LC.N spoke to Mills & Reeve second-year trainee Namita Matkar about her experiences on different seats and the working life of a trainee solicitor.

LC.N spoke to Zeenat Islam about her experiences of doing pupillage at reputable crime set 25 Bedford Row, and asked for her tips on getting to the Bar successfully.

LC.N asked Ince & Co's recruitment manager, Rebecca Withers, for advice on making the most of your law fair experience and the best ways to make a good impression with employers.

The job isn’t done when you have secured a place on a vacation scheme: Irwin Mitchell’s Nicola Stanley discusses how to impress – and things to avoid – on a vacation scheme placement. 

Sarah Dyke, training partner at Dentons, talks about the corporatisation of commercial law firms and how trainees can acclimatise with this.

Isla Grant, LawCareers.Net’s senior editor, describes how she upped her commercial awareness game and why you should do the same.

Anthony Dursi, outreach and external relations manager at Inner Temple, talks through the different stages to complete in order to launch a career at the Bar and shares his tips for success.

Lauren Riley, solicitor, former contestant on The Apprentice and entrepreneur, discusses how her legal background has helped her in the world of business.

LawCareers.Net spoke to Apply4Law's Kate Stevenson about negotiating law firm application forms and useful tools to make the application stage easier.

LawCareers.Net spoke to Josh, a GDL student who has secured a training contract with a magic circle firm, about his application experiences and converting to law.

The fifth annual Sport Resolutions conference took place last week, with this year’s focus on the key industry issues of anti-doping, gambling addiction and racism in sport.

Among the different types of client are professional athletes and performers; their managers, coaches and agents; the creators of artistic works; sports clubs and governing bodies; the owners of theatres and festival grounds; broadcasters, distributors and advertising agencies; and the big brands that sponsor tournaments or individual stars.

Sports law involves the legal issues at play in the worlds of both amateur and professional sport.

Events such as the World Cup can be a brand owner's dream, but how can they be prevented from becoming a nightmare?

With 31 December looming, Brexit negotiations ongoing and Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review, there’s lots of important news to take in this week. Catch-up below with LCN’s round-up.

Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell have confirmed that they are in preliminary merger talks.

Speechly Bircham and Withers are in discussions to merge.