Well done to everyone for getting through the second semester. Easter holidays are a time for rest, rejuvenation and spending time with family and friends. However, many students have exams after the holidays and need to also find the time for revision. This blog post aims to give you some tips on how to balance all of this and get the most out of the holidays.

As the UK awaits Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s update in today’s daily briefing on whether there will be any changes to the social distancing measures currently in place, here’s a short round-up of how the outbreak continues to affect the business and legal worlds, among other news.   

I applied for places on a few summer vacation schemes but was unsuccessful. What other work experience can I pursue to boost my CV and future applications?

Is it possible for solicitors to have a good work/life balance? And if I start a family, are there part-time or term-time options? 

LawWorks has announced the shortlist for the 2025 LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards, which celebrate pro bono activities undertaken by law students and law schools across the UK.

The financial crisis: is it right to point the finger at the auditors?

What’s greenwashing and how can organisations navigate green advertising?

What is blockchain technology and what is its relevance to both the legal profession and the mining industry?

Following on from fellow blogger Indiya Kainth’s piece on how working from home might be affecting the individual, I was inspired to write the following piece on how working from home might affect law firms. 

Tomorrow marks International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate and pay homage to the women in your life and give focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. With this in mind, we’ve collected some recent important stories and looked at how they impact women.

What is the commercial role of a bill of lading?

What has been the response to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008?

What is the metaverse? Who can access it? Does it have anything to do with Doctor Strange? What impact will it have on the commercial world? These are all questions you should be considering as companies and sectors around the world start to reveal their visions for the metaverse. 

Kate McLean, managing corporate associate, provides insight into her career at Ward Hadaway. Find out more about her journey into the profession, including advice about vacation schemes and choosing the right firm to train at.  

In this week’s commercial news round-up, we delve into significant developments across various sectors. Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz has made headlines by rejecting a £17.8 billion takeover offer from Alphabet; the UK government has unveiled a new initiative to harness Royal Family-owned seabed for windfarms; and we take a look at the CrowdStrike IT outage. Meanwhile, the Premier League has joined forces with other football leagues and players’ unions to challenge FIFA’s expanded international calendar.  

Whether this is your first application cycle or your fifth, identifying the right law firm for you might be the most important stage in the process.

What more can be done to progress ethnic diversity in the legal profession?  

How does the ruling in DnaNudge v Ventura Capital impact the future of venture capital and private equity transactions?

Does the Companies Bill really offer business a better regulatory framework?

Why should lawyers care about net zero?