Flexibility and support. The non-rotational training system encourages close working relationships and a collegiate atmosphere throughout the London office. There’s really no need to compete.

Supportive and social. From pro bono to affinity groups, being part of a close-knit office means you can play an integral role in what goes on.

Be prepared and be yourself. Hear what our graduate recruitment partner and trainees believe are the top tips for standing out throughout the competitive recruitment process.

At university, if you wanted to become a solicitor, the only route I knew about was private practice. I knew there were a vast array of firms, from high street to the magic circle, but I knew very little about the in-house legal functions in corporations or the public sector.

On 1 and 2 November 2023, world and market leaders gathered in the historic Bletchley Park, home of the code-breaking heroes of the Second World War, to discuss a new existential threat.

The government has wasted over £400,000 on failed attempts to push through legal aid reforms that would have further crippled the justice system if implemented, it has been revealed.

British judge weighs up the pros and cons of AI, after using ChatGPT to write a ruling. Lord Justice Birss, a Court of Appeal judge, had confidence in ChatGPT’s answers but urges others not to rely on the AI tool for topics where they have no background knowledge.

Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett has authorised 65 retired judges, half of whom are in their 70s, to oversee cases in an attempt to reduce the backlog of 63,000 cases. 

Judges have condemned the government’s treatment of immigration detainees in a report that is highly critical of inflexible Home Office rules and target-obsessed officials. 

Judges have been unable to agree on whether to ban fee-charging ‘McKenzie Friends’ despite admitting concerns and have asked the government to decide instead.

What is the Financial List and what does the first judgment from it tell us about its operation?

One of my first posts for LawCareers.Net was a profile piece on the icon that is Lady Hale. As the first female justice of the Supreme Court (appointed in 2009), she is rightfully regarded as a role model for women in the legal sphere and beyond. Her appointment fanned discussion about the lack of diversity in the highest UK court, a discussion that is now rising again with the recent appointment of Lady Justice Rose.

Anyone who knows me, also knows that I am honest as they come. 

Junior barristers are losing out on work thanks to the increasingly widespread tendency among solicitors to pay referral fees to each other and growing number of solicitor advocates, the Bar Council has said.

Emolument, an online service that crowdsources pay-related data, has released research into (i) which are the best-paying practice areas for junior lawyers, and (ii) the pay gap between those working for a law firm and those that have gone in house.