Tag: Students

Law firm invites training contract seekers ten-pin bowling

Recruitment with a twist 🎳

Feb 17 2022 11:45am
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Online law school strikes SQE deal with Oxford Brookes

College of Legal Practice to offer prep courses at discounted rate

Feb 17 2022 9:20am
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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

Feb 16 2022 12:00pm

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

Feb 16 2022 10:53am

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

Feb 14 2022 12:44pm

Hill Dickinson replaces TCs with apprenticeships in training shake-up

New graduate pathway sees aspiring lawyers juggle legal work with SQE studies at ULaw

Feb 10 2022 9:20am
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The 10 best legal social media users of 2022

Meet the top lawfluencers who inspired and entertained us over the past 12 months

Feb 9 2022 10:16am

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

Feb 8 2022 12:05pm

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