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Our videos feature vlogs and interviews with recruiters, students, trainees, partners, lawyers and more, touching on topics such as networking, commercial awareness, and the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). If you want to know how to move your legal career forward, then pull up a chair and enjoy the show.

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Meet the Lawyer | Maddie Cubbon - Ropes & Gray

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Meet Maddie Cubbon, associate in the private equity team at Ropes & Gray. She speaks about her unusual journey to becoming a solicitor, her recent client secondment and what makes Ropes & Gray an inclusive firm.

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Webinar | Understanding the SQE with BARBRI

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In this webinar, hosted by LawCareers.Net and BARBRI, we run through the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), including what it means for aspiring solicitors, how to qualify through it, and your preparation course options.

Webinar | Understanding legal practice: employment law

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In this webinar, sponsored by Burges Salmon and Lewis Silkin we discuss what exactly it means to work in employment law, covering topics from employment contracts and equal pay to discrimination and unfair dismissal. If you’re considering working in this exciting practice area, or you want to get a general insight into the daily life and work of top employment lawyers you'll want to watch this.

Webinar | Understanding legal practice: private wealth

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In this webinar, sponsored by Burges Salmon LLP, Michelmores and Womble Bond Dickinson, we discuss what private wealth entails, covering a range of services such as immigration, contentious estates and trusts, tax advice, finance and funding issues and more.

LCNLIVE London 2022 - Question time: life as a trainee

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At our LawCareersNetLIVE London event on 2 December 2022, the panel of trainee solicitors provided insights into their experiences of the law firm application process, what being a trainee is really like and their advice for prospective candidates.

LCNLIVE London 2022 - Question time: the law firm as a business

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At our LawCareersNetLIVE London event on 2 December 2022, the panel of top law firm partners addressed the key issues affecting law firms in 2023. The session helped delegates understand how firms operate as businesses and the role they will play as trainees.