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This week’s newsletter is full of practical advice to support your legal career. From asking for application feedback to figuring out which legal specialism might suit you, there’s plenty to explore. Plus, if you’re looking for a great way to build legal work experience, we’ve featured a firsthand account of volunteering at Citizens Advice.

PS – If you want to strengthen your commercial awareness, take a look at our Commercial Questions. Written each week by a leading law firm, these articles are designed to help you engage with commercial issues influencing the legal profession.

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Meet the Lawyer

Kate Rushworth – Mills & Reeve LLP


"Anyone can be a good solicitor but it's crucial that you can understand others and work out what motivates them. This is important when working with colleagues, clients and to understand the approach of the other side whether you're negotiating a deal or acting on a dispute."

Commercial Question

Cork & Anor v Smith

What does the courts’ latest AI warning mean for the legal profession? Sponsored by DWF Group Limited

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Solicitors' practice areas

Banking & finance – Milbank LLP

Laura Bonamis

"Work as a transactional lawyer involves dealing with multiple parties but not necessarily in a hostile environment – you’re not a litigation lawyer so you’re all trying to achieve the same goal."

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Meet the Recruiter

Cristina Gutierrez Flores – Winston Taylor


"Vacation scheme students are given meaningful tasks similar to what trainees undertake, such as drafting documents, attending meetings and collaborating on group project – you may even get the opportunity to attend court."

Vacation Scheme Insiders

Osborne Clarke LLP

Morgan Bennett

"Among several noteworthy experiences, the most significant was a research task I undertook for a live matter while seated within the firm's competition team. After being provided with the necessary resources, I produced a piece of legal research on intriguing subject matter that I was genuinely proud of."

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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

4 New Square

Hannah Daly

“4 New Square genuinely stands out as an approachable, professional and fun set. I’m lucky to enjoy the company of so many members of chambers.”

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Practice Area Profile | Laura Bonamis – Milbank LLP | LawCareers.Net

LCN Says

I put it to you: a case for Citizens Advice

Hope Moir

The skills developed through Citizens Advice work aren’t soft or supplementary skills. They’re core professional competencies. Find out more about working for Citizens Advice with these insights from Hope.

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Features

How to find your legal specialism

This Feature explores the process of choosing a practice area to specialise in and offers advice on the factors to consider.

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The Oracle

How should I ask for application feedback?

How should I ask for feedback after a vacation scheme or training contract interview?

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LCN Podcast

COMMERCIAL CONNECT: Shell profits, UK speed limit cut, WH Smith closure, Amazon drone deliveries

In the latest episode of COMMERCIAL CONNECT, LawCareers.Net's Dimitar and Ellie discuss some recent business and commercial news stories, including Shell's profits following the US‑Israel war with Iran and rising oil prices.

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LCN Blogs

Barrister versus solicitor: which one fits you?

Anna Wicks

If you’re thinking about a career in law, one of the first big questions you’ll come across is this: do I want to be a barrister or a solicitor?

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Latest news

CLC among regulators joining government AI Growth Lab

Your commercial news round-up: Google AI, Universal, water contamination, Lloyds

Spell check tool to be trialled in SQE2 written assessments in July 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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