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What will law firms look like in 10 years?

Four City lawyers answer the classic interview question

2 days ago
Five barristers to share secrets of securing pupillage and forging successful careers at the bar

Practitioners from 5 Essex Court, Hardwicke, 4 New Square and Landmark, and ULaw BPTC grad future pupil, to share experiences at free Legal Cheek student event on evening of Tuesday 4 December in London

Nov 22 2018 12:20pm
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This is how you get a training contract as a career changer

Top lawyers from Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling share their routes into the profession

Aug 10 2018 1:06pm
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The internet, Mike Tyson and 90 Picasso paintings — life as a media and sports lawyer

A panel of top lawyers share their experiences

Jul 27 2018 2:02pm
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7 things career changers can do to secure a training contract

ULaw careers consultant Candy Kobrak discusses transferable skills and application technique

Jul 26 2018 11:04am
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The ‘Meghan Markle effect’: Commercial awareness seeps through many areas

Lawyers from Burges Salmon, RPC, St John’s Chambers and ULaw share the secrets to their success

Jul 17 2018 3:25pm

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Event: How to get into law as a career changer — with Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling

Hear from lawyers who’ve done it

Jul 15 2018 10:22am
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Social media is everywhere — but the law governing it remains a speciality form of practice: Here’s how to get into it

ULaw associate professor Peter Goodchild looks back on a career that began as an IP and IT lawyer in the City

Jul 11 2018 2:02pm
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Don’t try to imitate Rachel Zane from Suits, just be your authentic self

Barristers from Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe and Serjeants’ Inn join an LPC Law advocate and ULaw’s national BPTC director to discuss how to make it as a barrister

Jul 5 2018 3:55pm
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Why future lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible

The University of Law’s Russell Binch counsels against a single, definitive notion of how your career will pan out

Jun 28 2018 2:41pm
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Event: How to get into media and sports law

With 5RB’s Christina Michalos, Howard Kennedy’s Mark Stephens, RPC’s Jeremy Drew, Wiggin’s Ross Sylvester and ULaw’s Peter Goodchild

Jun 25 2018 12:43pm
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Four City lawyer tips for training contract application success

Solicitors from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and ULaw explore the themes that lawyers of the future should be thinking about

Jun 7 2018 3:47pm

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Event: How to make it as a barrister

With Cornerstone, Hardwicke, Radcliffe, Serjeants’ Inn, LPC Law and ULaw

May 21 2018 1:15pm
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Millennials may be tech-savvy, but they can definitely learn a thing or two from those with more experience

Legal Cheek Live recently headed up north for the fourth Secrets to Success event at The University of Law

Apr 10 2018 1:00pm
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Event: Secrets to Success Leeds — with Pinsent Masons, Irwin Mitchell, Womble Bond Dickinson, Exchange Chambers and ULaw

Apply to attend our latest student commercial awareness event as part of the Secrets to Success series

Mar 19 2018 4:17pm
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Students experiencing knockbacks need to realise they’re playing a numbers game

Sarah Ramsey, the dean at The University of Law Birmingham, reflects on her time in law and what students should be doing now to improve their training contract chances

Mar 6 2018 1:24pm
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Why open-minded and resilient students will shape the future of the legal profession

What we learned from lawyers from Berwin Leighton Paisner, Pinsent Masons, Fletchers, Exchange Chambers and The University of Law at ‘Secrets to Success’ in Manchester

Mar 1 2018 3:03pm
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The major changes to the legal profession that law students need to know about

Solicitors from Ashurst, Linklaters and Ropes & Gray join The University of Law’s Gareth Richards to explore the themes affecting lawyers of the future

Feb 22 2018 1:56pm

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Four secrets shared on how to secure a training contract

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Manchester, panellist Catherine Morgan, the Careers Centre Manager at The University of Law, gives her top tips for success

Feb 21 2018 3:55pm
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Five secrets shared on how to do well on the LPC

Gareth Richards, the LPC Programme and Student Lead at ULaw Moorgate, reveals what 20 years of experience have taught him about doing well on the Legal Practice Course

Feb 12 2018 1:47pm
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Event series: Secrets to Success — in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham

Legal Cheek Live joins forces with The University of Law and a host of leading law firms to take our commercial awareness series on the road

Feb 5 2018 4:31pm
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How to approach university Clearing

You can have a stress-free results day, says The University of Law’s Director of Admissions

Aug 16 2017 10:00am
ULaw to move Chester campus closer to city centre

Guessing game begins on new location in Hollyoaks-land

Jul 7 2017 11:32am
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I’m a UK law grad working as a paralegal in the Caribbean before starting my training contract in London later this year

Sun, sea, scuba diving and … stimulating legal work

May 15 2017 1:35pm