‘Commercial awareness’ is one of the most prized qualities that law firms look for in prospective lawyers. A particular theme that continued to crop up in interviews and assessments for me were the issues that a new business faces at its inception. I had experienced these first-hand, in helping my friend set up a new app.
In a large international law firm you have to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Pro bono is a great way of doing just that, writes Hogan Lovells trainee Benjamin Thomas
Marc May qualified as a solicitor through the ‘equivalent means’ route, having gained experience working as a paralegal at a number of firms. He explains how the process works. When I mention that I qualified via the equivalent means route the first question that people usually ask me is “is that like CILEX?”. Most people […]
Five books written by lawyers for the beach this summer…
You might think you’re home and dry once you start your training contract, but there are a heap of ways you could still mess up your career.
Kirsty Finlayson, a final-seat trainee solicitor at Weightmans, stood as a parliamentary candidate for East Ham in this year’s General Election and spoke to Lawyer 2B about her experience of being a candidate and a trainee solicitor at the same time.
Effective studying and revision is crucial, yet it is something many people struggle with. With these tips you can conquer your exams.
Taking on the state can be frustrating but the ability to effect real change makes the fight worthwhile, argues Joanna Bennett.
The decision of the Prime Minister to trigger an early election unexpectedly sabotaged a number of bills caught up in the legislative process, while causing others to be rushed through in something of a panic before parliament was dissolved. Here are some of the winners and losers in that process…
What many younger members of the profession fail to appreciate is that volunteering is a hugely effective method of both honing existing skills and acquiring new ones.
A litigation solicitor does most of their work outside court, figuring out the strategy for the claim, collecting evidence, identifying what will work and what won’t and trying to find advantage for their client.
While there is a healthy respect between the two branches of the profession, solicitors tend to view barristers as a breed apart, as our anonymous Biglaw associate explains…