Ten law firms you should follow on TikTok to boost your research and applications

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In an age when social media shapes how we learn, engage and even build our careers, TikTok stands out as an underused but powerful tool for aspiring lawyers. While many law firms have a strong presence on LinkedIn and Instagram, far fewer have embraced TikTok. That makes those that are present on the platform especially worth following. You’ll gain insight into the law firm culture, real advice from trainees and lawyers, and a window into the application process.

Below are LawCareers.Net’s picks of 10 law firms with active TikTok accounts and why they deserve a spot on your feed.

Follow LCN’s TikTok account for legal career advice, updates on upcoming events and deadlines, as well as relatable content about the realities of pursuing a legal career.

A&L Goodbody

Handle: @algtrainees

A&L Goodbody’s TikTok gives viewers a varied look at trainee life in one of Ireland’s leading firms, blending professional development with glimpses of office culture. The account highlights the firm’s LawStart programme for first and second-year students, featuring reflections from past participants on what makes the scheme valuable. You’ll also see reminders for the firm’s summer internship programme, as well as clips from former interns reflecting on their experience.

As you scroll further down, you’ll find a Dublin office tour, along with trainees discussing mentorship, applications tips and interesting cases they’ve worked on. Posts also spotlight firm traditions – from coffee mornings to Docklands walks – shedding light on the culture that exists beyond client work.

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Birketts

Handle: @birkettsllp

Birketts LLP’s growing TikTok presence comes with a relaxed, community-focused look at life across its regional offices. The account highlights the law firm’s culture through office tours – including Bristol and Cambridge – giving viewers a feel for each location’s workspace and surroundings. You’ll also see personal snapshots from vacation scheme interns, which provide a practical sense of what starting out at Birketts really looks like.

Much of the feed centres on the firm’s strong sense of community, with posts showcasing social events and charity initiatives such as the five-a-side football tournament in support of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. The account also features short, informative clips such as Meet the Mediator, where professionals answer common questions in a straightforward, accessible way.

Charles Russell Speechlys

Handle: @crsearlytalent

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP’s early talent TikTok account stands out for its emphasis on clear, practical learning. A standout feature of the account is its clever use of popular sounds and trends to show the firm’s fun, down-to-earth side, while still delivering genuinely helpful guidance. You’ll find quick breakdowns of legal buzzwords, explanations of what the firm does and practical advice presented in TikTok’s carousel format – perfect for saving and revisiting during the application process.

The account also hosts Q&As with trainees, apprentices and members of the early talent team, covering research tips, application dos and don’ts, interview guidance and commonly asked questions (including whether the firm offers visa sponsorship for international students – spoiler alert: it does!). Add to that regular deadline reminders and insights into Charles Russell Speechlys’ commitment to sustainability and how this is reflected in its office design, and you’ve got a well-rounded feed that balances transparency, information and personality.

CMS

Handle: @cmslaw.life

The CMS TikTok account delivers a relatable and humorous look at life as a law student and law firm applicant. Alongside relatable skits about candidate struggles, such as navigating conversations with partners and pre-recorded interviews, you’ll find:

• personable takes on the legal career experience;
• office tours;
• social events; and
• a video series offering practical tips for applications and assessment centres.

Plus, the account also keeps you up to date with upcoming open roles, including opportunities you may not have considered before, such as admin apprenticeships.

Overall, CMS’s feed helps to demystify what it’s really like to apply to and work at a major firm. And, if you read between the lines of viral TikTok sounds and relatable captions, you'll leave with genuinely useful advice worthy of your TikTok 'saved' folder. 

Cripps

Handle: @crippslaw

Cripps’ TikTok may be relatively new, but it’s already carving out a genuine and engaging presence. The account blends day-in-the-life videos, legal apprentice perspectives and practical advice for applicants, including tips for those with limited work experience. You’ll also find myth-busting content, from the biggest misconceptions about being a legal apprentice to guidance ahead of application deadlines.

You can discover the law firm’s charity initiatives, including its annual Christmas toy and hamper appeal and unique snippets such as updates from Cripps’ very own beehive. It also covers:

• the law firm’s achievements via a Spotify-style ‘2025 Wrapped’ post;
• introductions to the future talent team; and
• reflections from solicitor apprentices on why they chose the apprenticeship route.

