Encased in a sleeve of deep cerise, this year's appetizing edition of The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook is good enough to eat.

Associate Elizabeth Zang explains what life as a cyber and tech lawyer involves, the variety of her work and her advice for aspiring lawyers struggling with training contract rejections. 

William Allen is a solicitor in the private equity and transactions team. He outlines how his work experience prepared him for a career in law and the opportunities he’s got involved in so far at Ropes & Gray.

Maya Shah, early careers specialist at Ropes & Gray, outlines what the firm wants to see from candidates in their applications and at interview, as well how the firm is adopting the SQE and what candidates can expect from the vacation scheme. 

In this LCN Says, we speak to Rona Ankrah from Mayer Brown International LLP about building commercial awareness. Read this article for insights on how you can demonstrate commercial awareness in interviews, how Mayer Brown helps trainees to develop their commercial awareness and how Rona approaches learning about clients’ businesses.

The House of Lords constitution committee has launched an inquiry into the centuries-old office of lord chancellor, asking whether it is sufficiently independent of government and whether it should be held by a lawyer.

How are robotics and automation fated for the retail industry?

Does artificial intelligence pose an existential threat to the upper echelons of the legal profession?

Having worked in legal education and training for many years, and starting my career as a non-law graduate, I can confidently say that non-law graduates bring a wealth of valuable, transferable skills that law firms actively seek.

How is risk managed in M&A transactions?

What do rising insolvencies mean for the construction industry and the lawyers it instructs?

How’s law evolving to service the rapidly growing social media influencer profession?

What are the implications of an increase in litigation funding and what do investors need to consider?

There has been much in the press recently about the rise of China as an economy. What does this mean for commercial law firms and their clients?

What role have litigation lawyers played in recent headline-making market movements involving big tech in the US and could similar claims arise in the UK?

According to a report in theLaw Gazette, former Bar chairman Nick Green QC has claimed that the rise in paralegals is bringing down the cost of legal advice, as clients realise that paralegals can do many of the same tasks as solicitors and barristers for a fraction of the cost.

The impact of the pandemic on how we view and think about work has proven to be long lasting. In the legal sector, MLA’s recent generation Z (gen Z) survey revealed that 69% of gen Z lawyers believed that the pandemic influenced what they value in an employer.

Aspiring lawyers have many decisions to make over the course of their journey into the profession, including where to train and the types of firm to apply to. Discover the benefits to training in a niche firm like Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP in this LCN Says.