Tag: Manchester
    
    Thriving careers, vibrant culture: Why Manchester is a magnet for aspiring lawyers
Catherine Morgan, ULaw employability group manager, discusses her varied career and what aspiring Mancunian lawyers can expect from a career in the city
    
    One employment lawyer explains how a love of puzzles makes his job feel more like a hobby
Squire Patton Boggs partner Bryn Doyle talks law and a passion for problem-solving
    
    Top tips for vac scheme applications
ULaw's John McKeown talks writing concisely, assessment centres and handling rejection
    
    ‘Do your homework on the law firms you apply to’
Showing you know who they are and what they do, and having your clear reasons for applying, is vital to success, says ULaw careers consultant John McKeown
    
    Reed Smith expands in Leeds with office move
Plus TLT makes moves in Manchester
    
    Supreme Court justices prepare to hear three big cases in Manchester
Foul water, equality act and more
    
    Finding the right law firm for you
Squire Patton Boggs corporate associate Gabriel Pennington shares the key considerations aspiring lawyers should think about
    
    ‘Do what you enjoy and makes you fulfilled, and don’t be afraid to move on or switch path’
Ahead of next week’s IN-PERSON workshops and networking evening in Manchester, barrister turned ULaw tutor Kate Hammond takes part in a quick-fire Q&A with the Legal Cheek Careers team
    
    Supreme Court to hear cases in Manchester
It will be the first time the justices have sat outside one of the four UK capital cities
    
    BPP students to reverse mentor law firms on diversity and inclusion
Lawyers to be schooled by aspiring lawyers in four-month partnership
    
    Why aspiring lawyers should capitalise on unplanned opportunities
While reflecting on his career journey to date, Niall MacDonald, programme, and student lead at ULaw Manchester, offers guidance for students embarking on a legal career
    
    DWF launches business grad scheme
Roles in finance, HR and marketing up for grabs
    
    From law grad to legal tech innovator
Mike Kennedy, associate in Addleshaw Goddard’s innovation and legal tech team, shares his career journey to date and offers advice to aspiring lawyers
    
    What the second lockdown means for employment lawyers
Bryn Doyle, an employment partner at Squire Patton Boggs’ Manchester office, talks furlough and restructuring on the high street
    
    How to get ahead in the training contract race
A panel of experts share their thoughts
    
    What it takes to be an employment lawyer
ULaw campus dean Amanda Hedayati reflects on her legal career ahead of tonight’s 'Secrets to Success' event in Manchester
    
    How a life changing accident as a junior lawyer gave me the drive to succeed
Ed Fletcher, CEO at Fletchers, discusses how he took the firm from fledgling high street practice to featuring in the UK top 100, and the tragic motorcycle crash that spurred him on
    
    What went down at LegalEdCon North 2020
Last month's Manchester conference marked the beginning of some important conversations centering around the SQE, Sophie Currie reports
    
    Kings Chambers teams up with social mobility charity to launch legal placement scheme for working class students
Each participant will receive £100 to buy suitable clothing
    
    The tech revolution through the eyes of a data privacy lawyer
Pinsent Masons senior associate Rif Kapadi reflects on the far-reaching implications of GDPR
    
    5 things we learned about lawtech at Addleshaw Goddard
Legal technology leaders lay down some home truths