Legal Cheek Careers

Lawyers help out London start-ups with free advice session at the Google Campus

Alex Aldridge takes notes as Hogan Lovells, Hardwicke and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives assist young entrepreneurs at Legal Cheek‘s pro bono clinic

2 December 2014 12:21

How a new generation of LGBT lawyers are helping students get into the City

Where issues of sexuality are relevant in the training contract application process wannabe lawyers should feel confident to be open, advises Hogan Lovells solicitor Charlotte Cartwright

24 November 2014 11:05

How baby barristers can bag a Pegasus Scholarship — and escape the British winter

With the Pegagus Scholarship deadline coming up at the end of the month, Hardwicke barrister Laura Tweedy recalls her experience working for three months in New Zealand through the scheme

10 November 2014 13:48

5 features of a changing legal market that wannabe lawyers will have to deal with in their careers

Top solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives reveal what lies ahead for the profession

28 October 2014 10:35

8 things you need to know before applying for an Inns of Court scholarship

“Inner Temple for the rich, Middle Temple for the poor; Lincoln’s Inn for the gentlemen, And Gray’s Inn for a whore.” Spoiler: this rhyme is very misleading.

27 October 2014 09:33

Video: Legal Cheek Careers at Gray’s Inn

The full video of Tuesday's 'How to survive (and even thrive) in a changing legal market' free careers advice event

24 October 2014 15:26

Become a lawyer because you’re passionate about it — not to please your parents

Your career may take a different direction to what you expect, but if your heart's in it you'll be fine

20 October 2014 13:00

‘I wish I had known how to be a good boss’

Barrister and City University law lecturer Andrew Worthley would have banned his younger self from pulling caffeine-fuelled all-nighters

17 October 2014 11:31

It’s harder for today’s law graduates — but there are ways they can boost their chances

Norton Rose Fulbright tax lawyer Andrew Roycroft thinks his career may have begun differently if he was starting out in today's hyper-competitive job market

15 October 2014 09:11