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Training contract application season is coming: here's how to actually get one
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (299+ words) Training contract application season is coming: here’s how to actually get one Legal Cheek Top tips from a future trainee As the summer draws on, the 2026-27 training contract application cycle draws ever closer. With firms opening their applications as early…...
Talking Tech: A career in technology law - with Clifford Chance (virtual)
19+ hour, 58+ min ago (130+ words) Thursday 3 September, 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place virtually Join us on Thursday 3 September 2026 for a virtual student event with Clifford Chance. Our panel of Clifford Chance lawyers will draw on real-world examples to illustrate their role as the trusted advisors to clients…...
Full event video: Everything you need to know about the SQE - Legal Cheek
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (308+ words) Created with BPP University By The Careers Team on Aug 10 2026 7:57am BPP experts explain all The SQE can feel like a daunting route to qualification, with two stages, multiple assessments and plenty of questions around costs, pass rates and how best…...
Should trainee lawyers consider kicking off their careers at the CPS?
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (230+ words) By Legal Cheek on Aug 4 2026 8:51am The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has recently expanded its legal trainee numbers from 80 places to 120. In a media landscape which is rife with talks of AI reducing graduate intakes, cut backs to entry level roles,…...
Why AI will make human skills more valuable, not less, for lawyers
1+ week, 6+ day ago (137+ words) Created with The University of Law By The Careers Team on Jul 28 2026 1:44pm Legal Cheek Careers sits down with ULaw’s Callum Gee “Every day teaching has been a privilege,” says Callum Gee, a graduate teaching assistant at The University of Law…...
'I'm not even two years qualified, and already hate the job... but the money's too good to walk away"
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (810+ words) By Legal Cheek on Jul 28 2026 8:42am In our latest career conundrum submission, a young lawyer wants to quit but is struggling to walk away from such a well-paid job. That said, it obviously pays very well and lets me live a…...
Mishcon's NQ lawyer salary rises to £110k
2+ week, 1+ day ago (245+ words) By Legal Cheek on Jul 27 2026 7:16am Trainees handed more cash too Mishcon de Reya has increased the pay of its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors, taking rates from £100,000 to £110,000, a 10% rise that comes into effect from September. The London outfit, which announced…...
Gowling records trainee retention score of 61%
2+ week, 1+ day ago (221+ words) By Legal Cheek on Jul 27 2026 7:16am Gowling WLG will retain 14 out of 23 trainees due to qualify this autumn, handing the firm a score of 61%. It would appear competition for spots was particularly Hugh in the firm’s London office where there were…...
Why STEM students make great lawyers 2026 - with Bird & Bird, Bristows, Clifford Chance, DLA Piper, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Slaughter and May
2+ week, 6+ day ago (269+ words) Wednesday 4 November, 3pm to 5pm, taking place virtually This year’s STEM Future Lawyers panel discussion and law fair takes place virtually from 3-5pm on Wednesday 4 November. The flagship virtual event for science, technology, engineering and maths students interested in legal careers features lawyers…...
Why the SQE demands a different approach to undergraduate study
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (414+ words) Created with The University of Law By The Careers Team on Jul 21 2026 9:10am Legal Cheek Careers chats to ULaw LLM student Dadiva Eduardo about studying, training contracts and commercial awareness “My legal journey started at Birmingham City University when I started…...