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Becoming a banking lawyer
Everyone knows what a bank is right? One of those big buildings where everyone puts their money. But what is banking law? And what do banking lawyers do all day? Interviewees at Baker McKenzie explain.
How to ace law firm competency interviews
Are you competent at competencies? We spoke to Dentons' grad recruitment whiz Alex Mundy to get to grips with this popular method of assessing training contract hopefuls.
Firm spotlight: White & Case's international seats
Dig out your passport and grab that suitcase because White & Case trainees are guaranteed a seat abroad.
Becoming a finance lawyer
Mayer Brown has a significant focus on finance in its London office. We asked lawyers at this global firm to tell us what working in finance law involves day to day.
Professional and financial disputes at Clyde & Co
They're the lawyers who other lawyers (and accountants, auditors and others) turn to when their reputation is at stake. In this feature Clyde & Co's professional disputes lawyers share their experiences of what makes this area of litigation distinctive.
Leslie Thomas QC is representing the families of Grenfell victims and working to protect land rights in Barbuda where "the fate of a whole island is at stake.” In our interview with him, he reminds us that a lawyer's duty is to justice above all else.
A guide to mooting at university, law school and beyond.
If you fancy learning on the job and getting paid to do it, a law apprenticeship might be your ideal route into law – and you won't even need to impress Lord Sugar.
All Hale the Queen of Law! Chambers Student sits down with the first female president of the Supreme Court, Baroness Hale of Richmond.
If you've got any pupillage interviews coming up this spring you are likely to face a topical legal-ethical problem question. Here's our advice on how to deal with them.
Ashurst
Already firmly settled as one of the UK's 'silver circle' firms, Ashurst set its sights higher in 2012 when it merged with Australia's Blake Dawson (now Ashurst Australia).
DLA Piper LLP
DLA Piper's lawyers work for big national and international clients in London and outside. The firm now recruits only through its vac scheme.
Vinson & Elkins RLLP
Energy is this Texan titan's forte, so expect to use up lots of it in V&E's London base. “We're the doorway to the Eastern market, which is really important.”
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.
Macfarlanes LLP
This suave silver circler has charmed many an ambitious trainee with its mix of top-end commercial and private client work.
Clyde & Co LLP
Insurance has always been a big deal at Clydes, but with an ever-increasing revenue and overseas reach, its broader commercial profile is also on the rise.
Mayer Brown International LLP
“It's not a US boutique firm and it's not in the magic circle,” but the cases are just as big and the work just as complex at this elite global law firm.
TLT LLP
After years of national expansion, Bristol-born TLT is looking to bolster its brand and ensure its sector focuses are crystal clear.
Mini-pupillage application deadlines
24 August 2018
31 August 2018
Cloisters
Maitland Chambers
Monckton Chambers
1 September 2018
10 September 2018
30 September 2018
Falcon Chambers
St John's Chambers
12 October 2018
15 October 2018
25 October 2018
26 October 2018
30 October 2018
31 October 2018
Commercial awareness
Arbitration: a beginner's guide
The less-understood sibling of litigation.
Recommended legal blogs
A curated list of recommended legal and commercial blogs.
Brexit, business and the law
A look at what impact the UK's departure from the EU will have on lawyers.
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