Why is the Legal Services Act such a big deal?

A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including information on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.

A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including information on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.

A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including information on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.

A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including information on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.

A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including information on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.

A new academic year is beginning and with it a new round of work experience, training contract and pupillage opportunities. LawCareers.Net has lots of tips on how to work your way into a legal career, including info on self-analysis, research, virtual law fairs and where to access support.

This short video is a snapshot of the fantastic successes achieved by our alumni working all over the world in law, business, politics and more.

This year’s edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook is now available. This much-respected resource is the first place you should turn to for help and should be your guide as you search for the legal career that is right for you.

I wouldn't call myself an expert at law firm applications by any means. If anything, I'd say I'm quite the opposite! Of all my non-law friends, I'm probably the newest to the process, having only just attempted it for the first time last December.

Will the final implementation of the Companies Act 2006 mean the law is now clearer and more accessible?

Unless you're new to law firm applications, the concept of looking into a firm's culture is probably not new to you. But as much as 'the firm's culture' is referenced in application advice, what does it really mean? What do you have to look out for when researching culture? And what kinds of questions should you ask to get the answers you're looking for?

So, you’ve gone for it, a UK master’s in law (LLM) and you’re ready to hit the ground running. However, let’s be honest here, you didn’t shell out for this degree just to read textbooks and cram exams. You want the full experience, the kind that sets you apart. In order to make that happen, you’ll need more than just lectures and essays. Let’s go through how to maximise your experiences at law school, with a focus on valuable opportunities that’ll help you in the long term.

Starting your law degree can be a shock to your system and there are plenty of things to think about. But this is also a crucial time to start considering your future career. Here are our small practical steps for you to take in your first year to boost your career prospects. 

How can unions know if they have met the correct requirements for a valid ballot before industrial action?

The long-awaited Getty Images v. Stability AI ruling finally landed, and wow – what a plot twist. After months of breathless speculation that this case might become the grand legal showdown that defined how UK copyright law applies to AI training, the judgment ended up looking very different.

At this point, I assume most of us are at least vaguely aware of Generative AI, most likely in the form of natural language models and image generators. However, a somewhat obscure, and rather more macabre application of GenAI has been developing for a few years now, in the form of ‘ghostbots’ − AI-powered digital recreations of the dead.

The London office of US firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has launched a training contract programme and vacation scheme, with a view to its first trainees starting in September 2015.

Find out how Lucy Conway, a corporate associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher UK LLP’s corporate team, got into law, the types of case she works on and her advice for aspiring lawyers.