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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Kai Zeng of Kirkland & Ellis is an advocate for balancing the demands of exciting work in the restructuring team with life beyond the office, something that is actively encouraged by the firm. Read on for his advice on getting ahead and creating a successful career.

Features

Pro bono and law students: what's in it for me?

Director of Nottingham Law School’s Legal Advice Centre, Nick Johnson outlines the benefits of pro bono and explains why those on the receiving end of free legal advice are not the only ones who stand to gain.

Information on first steps for becoming a lawyer: Head to the Beginner’s Guide

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Tips on improving commercial awareness: Read Beth’s advice

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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.

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LCN Says

As BAME aspiring barristers, the odds of success are against us...but why?

The headline in a recent article for Counsel magazine read “White students twice as likely to get pupillage”. This isn't the first report or statistical breakdown that has shown that Black and Ethnic Minority (BAME) people who aspire to the Bar are less likely to make it. As a black girl aspiring to the Bar I can see how information like this might deter me. Read on to see why I'm more determined than ever to break beyond the statistical barriers and succeed.

Commercial Question

The politics of housing – a shift toward renting

If home ownership is not for everyone, how realistic a fix for the chronically undersupplied housing market is a new focus on delivering affordable rental homes – can the private rented sector really help the housing crisis?

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Blogs

Funding litigation explained

Conditional fee agreements (CFAs), damages based agreements (DBAs) and after the event (ATE) insurance. What are they and why do they matter?

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The law firm as a business

I know that an essential aspect of being commercially aware is understanding how law firms operate as businesses. I appreciate that commercial firms play an important role in business and have to make money themselves, but is there more to it than that?