Top national firm Shoosmiths has announced a new partnership with Aspiring Solicitors, an organisation which works to improve diversity in the legal profession by helping talented candidates from less-privileged backgrounds to improve their skills and access opportunities. 

How is English law moving toward better recognition and protection of celebrities’ image rights as valuable commodities?

Has the tide begun to turn on offshoring?

What is in store for restructuring and insolvency lawyers in 2021?

According to recent research into Twitter use by the top 50 UK law firms, those that have corporate accounts but fail to use them effectively could be "damaging their brand".

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are a golden opportunity for students to network with international, City and national firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are an unmissable opportunity for students to network with international, City and national law firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by Nottingham Law School, are a golden opportunity for students to network with international, City and national firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

The LawCareersNetLIVE conferences, sponsored by The University of Law, are a golden opportunity for students to network with international, City and national firms; gain insights into firms’ key practice areas; and benefit from expert application advice direct from recruiters.

Contextual recruitment practices like upReach’s REALrating are being increasingly adopted by law firms to enable employers to identify hidden talent and monitor socioeconomic data. 

Is the freedom of the media being tempered by an ad hoc privacy law?

How will auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes affect us?

Acing a vacation scheme application comes with time, effort and a lot of research. With the biggest vacation scheme deadline of the year – 31 January – looming (and many firms having their deadline before this), now is the time to perfect your application strategy.

Anna is a first-year trainee in Shoosmiths’ London office. She is currently sitting in the real estate department after having completed her first seat in tax.

Anna McMillan, trainee at Shoosmiths, offers an insight into her journey to the legal profession, from a non-law background.

Gabs Rodriguez-Cleary didn't study law and took a non-typical route to becoming a trainee at Shoosmiths. Find out about his journey and the transferable skills he has brought from his previous degree and work.

The nominees for the 10th annual Student Law Society (SLS) Awards have been revealed.