As a part of our Inclusion for All strategy, we continue to look at our behaviours, policy and process changes, and ways of working that enable Gowling WLG (UK) LLP to be truly diverse.

The Commercial Bar Association is once again offering financial awards and work experience in 2017, as part of its drive to encourage people from less-privileged backgrounds to consider careers as commercial barristers. 

Why do landlords shifting into the commercial sector need to be aware of the provisions entitling tenants to security of tenure? 

This is a hub for all the information you need about changes to legal recruitment and education in response to coronavirus. Check this page regularly for updates on work placement schemes, exam timings, course start dates and more.

Resourcing manager Rob Brown offers insight into Blake Morgan's training contract recruitment process, including the most common way candidates let themselves down in applications, the key skills aspiring lawyers need and how non-legal work experience can improve an application. 

What steps will businesses need to take to prepare for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

Access to justice is invaluable, but at what price?

Maya Shah, early careers specialist at Ropes & Gray, outlines what the firm wants to see from candidates in their applications and at interview, as well how the firm is adopting the SQE and what candidates can expect from the vacation scheme. 

Sparing a few minutes this Mental Health Awareness Week to think about your mental health and wellbeing could help you to start developing healthy habits that’ll build your resilience and enable you to flourish in your legal career.

What do clients want and need from their law firms? Lawyers? Business advisers? 

Diversity and inclusion is being talked about more than ever. For the legal profession, a commitment to ensuring candidates from all backgrounds feel welcome and supported, as well as implementing inclusive policies and outreach is paramount to its recruitment strategies, and is often splashed across law firm websites and brochures. Sometimes it might feel like this is just lip service – buzz words used for marketing purposes.

Anything with the term "assessment" can be daunting.

You don’t need a law degree to become a lawyer – in fact, the modern legal profession is full of non-law graduates, and the skills and experiences gained studying and working in other fields are assets that make you a stronger candidate.

A new conference aimed at anyone hoping to land a training contract with one of the international firms in the City has been announced.

One of the most fundamental questions you must address when considering a career in the law is whether to become a solicitor or barrister. But what's the difference between a solicitor and barrister? Here’s a general guide to some factors that may help you to decide.

You don’t need a law degree to become a lawyer – in fact, the modern legal profession is full of non-law graduates. The skills and experiences you gain from studying and working in other fields are assets that can make you a stronger candidate.

Whether your hard-earned internship remains online or bravely commits to in-person plans, here is my advice on how to get the most from it.

After my time at DLA Piper UK LLP, I made the move in-house to West Midlands Police. I now practice in commercial property and commercial law. Here are some of my reasons for making the move in-house and the factors that keep me in the role.

Each year LawCareers.Net conducts a user survey to gather feedback on the tools available to those seeking a career in law and to assess the mood of those entering the profession.

In this post I will share my experience with commercial negotiation competitions and explain why I would wholeheartedly recommend them.