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Meet the Lawyer
Bird & Bird
One of opera aficionado Rachel Welch-Phillips’ defining early experiences of Bird & Bird was completing the application form, which she felt encouraged her to be herself much more than the other firms on her shortlist. Read Rachel’s profile to learn more about what life is a like as an associate in the fast-paced aviation finance team and whether you might want to apply to Bird & Bird yourself.
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Brochure library
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Kirkland & Ellis’s recruitment brochure emphasises the firm’s key offerings to prospective trainees: the opportunities to be a valuable part of the team and be involved in high-quality international work from day one.
The LawCareers.Net Handbook 2019
LCN Says
Emotion and lawyers
Elizabeth Rimmer
Some think there is no place for emotion in the law and believe emotions interfere with rational thinking. Law students are trained to ‘think like a lawyer’, suppressing and ignoring their emotions, which is not beneficial to wellbeing. In fact there is a huge body of scientific evidence which proves cognition and emotion are intertwined.
Commercial Question
Digital copyright – how the EU protects intellectual property online
What is the Digital Copyright Directive and what does it mean for digital content creators, publishers, users and platforms?
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Blogs
What I learnt from attending the LawCareersNetLIVE London event
Violet
A few weeks ago I was privileged enough to be able to attend the LawCareersNetLIVE event in London. The event was really useful for various reasons, and I would definitely recommend it to budding solicitors as I learnt a huge amount during the day.
Ask the Oracle
How law students can get ahead over the holidays
Dear Oracle ...I am a second-year law student and am wondering what advice you can give me on how to get ahead in my search for legal work experience and a training contract during the holidays?
