Tag: Students

This is how one City law firm responds to market change
The panel, which comprised of lawyers and business services professionals, had plenty to say on topics ranging from Brexit, the economic cycle and the rise of disruptive technologies

7 steps to training contract application success
ULaw dean for the Chester and Liverpool campuses, Carol Draycott, shares her tips to the top ahead of Thursday’s event in Liverpool

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up
Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

Glasgow Uni law student becomes unlikely hero after netting late winner in Scottish Cup
It's 'just beginning to sink in', says Auchinleck Talbot defender Craig McCracken

Aspiring lawyers must have drive, aptitude and interest
The legal profession has changed over the years, but Phil Sanderson of Ropes & Gray shows that some things stay the same

Law second most popular degree choice after psychology, data reveals
As lecturers call for UCAS deadline application overhaul

Top QC teams up with rookie barrister to launch ‘how-to-get-pupillage’ blog
Refreshingly honest guide goes live

From trainee to London senior partner — and what I learnt along the way
Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Mayer Brown’s Sally Davies at the firm’s London office to uncover the story behind her success

YouTube superstar documents life on the LPC in latest law vlog
Future magic circle lawyer now has over 100k subscribers

Lawtech is a means to an end — it’s not about having ‘a new shiny toy’
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s Nick Pryor gives his insight into the past, present and future of legal technology

Law student’s impromptu airport dance video racks up 8.7 million views
Her cat also makes an appearance

Inner Temple pushes ahead with multi-million pound redevelopment project
Inn appoints Sir Robert McAlpine to oversee construction of new education and training centre

Oxford University students launch petition calling for top law professor’s removal over alleged homophobia
Legal Twitterati condemns 'snowflake students'

A partner and a trainee explain why they decided to become corporate lawyers
Shearman & Sterling's New York and London offices brought to life in short clip

How being a trainee is different (and not so different) to the way I imagined it at university
RPC trainee solicitor Joseph Akwaboa reveals his journey from theory to practice -- with a few goals on the football pitch along the way

Female law graduates set to earn an extra £460,000 from their degree
While an LLB is worth an additional £300,000 to men

Life in a global law firm through the eyes of a trainee
Ahead of Norton Rose Fulbright’s 13 January Spring Vacation Scheme deadline, Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Dominica Cole, a former vac schemer and current trainee at the firm

LSE student is the latest legally minded vlogger to share tips and tricks
Angelica Olawepo's YouTube channel has garnered over 56,000 views

Why Brexit, technology and agile working are some of the ingredients shaking up City law
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How law firms adapt to change’ event with Travers Smith next week, finance partner Danny Peel explains how the City law firm is responding to change

How to nail a vac scheme application
A Burges Salmon trainee shares her top tips

Queen of legal YouTube starts LPC
Eve Cornwell takes hit vlog to law school