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Becoming a private equity lawyer: the view from Sidley Austin LLP
It’s the hottest trend in investment – but what does private equity mean for lawyers? We asked the team at Sidley Austin for their take on what can be a tricky topic to understand.
Mental health and the law: part one
An industry in crisis
Becoming a mental health lawyer
Becoming a mental health lawyer: the view from Sasha Miles-Bunch, Law Society Mental Health Accreditation Scheme member and solicitor at GN Law.
Becoming a capital markets lawyer: the view from Davis Polk
Capital what now? Buying and selling debt or equity-backed securities is big business, which of course means work for lawyers. Over to the good folk of Davis Polk...
In October the Bar Standards Board announced a new regulatory framework for wannabe barristers. We spoke to Jacqueline Cheltenham, ULaw's Bar Practice Course (BPC) programme director.
In a competitive recruitment market where the standards keep getting higher, it pays to know your stuff. Here’s an introduction to some of the main issues on the minds of today’s lawyers.
AI will transform the law, and we’re only beginning to grasp its full potential. Womble Bond Dickinson is one firm on the case – we spoke to a few of their experts about its impact on the whole profession.
How much do trainees and NQs earn?
All Hale the Queen of Law! Chambers Student sits down with the first female president of the Supreme Court, Baroness Hale of Richmond.
The latest comparison data
DLA Piper LLP
At this global firm, trainees up and down the country can get a taste of international work. DLA holds no less than seven strongholds across the UK.
Clifford Chance LLP
Exit Canary Wharf tube and you're surrounded by the world's major banks, a scrolling stock market ticker and many, many suits – this is the world of Clifford Chance.
Latham & Watkins
Blockbuster global firm Latham has 30 offices worldwide bristling with 2,600 lawyers and is intent on giving a scene-stealing performance in London.
Stephenson Harwood LLP
You might know a hundred finance-heavy international firms, but if you don’t know City-kid Stephenson Harwood, you don’t know ship.
Ashurst
With a longer heritage than some magic circle firms and an international presence to rival them, Ashurst is one of the City's biggest players.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Find your favourite flavour at Freshfields, where you can fill two years with eight different seats – and get some of the best training in town.
Taylor Wessing LLP
Taylor Wessing does stellar work for startups and other, more established, cutting-edge companies – and prides itself on being similarly innovative.
RPC
R-P-C; one two three; find out what it means to trainees: insurance expertise, a disputes focus and “a culture that’s a major selling point.”
TLT LLP
TLT's ascension to the national stage and ambitious plans make it an attractive proposition in Bristol, Manchester and London.
Macfarlanes LLP
This polished silver circle firm has a gleaming reputation in the private client and corporate spheres.
Chambers Student Podcast
Commercial awareness
The law firm of the future
AI will transform the law, and we’re only beginning to grasp its full potential.
Improving diversity and inclusion at City law firms
Travers Smith shows us how a City firm can break the mould.
Globalisation and the law
How to cut it as a lawyer in the globalised economy.
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