Tag: Students
My journey to qualification without a training contract
Chloe Hayes, a trainee solicitor in BPP’s Social Impact Team, discusses her pioneering QWE route to becoming a solicitor
EXCLUSIVE: DLA Piper raises London newly qualified lawyer pay to £110k
Regional salaries receive boost to £75k
Aspiring lawyer opens up on life as an ‘estranged’ law student
Durham undergrad Niall Hignett reflects on the challenges of navigating uni without parental support
10 relatable TikToks about TC interviews
Why law? 🫠
Bristol Uni law student eyes seat in this week’s General Election
Greens' James Nelson will consider abandoning studies if successful
How to choose the right law firm for you
ULaw campus dean Sandie Gaines discusses her experience in employment law and how students can prepare for upcoming applications
Macfarlanes enters City pay war, boosts NQ lawyer salaries over 20% to £140k
Also confirms 84% retention score
Students rate best (and worst) law firms for ‘climate accountability’
Group says lawyers should have option to reject work contributing to climate crisis
How the SQE is opening up new routes to qualification in publicly funded practice areas
There are few practice areas more interesting than crime, says David Green, Academic Manager and criminal law lecturer at ULaw Birmingham
‘My dream vac scheme wasn’t what I expected’
Cold partners = red flag? asks TC hopeful
Over a quarter of small and medium law firms yet to adopt SQE
Nearly half cite lack of info for not switching
Paralympian-turned-solicitor apprentice bags MBE in King’s Birthday Honours
Deeply honoured', says Amy Marren
Commercial bar mentorship scheme opens with record number of chambers
250 spots up for grabs
Watch now: everything you need to know about SQE courses
BPP’s Head of Outreach joins future trainees to discuss the key considerations when selecting a prep course
Former Team GB athlete swaps Taekwondo for a training contract
'I had the opportunity to live my dream, kicking people for a living,' Hassan Haider tells Legal Cheek
The best bits from the Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2024 Virtual Vac Scheme
A handy summary of the week’s workshops and presentations
Top 10 places for Glasgow, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Nottingham in latest law school rankings
Cambridge takes top spot
‘My SQE journey as a non-law student with dyslexia’
ULaw student Freya Patten shares her experience of the SQE and her transition from a science grad to future lawyer
City law ‘drinking culture’ poses major challenge for aspiring Muslim lawyers
New report spotlights challenges facing Bangladeshi and Pakistani applicants
‘Enormous opportunity missed’: Law school chief hits out at ethnicity attainment gap report
City Law School's James Catchpole questions exclusion of SQE students in long-awaited research
Why it’s not too late to save the SQE
Legal education godfather Professor Nigel Savage has a plan