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Imposter syndrome: the persistent inability to believe that your success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of your own efforts or skills

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Kat C-W

In the move to diversify the legal profession, there are now more ways than ever to enter it and fewer people qualifying are taking the traditional law degree route to become a solicitor.

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Christianah B

A recent BBC documentary has revealed that grads from working-class backgrounds with top degrees are much less likely to get 'elite' jobs in areas such as law.

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Suneet Sharma - The privacy implications of using facial recognition software

Suneet Sharma

The use of facial recognition software (FRS) in security and monitoring was thrust into the spotlight by the London Mayor Sadiq Khan taking issue with a London developer over its installation in a King’s Cross site.

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Serge Durdyyev - What I learned from LawCareersNetLIVE

Serge Durdyyev

The LawCareersNetLIVE conference provided me with a unique opportunity to network with leading international law firms, learning about their practice areas and gaining insights into the types of deals that they worked on.

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Olivia Atkinson - The GDL: We're all in the same boat, we just haven't met yet

Olivia Atkinson

As a postgraduate who is fast approaching a conversion to law – and essentially a life changing period of my life – I am constantly wondering if I am the only one who desires more information, a comforting source of knowledge and perhaps a circle of like-minded people that are equally as nervous as me!

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Can I work in law and have a work/life balance?

Is it possible to be a solicitor and have a good work/life balance? And if I decide to start a family, are there part time or term-time working options?

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Can I switch from solicitor to barrister?

I've always wanted to be a barrister, but now I think it seems more financially secure to train at a City firm and more likely that I would be able to secure a training contract, compared to a pupillage at a top commercial set. Would it hurt my career prospects of practising at the Bar to train as a solicitor before re-qualifying or transferring?