson Glaser test
Could ChatGPT spell the end of law firm fav?

Rank your law school modules
'Dance Moms' TikTok trend given legal twist