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What can a day at LawCareersNetLIVE really do for your legal career? For one 2025 attendee, it helped lead to a training contract with a sponsor law firm.

In this week's newsletter, we share James’ journey from conference delegate to future trainee solicitor, alongside four reasons why LawCareersNetLIVE remains one of the most valuable opportunities for aspiring lawyers looking to meet top firms, build commercial awareness and gain insights you won't find elsewhere.

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Start your journey to solicitor with LawCareersNetLIVE

Meet the Lawyer

Eklavya Sharma – K&L Gates LLP


“As a junior lawyer, I gain exposure to all areas of corporate law, which is rewarding and mentally stimulating as no two days tend to be the same.”

Commercial Question

How stress claims work after a data breach

Can you claim for stress after a data breach? Sponsored by RPC.

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Solicitors' practice areas

Charities – Wrigleys Solicitors LLP

Hayley Marsden

“Somebody might be working with a bishop at one end of the scale, someone else dealing with a working men's club and then another team member working with a butterfly conservation charity. That's my favourite bit!”

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Meet the Recruiter

Anthea Demetriou – HFW


“While we don't recruit exclusively through our vacation schemes at HFW, they’re an integral part of our recruitment process and we do make most of our offers to those who’ve attended and are successful in the other assessed elements that take place during the scheme.”

Vacation Scheme Insiders

Walker Morris LLP

Louis Gwilliam

“Self-assess and write down any feedback as you go. A portion of my interview was based on how I felt the week had gone and how I felt I’d performed in group tasks compared to my peers.”

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Firm Spotlight

Forsters LLP


Forsters LLP is best known for its property and private client work but also has important corporate, litigation and family law practices.

Law School Focus

BARBRI


BARBRI trains graduates (law and non-law) and career changers to prepare for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, with flexible online courses and one-to-one support.

Meet the Barrister

South Square

Rabin Kok

“I completed mini-pupillages at a variety of chambers that specialised in different areas of practice (eg, chancery, commercial, tax and public law) to get a feel for what a day in the life of a barrister practising in each of these areas was like.”

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LCN Says

From event day to assessment centre: my LawCareersNetLIVE London 2025 experience

James Anscomb

I didn’t expect the day to shape how I approached future applications and assessment centres – or that it’d help me secure a training contract with one of the sponsor firms – but that’s exactly what happened.

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LawCareersNetLIVE | Why do delegates recommend LawCareersNetLIVE? | LawCareers.Net

Features

Four reasons to apply for LawCareersNetLIVE

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are an unmissable opportunity for students and graduates to:

  • get exclusive access to international, City and national law firms;
  • gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and
  • benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

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The Oracle

How do I ensure I’m practising allyship towards the LGBTQ+ community?

How can I be an authentic LGBTQ+ ally?

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LCN Podcast

Episode 38: life as an LGBTQ+ lawyer - with Danni Davies and Michael Tushingham

In this episode Niamh Gray (they/them) speaks to real estate lawyer Danni Davies (they/them) and senior associate Michael Tushingham (he/him) about life as an LGBTQ+ lawyer.

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Applications open for LawCareersNetLIVE 2026

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What is LCN Weekly?

LCN Weekly is our free weekly newsletter designed to keep you up-to-date with all the issues relating to finding a career in the legal profession. Each week we analyse firms, write features, seek out the most important legal news stories and much, much more - all sent straight to your inbox. Over 50,000 already receive the newsletter; why not join them?

Each week you will receive

News

We provide an ongoing news service for you, highlighting key stories from the legal press and elsewhere. The emphasis is, of course, on training and recruitment issues, but we cover all the big law stories too.

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Meet the Recruiter

Every fortnight we delve into the mind of a recruiter to find out what they do, what makes them tick and what they are looking for in a candidate. And of course we get them to answer the all-important favourite biscuit question!

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Commercial Question

All law firms want their lawyers and their trainees to have commercial awareness. This means that you need to know what's going on in the business world. Each week we pose a burning question and ask a real lawyer or trainee to write a short answer.

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The Oracle

We often receive requests for help and advice from future trainees and pupils. We've now formalised this process in a 'problem page' format. The Oracle will help you solve all those tricky problems relating to the recruitment process. Letters of particular interest, or letters that serve to illustrate common issues, are published in the newsletters and on the site. Whether published or not, every letter that we receive gets an answer.

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Features

Every fortnight we publish a new feature article designed to increase your knowledge of the recruitment process or the legal profession as a whole. Some are produced in-house, others by experts from firms, chambers, universities and bodies within the legal community.

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LCN Diary

Many firms are travelling the country to meet candidates and raise their own profiles. By consulting our diary you'll know what events are happening near you (ie, who will be there, and when and where the events take place).

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