Tag: Students

Queen’s law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships

Farrer & Co to welcome first cohort this autumn

Feb 8 2022 9:25am
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Graduate recruiters should provide ‘tick box’ feedback

Prioritise clarity over uncertainty when rejecting training contract applicants

Feb 7 2022 9:09am
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Trainee solicitor reveals it took her 17 years to secure a training contract

Rawa Hussain's inspirational LinkedIn post went viral, racking up hundreds of congratulatory messages

Feb 4 2022 11:33am
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How I passed the first SQE

Aspiring solicitor Geoffrey Janes scored top marks for SQE1 and shares six practical tips to help you do the same

Feb 3 2022 11:30am
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Students forced to queue for hours to book SQE exam

Wait times of up to two hours as online booking system opened this week

Feb 2 2022 11:01am
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Over two-thirds of law applicants are female

UCAS data shows almost one in ten of all applications are for law

Feb 1 2022 9:05am
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Lawyer wellbeing charity LawCare sees spike in stress-related calls

Almost two-thirds of all contacts from trainee and junior lawyers

Jan 31 2022 10:15am
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Pupillage numbers bounce back following Covid dip

BSB report shows leap from pandemic-y 354 in 2020 to 511 in 2021

Jan 31 2022 9:29am
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ULaw signs SQE partnerships with six universities

LSE and Nottingham Uni grads among those guaranteed prep course places under new deal

Jan 28 2022 11:19am

BPP students to reverse mentor law firms on diversity and inclusion

Lawyers to be schooled by aspiring lawyers in four-month partnership

Jan 27 2022 9:17am
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Law school leaders react to first SQE results

Legal Cheek talks to the key players in legal education to understand what last week's results announcement means for students and the wider profession

Jan 26 2022 10:55am
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Will working as a magistrate become the next CV must-have for wannabe lawyers?

Government targets 'younger people' as part of new recruitment drive

Jan 24 2022 12:36pm
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How to fund your SQE

Legal Cheek Careers caught up with BPP’s Jonny Hurst to discuss the options available to students

Jan 24 2022 11:54am
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Just over half of students pass first ever SQE

Regulator identifies 'attainment gap' among ethnic groups

Jan 21 2022 1:30pm
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6 top tips for securing pupillage

Gatehouse Chambers’ Jasmine Murphy shares her advice for aspiring pupils

Jan 21 2022 1:19pm
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SQE results day hit by technical issues and delays

Some students found out their results late into the night, whilst some claim to have received other candidates' scores

Jan 21 2022 12:34pm

Shoosmiths and Aston Uni join forces to support disadvantaged sixth formers into law

West Midlands teens to benefit from sessions and events in new 18-month programme

Jan 20 2022 10:29am

Why I rejected a magic circle TC offer to pursue a career at the bar

Henderson Chambers’ Beatrice Graham reflects on her career journey while offering advice to aspiring barristers aiming to secure pupillage

Jan 17 2022 12:08pm

ULaw extends ‘money back’ offer to out-of-work LLM students

50% cash back plus 50% credit towards another course

Jan 17 2022 11:10am

8 New Year goals law students have already given up on

New year, same me 💁‍♀️

Jan 17 2022 9:11am

Liverpool John Moores law grad jailed over £1 million drugs trafficking conspiracy

Aspiring lawyer used alias 'Grapejuice' in encrypted chats

Jan 13 2022 2:53pm