Trainees
Law ranks second for graduate earning power
Beaten by investment banking
Legal Cheek future trainees share training contract interview tips
As application season closes we help aspiring lawyers ace the next step of the process
Vinson & Elkins bumps UK trainee pay to £60-£65k
NQ pay sits at nearly £174k
Meet the future trainee looking to connect the Muslim lawyer community
Farzana Abdullah started the Muslim Lawyers’ Hub to support and find role models for aspiring lawyers
Freshfields kicks off spring retention season with 97% score
Magic Circle firm retains 33 of 34 trainees
‘Is it ok to take a gap year after my TC in a bid to find the perfect NQ role?’
A trainee solicitor seeks advice
- Careers
The path to training at a listed law firm
Gateley corporate trainee Harriet Price discusses her path into law and life at the firm’s London office
Revealed: Law firms’ average start work and finish times 2023
Legal Cheek’s exclusive research sheds light on the working habits of trainee and junior lawyers as firms continue to fine-tune their WFH policies
Ex-Eversheds trainee banned from profession following sexual assault convictions
Thomas Hagyard was jailed for eight years last October
- Careers
Inside track: Completing a training contract at a global law firm
Ahead of Wednesday’s virtual student event with Ashurst, Legal Cheek Careers speaks to trainee solicitor and panellist Asha Owen-Adams
Mistaking a partner for a vac schemer, deal-wrecking typos and costing clients thousands — lawyers annoymously share their TC blunders
“The sinking feeling when I realised the error was horrifying,” one Reddit user wrote
HSF expands Belfast trainee solicitor programme
Six trainees to start in September 2023 as firm looks to recruit externally for first time
- Careers
Different cultures, different projects: Life on international secondment with a Magic Circle law firm
Time overseas is a prized opportunity among trainees. But what is it actually like, how much support are secondees given and what are the high points and challenges? We asked two A&O secondees about their experiences so far
Bird & Bird gives trainees and staff £1,000 cost of living bonus
One-off payment to those earning £50k and below
Partners less happy than trainees, research suggests
It would appear money doesn’t buy happiness
RPC increases trainee pay in London and Bristol
City rookies to earn £48k
Mishcon launches Asia secondments for London trainees
Singapore seat underway and plans for Hong Kong in 2023
Ashurst bumps trainee solicitor pay to £55k
Year one rookies now on £50k
Willkie Farr and Davis Polk boost training contract numbers in London
Six TCs on offer at both firms in 2023
US firm trainee: ‘Should I pay off my student loan in one go?’
‘Qualification is by no means a given’