Commercial Question

Artificial intelligence versus regulation: friends or foes?

How can regulators protect consumers without stifling the development of automated technologies?

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Meet the Recruiter

Olivia Ponton

Olivia Ponton loves getting out onto campus and spreading the word about Herbert Smith Freehills and all it has to offer lawyers of the future. Learn more about the firm – and the recruiter – by reading on. 

Ask the Oracle

Do hiring processes among law firms still favour elites?

I have read that some top firms still see 'poshness' as important when recruiting. I didn’t go to a selective school or Russell Group university, but have good A levels and my ambition is to be a City lawyer - what does this mean for my chances?

Features

What has happened in the legal profession in 2018 that I should know about?

“May you live in interesting times” is a blessing that Ancient Chinese people were said to reserve for those they didn’t like – “dull” periods of prosperity and stability being clearly preferable to scarcity and upheaval, even if the latter always seem to fascinate historians and filmmakers. Unfortunately, when barristers go on strike in large numbers, as they did earlier this year despite their profession’s inherently conservative character and affluent reputation, you can be sure that the times are interesting indeed.

LCN Says

Commercial awareness: what does it mean and how do I show firms that I have it?

Commercial awareness is a term which some people find daunting due to its vagueness, but it is actually fairly simple and there is no need to feel as if there is secret code which you haven’t been given.