Large organisations in the UK, US, Australia, and elsewhere had experimented with and seen success from what became known as disability hiring programmes – targeted efforts to recruit and retain talent within disability categories.

Commercial awareness is one of the key skills that law firms look for in future trainees so taking the time to build yours is essential to becoming a lawyer.

How important is online advertising and how is it governed in the United Kingdom?

What will be the impact of the new proposed data protection regulation?

Associate Julie McGovern offers a detailed insight into her background at a Scottish university and how this aided her successful legal career.

Here’s LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

Associate Elizabeth Zang explains what life as a cyber and tech lawyer involves, the variety of her work and her advice for aspiring lawyers struggling with training contract rejections. 

Gajendran Balachandran, an associate in the litigation and regulatory department at DLA Piper UK LLP, shares his experience of initially qualifying as a lawyer in Malaysia and his subsequent journey to working in English and Welsh law. Gajendran also outlines the importance of the firm’s Mosaic group and offers his advice for budding solicitors.

Relationships between the owners and occupiers of residential properties can be fraught with problems.

A law career can take you into a variety of sectors. Four years ago, I moved into the complex, everchanging world of defence technology and the transition to this world of futuristic concepts has been an eye opener. The defence industry is about so much more than bullets and guns.

What do rising insolvencies mean for the construction industry and the lawyers it instructs?

This LCN Feature outlines some practical and emotional steps law firms can take to support Muslim employees during this period.

Charlotte offers insights into Bristows' trainee recruitment process and outlines the importance of non-legal work experience, understanding commercial issues, and curiosity.

The cost of studying for the qualifications to become a solicitor or barrister is an important factor to most people pursuing a career in law. Here’s our guide to the loans and scholarships available for law degrees, as well as the PGDL, LPC, SQE and Bar courses.

I’ve recently seen the term LGBTQ+ ally, but what is it and how can I be an authentic ally?

I haven’t been offered a training contract yet – is it too risky to start the LPC without having secured a training contract first?

How is commercial awareness from a regulatory perspective applicable to acquisitions?

To secure a place at one of the LawCareersNetLIVE student conferences you must submit a top-class application. These applications are very similar to training contract applications.

Is the UK ready to switch to non-conventionally powered vehicles?

Are the number of insolvencies in the charity sector increasing and, if so, what is causing them and what can be done about it?