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As winter vacation scheme deadlines draw closer, LawCareers.Net is back with a newsletter packed with useful advice on getting ready for the new academic year and applying for vac schemes.

Plus, find out what recruiters want (and don’t want!) from White & Case LLP’s Meet the Recruiter profile and test your commercial awareness with this week’s Commercial Question on who pays when AI gets it wrong.

Register for this week's dispute resolution masterclass

Meet the Lawyer

Eklavya Sharma – K&L Gates LLP


“The most rewarding aspects of life as a lawyer are helping your client realise their various corporate ambitions.”

Commercial Question

Who pays when AI gets it wrong?

How is the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce's new statement on liability for AI harms seeking to address the question of who pays when AI gets it wrong? Sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Solicitors' practice areas

Shipping & trade – Watson Farley & Williams LLP

Katie Shiels

"I love that I work with real physical assets that are crucial to the global economy. This means there’s a tangible connection to the real world and I find that very rewarding.”

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Meet the Recruiter

Anna Gould – White & Case LLP


“Taking part in a vacation scheme is the best possible way to experience what our lawyers do. You’ll explore the variety of practice areas we offer as a full-service firm.”

Vacation Scheme Insiders

Walker Morris LLP

Sasha Edwards

“Experiencing Walker Morris in person highlighted just how deeply embedded collaboration is in the firm’s day-to-day work. While this is often referenced in firm materials, seeing it in practice made it far more evident.”

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Firm Spotlight

Gaby Hardwicke Solicitors


A major Sussex firm with 142 staff servicing private and commercial clients with specialist corporate, employment, property, probate and litigation departments.

Meet the Barrister

Coram Chambers

Cason Yong

"Finding an inclusive environment was crucial. Coram’s commitment to diversity was a huge factor in my decision. At Coram, my race, sexuality and nationality have never been seen as barriers; I’ve always felt valued for who I am."

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LCN Says

Winter vacation schemes deadlines: get your applications in now

Dimitar Dimitrov

Interested in a career as a solicitor? It’s time to start thinking about winter vacation schemes.

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Features

Get ready for the 2026/27 academic year

A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LCN has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including information on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.

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The Oracle

When should I apply for a vacation scheme?

I’m a first-year student – what’s a vacation scheme and when should I apply?

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LCN Podcast

Practice Area Profile: shipping and trade – with Watson Farley & Williams LLP

In this Practice Area Profile episode, Watson Farley & Williams LLP associate Katie Shiels describes her journey into ship finance law and her career highlights.

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Latest news

SRA issues warning on use of AI in legal practice

Your commercial news round-up: London robotaxis, Shein, money laundering data, LEGO

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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?

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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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