Tag: Students

From teacher to lawyer and the transferable skills I learnt along the way
Nicola Walker, campus manager for The University of Law in Liverpool and Chester, reflects on her career journey and highlights the opportunities available to aspiring lawyers in the North

‘I’m a non-law student totally confused by the new SQE’
I want to be a solicitor but I'm unsure what my options are

Meet the aspiring barrister hoping to dismantle barriers and bring disability to the bar
BDABar founder Konstantina Nouka chats to Legal Cheek about her aims for the future

BPP strikes SQE training deals with international and national law firms
Law school giant to prep Dentons, Cripps and Walker Morris trainees

Law firm invites training contract seekers ten-pin bowling
Recruitment with a twist 🎳

Online law school strikes SQE deal with Oxford Brookes
College of Legal Practice to offer prep courses at discounted rate

Legal Cheek’s training contract and study advice video series
We've shared ours and now we want YOU to feature your advice on Instagram

How I built a career as a construction lawyer
From infrastructure projects to offshore windfarms, Womble Bond Dickinson managing associate Michelle Essen explains why there’s more to the job than just bricks and building sites

5 things aspiring lawyers need to know about the Irish legal market
Law firm partners and a legal education expert discuss Ireland’s position as a global hub in the post-Brexit economy and the opportunities arising for lawyers and students alike

Hill Dickinson replaces TCs with apprenticeships in training shake-up
New graduate pathway sees aspiring lawyers juggle legal work with SQE studies at ULaw

The 10 best legal social media users of 2022
Meet the top lawfluencers who inspired and entertained us over the past 12 months

The opportunities Ireland has to offer future solicitors
Chris Jorgenson, BARBRI’s senior director of institutional partnerships, discusses the benefits of dual qualification for those seeking a training contract in Ireland’s thriving legal market

Queen’s law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships
Farrer & Co to welcome first cohort this autumn

Graduate recruiters should provide ‘tick box’ feedback
Prioritise clarity over uncertainty when rejecting training contract applicants

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

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

Students forced to queue for hours to book SQE exam
Wait times of up to two hours as online booking system opened this week

Over two-thirds of law applicants are female
UCAS data shows almost one in ten of all applications are for law

Lawyer wellbeing charity LawCare sees spike in stress-related calls
Almost two-thirds of all contacts from trainee and junior lawyers

Pupillage numbers bounce back following Covid dip
BSB report shows leap from pandemic-y 354 in 2020 to 511 in 2021

ULaw signs SQE partnerships with six universities
LSE and Nottingham Uni grads among those guaranteed prep course places under new deal