Associate Evan Whyte takes us through his diverse range of work experience and explains why working with children made him a great lawyer. Evan also explains how to choose which firms to apply for, what a typical day for a banking and finance associate involves and why he loves Latham & Watkins.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published the results for the April/May 2023 sitting of SQE2, revealing an overall pass rate of 77%, matching the results from April 2022 and up 6% from October 2022’s results. 

The latest sitting for part one of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) was passed by fewer than half of candidates – down from the 56% pass rate for the January 2024 sitting.

According to reports in The Lawyer, a new Legal Services Board (LSB) proposal to monitor social mobility in the legal profession will see lawyers asked a range of questions about their socio-economic background, religion, disability and caring responsibilities.

In this brand-new LCN podcast episode, LawCareers.Net’s Niamh Gray (they/them) teams up with leading lawyers Danni Davies (Latham & Watkins) and Michael Tushingham (Gowling WLG (UK) LLP) to discuss what it’s like to be LGBTQ+ in the legal industry. 

In the latest LCN Podcast episode, LawCareers.Net’s Olivia Partridge (she/her) spoke to private client lawyer Anna Casey-Woodward (they/them) and consultant solicitor and collaborative family lawyer Bridget Garrood (she/her) about their experiences of being LGBTQ+ in the legal profession.

In the recently released episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, LCN teams up with The University of Law to discuss the postgraduate Legal Practice Course.

In the most recent episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, the LawCareers.Net team speaks to legal professional Bunmi Jenfa about a range of topics, including imposter syndrome, Shein lawsuits, career pivots and the importance of finding your ‘why’ when pursuing a legal career.

The proportion of women and BAME people who make up the solicitors’ profession has increased in the last decade, the latest annual statistics report from the Law Society shows.

“I’ve had doors closed because of who I am, but I’ve also had doors opened because of who I am”, says Phil Steventon of The Neurodivergent Lawyer blog.

The first LCN Podcast episode of the new year covers what mooting is, how to develop your skills, tips for novice mooters and how to discuss your mooting experience in your applications to legal employers.

The latest episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, released this week, is focused on how first-year students can navigate work experience, prepare for interviews and process rejection.

The latest episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast, released this week, is focused on how law students and aspiring lawyers can make the most of LinkedIn.

The 10th episode of The LawCareers.Net Podcast was released this week and advises aspiring lawyers on the importance of networking, as well as offering tips on how to approach networking opportunities.

According to reports in The Lawyer, the Law Society has warned the owner of Solicitors from Hell to remove the website from the Internet or face High Court action.

Around 250 million farmers and allies from the states of Punjab, Haryana and many more are peacefully protesting against agricultural reform bills introduced in India last year. This is reportedly the largest protest in human history and the efforts of Indian farmers have been supported all over the UK with rallies taking place in London and Birmingham.

In this post I explain in simple terms why the farmers are protesting and why this is relevant to us.

In a pilot LGBT mentoring scheme being launched in April by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, 10 large law firms have signed up to offer free help and advice to small and medium-sized firms on how to become more inclusive employers.