To secure a training contract, you need to familiarise yourself with four areas of knowledge. This will help you to understand the profession and the job you hope to do, effectively research a law firm and identify your skills and strengths to demonstrate in applications.

To secure a training contract, you must familiarise yourself with four areas of knowledge. This will help you to understand the profession and the job you hope to do, effectively research a law firm and identify the skills and strengths to demonstrate in your applications.

Can lower paid, majority female staff in supermarkets compare themselves to higher paid, majority male staff in distribution centres for the purposes of an equal pay claim?

Are there any law-related diversity access schemes designed to improve access to the profession for Black aspiring lawyers?

What are the legal and commercial implications, and risks and rewards, of cloud computing?

To secure a training contract, you must familiarise yourself with four areas of knowledge. This will help you to understand the profession and the job you hope to do, effectively research a law firm and identify the skills and strengths to demonstrate in your applications.

How can businesses avoid greenwashing?

What role is the UK financial services industry playing in the fight against climate change?

In this LCN Says, we speak to Zhi Yung Foo from Mayer Brown International LLP about life as a trainee working in finance. Read this article to find out how he builds commercial awareness, and how understanding client objectives, market trends and global factors shapes the deals he works on.

What opportunities are there for commercial real estate lawyers post-covid?

What legal dilemmas could future genetic advances pose?

Which social trends and legal changes are influencing the real estate sector this year?

What are the legal implications of developments in artificial intelligence (AI)?

In this LCN Says, we speak to Zhi Yung Foo from Mayer Brown International LLP about life as a trainee working in finance. Read this article to find out how he builds commercial awareness, and how understanding client objectives, market trends and global factors shapes the deals he works on.

Will the smoking ban have employers fuming?

Why are so many high street retail chains in distress and will company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) and administration filings help them?

Apprenticeships in the legal sector have been gaining momentum over the past couple of years. The traditional route to being a lawyer has been challenged by, among other things, the apprenticeship levy, the rise of legal executives, increasing paralegal numbers, alternative business structures and most recently the Solicitors Qualifying Exam.

There’s no one type of person who makes it in law. Whether you’re a careful planner, a big-picture thinker or still figuring it all out, your path to qualification can reflect who you are and how you work best.

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

How can a household-name business find one of its most famous trade marks being revoked?