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The 2020 practice area guides.

Lawyers tell us how they spend their days and bring us intel from law's turbulent front line.

Latest features

What is corporate law?
Freshfields’ transactional experts to explain what they do.

Becoming a lawyer in litigation
We interviewed some Jones Day litigators to learn how they're building their career.

Becoming a capital markets lawyer
Insight from Davis Polk.

Becoming a private equity lawyer
Sidley Austin give us the inside view.

Trends in the law, diversity and inclusion, application advice and more.

Becoming a Lawyer in ...

Training contract deadlines
Application deadlines for training contracts starting 2022

Coronavirus : how it's affected vacation schemes and legal recruitment

Making successful applications
We can't emphasise this more strongly: bulk applications rarely end well. Here are some tips on how to proceed.

How to succeed at interviews and assessment days
Interviews and assessment days are to be celebrated, not dreaded. You’ll send out tons of application forms and get blanked by many firms. So when you do get an interview, give it your all.

How competitive is the law?
It’s not easy to become a top lawyer, or everyone would do it – but how hard is it really to make your mark in the legal industry? We’ve crunched the numbers so that you don’t have to…

The latest comparison data

Compare and rank selected firms on diversity, size, application criteria, salary and benefits

All the dates and deadlines you need

NB: some firms are planning to postpone or alter vac schemes or training contract dates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Please verify on the firms' websites before applying.