Tag: Students

SQE offers chance to create high quality courses where technology enhances learning, says Nottingham Law School head of department

Matthew J. Homewood sketches out vision for Solicitors Qualifying Exam preparation course that draws on university’s strength in teaching and research

Jan 22 2020 1:24pm

Calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline continue to rise with stress, depression and bullying among top concerns

Over half of callers to LawCare were trainees, pupils or junior lawyers

Jan 22 2020 9:59am

Hotshot solicitor apprentices are starting to give law graduates a serious run for their money

BPP head of legal apprenticeships Bruce Humphrey detects a 'cultural change' taking place

Jan 21 2020 1:00pm

The case for solicitor apprenticeships

Ceri Evans, National Programme Director for Apprenticeships at The University of Law, discusses the benefits of the training contract alternative

Jan 17 2020 1:49pm

How the SQE shifts power from law firms to students

‘No longer can a law firm dangle a training contract in front of paralegals or insist that getting a job in a firm’s onshore centre is not a route to qualifying’

Jan 17 2020 9:02am

From trainee to City law firm partner in ten years

Travers Smith’s Stephanie Lee reflects on her path to partnership and the high-stakes litigation that she’s worked on along the way

Jan 14 2020 2:50pm

Let students lawyer-up for all university complaint hearings, urges barrister

Daniel Sokol says that many unis ban legal reps from attending

Jan 13 2020 9:20am

The Green Economy will be the defining theme of the 2020s

Three Shoosmiths partners look at what’s happening now and in the future

Jan 8 2020 2:27pm

Top barristers reveal what students need to know as they make pupillage applications

Practitioners from no less than 13 leading London sets share their insights as the Pupillage Gateway re-opens

Jan 7 2020 2:25pm

Climate change and the law podcast: Clyde & Co lawyers share their views on fast-growing new area of practice

Ahead of the firm's vacation scheme application deadline on Sunday, solicitors provide key commercial awareness insights

Dec 31 2019 11:38am

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2019

Magic circle salaries, lavish lawyer Insta lifestyles and, of course, Lady Hale on the Tube

Dec 30 2019 8:50am

Law firms recruiting exclusively from vac schemes — worrying trend or sensible step?

The legal profession may become even harder to break into, argues one rookie City solicitor

Dec 23 2019 11:55am

ULaw joins forces with Chester Uni to launch MA Law course

Tie-up follows sale of law school giant's Chester campus

Dec 20 2019 11:31am

Five reasons to do your training contract with a global law firm outside London

Lawyers from Addleshaw Goddard’s Leeds office make the case for starting your career in the North

Dec 18 2019 1:56pm

Why I wanted to become a lawyer

Solicitors from Eversheds Sutherland, Irwin Mitchell, Pinsent Masons and ULaw share the stories of their career journeys

Dec 17 2019 1:20pm