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How to build a career as an international lawyer in the post-vaccine world

White & Case Dubai associate Ola Sanni reflects on life as a capital markets lawyer

3 days ago
Training contract numbers return to pre-financial crash levels for first time

Annual rookie registrations jump by over 500 to 6,344

Oct 26 2020 11:44am
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‘I got 50% on the GDL — should I resit exams or move onto the LPC?’

I already have a 2:1 Scottish law degree

Aug 28 2020 10:28am
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How to deal with training contract rejection

ULaw tutor and former solicitor Harriet Pearce discusses self-care and why aspiring lawyers should be upfront about their mental health

Mar 4 2020 3:17pm
‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’

I have accepted an offer from a UK top 50 firm

Jan 28 2020 12:16pm
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The skills lawyers of the 2020s need to succeed

As told by Pinsent Masons tax partner Peter Morley

Oct 22 2019 12:30pm

The 2020 Firms Most List goes live

Your ultimate, must-read guide to lawyer life at over 90 law firms

Sep 25 2019 10:22am
US firm Paul Hastings in email blunder that lets prospective trainees see who they’re up against

Exclusive: Almost 400 applicants notified

Aug 2 2019 9:01am
London litigation funder in training contract first

Includes City law firm secondment

Jul 25 2019 8:32am
Answers to Government Legal training contract scheme’s situational judgement test surface online

Exclusive: Shared by aspiring lawyers on WhatsApp and email

Jul 18 2019 8:54am
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How being business savvy got me a training contract at my dream firm

Ahead of Burges Salmon’s training contract deadline next Friday, trainee solicitor Antonia Venning reveals her path to success

Jun 21 2019 2:56pm
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‘Tech doesn’t respect boundaries — it is universal and affects how we run all our practice areas’

Legal Cheek Careers chats to Clifford Chance partner and co-head of the technology practice, Jonathan Kewley, about the firm’s new lawtech training contract

May 16 2019 11:42am

Shoosmiths launches London training contract as it ups rookie intake by over a third

Trainee numbers jump from 22 to 30

Apr 12 2019 11:15am
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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

Jan 21 2019 3:15pm
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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

Jan 15 2019 2:41pm
I’m struggling to balance working full-time as a paralegal while completing the LPC

Will it be ‘worth it in the end?’

Jan 8 2019 10:03am
Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app

Available to download from the Google Play Store

Dec 18 2018 1:13pm
5 ways LinkedIn can help you secure a training contract

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

Nov 6 2018 9:04am

Trio of magic circle training contract offers for LSE student who grew up on council estate

Panashe Jinga has turned down Linklaters and Allen & Overy to train at Freshfields

Sep 5 2017 9:07am
I want to be a barrister but now I’ve been offered a training contract — what do I do?

This is a life-changing decision for me

Jul 5 2017 10:01am
I did a BTEC instead of A-levels — can I still get a training contract?

One aspiring lawyer harbours concerns that a lack of A-Levels will hinder his legal career

Nov 22 2016 10:41am