Conducting in-depth research into a law firm before making an application is essential – it'll be challenging to secure a vacation scheme or training contract without doing so. Here’s a succinct guide on how to research law firms when applying for vacation schemes.

What is the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) guidance to businesses on merger assessment during the covid-19 pandemic?

As part of LCN's increased focus on diversity in the legal profession, we have been looking at the relationship between candidates and firms when it comes to diverse talent. 

How can the Gender Recognition Act 2004 be updated to better protect and enable transgender equality?

What are the latest financial regulatory challenges affecting UK cryptoasset businesses?

Who is responsible for preventing online copyright infringement?

I’m finding it difficult to identify which practice area I’d enjoy most – do you have any tips on choosing a practice area before qualifying as a solicitor?

This blog was originally going to discuss the ins and outs of starting a law society – the things that you should know before starting, what the experience is really like, and the sorts of benefits to be gained. But, as I wrote, I realised that starting a law society is a rare thing. At universities, these are typically already well-established, and the odds of you being the first to incept the idea is unlikely. I instead have chosen to talk more broadly about leadership and taking on positions of responsibility as an aspiring lawyer. This will include tips for starting a society or being part of an executive committee but will also apply to non-academic life. 

The reasons that firms decide to merge are as varied as the firms themselves, but there are usually some key drivers – namely, the desire to expand, geographically or in terms of expertise, or to stay afloat. For the lawyers who find that the firm they joined is no longer the firm at which they work, there are normally a raft of opportunities and maybe especially so for trainees.

What are the legal risks associated with the use of Twitter and how can businesses adapt to counter these risks?

How will current developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) affect lawyers?

Why are banks choosing to partner with fintechs?

DWF Group Limited partner Sarah Mir speaks about her work in catastrophic injury insurance, why she was drawn to this area of the law and the array of opportunities at DWF. 

The Paris Agreement: can we trade our way out of climate change?

Experience, whether legal or not, is invaluable Ugo Ebhogiaye, an associate at Trowers & Hamlins LLP, tells us. Learn about Ugo’s time as a paralegal, her remote placement in Oman during the pandemic and what her role as chair of the firm’s Race Ethnicity and Heritage Network involves.

Hear from Aurelija Grubytė, an associate in the antitrust, competition and trade regulation team at K&L Gates, about her route to qualification. 

What do you know about entering the legal profession via an apprenticeship? While the concept of an apprenticeship isn’t new, there are a few misconceptions and some confusion that surround them. So, this article aims to demystify the apprenticeship route to qualifying as a solicitor.

Why do online businesses need to get up to speed with data protection laws?

Is the construction of HS2 doomed from the outset or have we learned lessons from the key construction issues with ‘new Wembley’?

Should I use AI in my applications to law firms or chambers?