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Your official rundown of the Legal Cheek-ULaw Spring 2024 Virtual Vacation Scheme
Leading lawyers talk deals, projects, private equity and more
How aspiring lawyers can become networking pros
ULaw London Moorgate Dean Aruna Verma talks smooth networking, tailoring firm applications and dealing with rejection
A global career with flexibility and high-calibre work from the comfort of home
A sneak peek into the world of legal consulting at Allen & Overy’s Peerpoint
‘I’m studying the SQE as a non-law student working part-time – this is how it’s going’
Future trainee Madelaine Moss shares her SQE journey
High-profile work, great networking and weekend seaside escapes: a case for the Bristol legal scene
The University of Law Campus Dean Zoe King highlights the benefits of the South West
‘The best training contract interviews are like conversations’
Lachlan Low, White & Case counsel, talks cross-border work, ESG and how to demonstrate commercial awareness
6 things we learned from our Insta Live with a law firm graduate recruitment expert
Shoosmiths’ early talent adviser Laura Hartigan offers up her advice ahead of the firm's training contract deadline this month
Why authenticity is crucial for aspiring lawyers
Harriet Pearce, ULaw Nottingham Campus Manager, dives into commercial awareness, career tips, and the city’s legal allure
Wanting to convert a vac scheme to a training contract? Here’s what you need to know
ULaw Campus Dean Aruna Verma discusses transferable skills and commercial awareness hot topics
How to make the SQE work for you
We talk solicitor assessments with Caroline Rayson, BPP’s SQE1 Award Leader
From Magic Circle lawyer to law school campus dean
Sarah Pooley talks about her move into education, MC lawyering and hot career tips for trainee hopefuls
Exploring the wealth of possibilities for aspiring lawyers in the North
Dean of ULaw in the North, Matthew Tomlinson offers his careers advice for trainee hopefuls
Why aspiring solicitors should consider the in-house path
Nissan legal counsel Joan Scott discusses the unique challenges that come with working for some of the world's largest companies
Some words of wisdom for pupillage seekers
Beverley Dawes, head of the Bar Practice Course at ULaw, offers her advice on selecting chambers, writing applications, and interviews
Top tips on how to secure pupillage courtesy of a pupil supervisor
'It’s a marathon not a sprint’, says Gatehouse Chambers barrister Phillip Patterson
‘Training contract seekers need to sell themselves, prepare well and persist’
Hill Dickinson partner Richard Capper discusses life in the firm’s banking and finance team and offers advice for the next generation of lawyers
How to make the most of this pupillage application season
Devereux Chambers' Alice Defriend offers her advice on selecting sets, written applications, and interview prep
Meet the lawyer working with some of the UK’s most exciting tech, media and entertainment start-ups
Harbottle & Lewis partner Tom Macleod sits down with Legal Cheek
What legal disputes and puzzles have in common
Travers Smith partner Stephanie Lee talks billion-dollar disputes, careers advice and life at the firm
What went down at the Legal Cheek–ULaw Winter 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme
A whistle-stop tour of a week’s worth of commercial awareness discussions and applications advice
What finance lawyers really do
Womble Bond Dickinson’s Philip Withey on the lifecycle of a banking deal and how he stays commercially aware