Hogan Lovells

Handle: @hoganlovellsearlycareers

Hogan Lovells’ TikTok presence is firmly rooted in early careers insights. Much of the content centres on the experiences of the firm’s juniors as they share honest accounts of their journeys and life on the inside at Hogan Lovells.

Scrolling through the page you’ll find high-quality clips from the firm’s HL Legal Lounge podcast, where trainees and lawyers break down their work, offer practical application tips and answer the questions future applicants actually care about. These sit alongside day-in-the-life videos featuring vacation schemers and campus ambassadors.

Snappy interviews with future trainees add another personal layer, while behind-the-scenes footage from open days lets you hear directly from attendees about what the experience involves. Altogether, the account gives a clear sense of Hogan Lovells’ ethos and what it’s like to start your career at the firm.

Linklaters

Handle: @linklaterscareersuk

Linklaters LLP’s early careers team makes smart use of TikTok to showcase its recruitment process and give prospective applicants an authentic look behind the scenes. The account mixes upbeat, polished clips about training contracts and unique firm events with candid spotlights that reveal what life at a magic circle firm really feels like.

Use the account for reminders about key application deadlines, previews of upcoming events and day-in-the-life content featuring vacation schemers and solicitor apprentices. The global law firm also leans into trending formats – particularly the podcast-style talking-head video – to deliver straightforward, unapologetic advice on everything from assessment centres to the Watson Glaser test. It’s a refreshing feed that offers real insight into what Linklaters is looking for and what it’s like to train there.

Osborne Clarke

Handle: @osborne.clarke

Osborne Clarke LLP’s TikTok strikes a balance between showcasing professional insights and approachable law firm culture. Using trending sounds and formats, the firm shares application advice that’s engaging and easy to digest. A standout feature is the Defrosting the Law series, where lawyers break down their practice areas, from banking and employment to intellectual property and tax, in clear and accessible clips.

You’ll also find snippets from the firm’s Law Beyond Limits podcast, offering candid stories about routes into law. Early careers content includes day-in-the-life videos from solicitor apprentices and vacation schemers, fun jargon-testing challenges and aesthetic film camera highlights from previous schemes. The Corporate Girlie Questions series adds extra personality, with apprentices giving a realistic feel for how work, learning and culture come together at Osborne Clarke.

Taylor Wessing

Handle: @twearlytalent

Taylor Wessing’s early talent TikTok is energetic, polished and genuinely informative, offering insights into life at a forward-thinking, global law firm. The account focuses on early career pathways, with regular deadline reminders for solicitor apprenticeships, open evenings and other opportunities, as well as short explainers on why these events are worth attending.

Hear from year 12 students on the firm’s Limitless Scheme, and the early talent team with their practical application dos and don’ts. The account also features walk-through videos from vacation scheme students, highlights from past schemes and plenty of guidance from the firm’s solicitor apprentices. Many of these apprentices appear in quick interview-style videos, sharing tips on the apprenticeship application process and what their work involves.

Travers Smith

Handle: @traverssmithearlycareers

Travers Smith LLP’s TikTok provides a warm, people-first window into life at a City law firm. The account features trainee journeys, vacation scheme diaries and practical interview and training contract advice – all delivered in a friendly, accessible style. You’ll get frequent application deadline reminders from the early careers team, along with funny bloopers that humanise the recruitment experience.

The early careers team answers FAQs about the recruitment process and shares useful insights, including unique selling points such as the firm not having chargeable-hours targets. The feed also introduces you to the early careers team themselves, helping you put faces to the very people reviewing your applications. Expect an abundance of vacation scheme reflections, day-in-the life content (even outfit-of-the-day clips) and short guides on topics such as how to network effectively in the office.

Next steps

If you’re reading this, you’re already thinking about how to get ahead – and using TikTok to inform your law firm applications and conduct some research is a savvy and modern strategy. These 10 law firms show that law careers aren’t just confined to traditional platforms like LinkedIn. Their TikTok presence proves that in today’s digital world, authentic, bite-sized content can carry serious value.

So, follow them, engage with their videos and treat their content as part of your career research toolkit. The more resources you have the better equipped you’ll be to make smart decisions about where to apply, how to stand out and where you fit in the legal world.