Can lab-grown meat justifiably be given the same legal status as conventional meat and what regulatory implications would this have?

The law firm today is where legal, technological and business expertise intersects. As modernisation in business and technology has seen a pivot towards data-driven efficiency, a similar shift within the legal sphere looms. The tradition of ‘gut instinct’ decision-making within law means that the emergence of a results-based approach has dramatically transformative potential.

As a child, the first thing you learn about lawyers – if anything – is that they wear a fancy grey wig, bang their gavels way too often and frequently shout "I object!" in a wide, open courtroom. But there’s so much more to the discipline than that. In fact, when you think about how many branches there are in the field of law, it becomes almost overwhelming.

The financial crisis: is it right to point the finger at the auditors?

A survey conducted by G2 Legal has found that 28% of lawyers are ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’ to change their jobs in 2023.  

Here’s LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

Here’s LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

Here is LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

Here is LawCareers.Net’s 26-step guide to the training contract application process, plus 10 mock interview questions to help you prepare.

How can a household-name business find one of its most famous trade marks being revoked?

Does the Companies Bill really offer business a better regulatory framework?

What are the legal implications of the 'gig economy'?

What is the role of energy lawyers in combating climate change?

I thought now would be a good time to compile a list of resources I have consistently used these past few months to improve my commercial awareness.

What has been the response to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008?

Commercial awareness is one of the key skills that law firms look for in future trainees – taking time to build yours is an essential part of the process of becoming a lawyer.

A legal apprenticeship is a route to becoming a lawyer that combines a paid job at a law firm with studying for formal qualifications, funded by the government and your employer. It’s an alternative to the traditional route of going to university and training to be a lawyer afterwards. Graduate solicitor apprenticeships are also on the rise. Find out more about the different legal apprenticeship options in this guide.  

The reasons that firms decide to merge are as varied as the firms themselves, but there are usually some key drivers – namely, the desire to expand, geographically or in terms of expertise, or to stay afloat. For the lawyers who find that the firm they joined is no longer the firm at which they work, there are normally a raft of opportunities– and maybe especially so for trainees.

Video interviews have become the norm at law firms, barristers' chambers and other employers since the coronavirus pandemic began. Whether you are being interviewed for a vacation scheme, training contract or pupillage, there are some key differences between interviewing over webcam and in-person, so it is important to be prepared.

Video interviews have become the norm at law firms, barristers' chambers and other employers following the transition online in March 2020. Although the recent easing of restrictions signals a gradual return to normality, you can be certain that firms and chambers will continue to use video interviewing. There are key differences between interviewing over webcam and in person, so it is important to be prepared.