Senior associate Joseph Akwaboa shares insights into his work across commercial, technology and sports law, how he chose the right firm for his career goals, and why both legal and non-legal experience helped shape his journey into the profession.

If commercial awareness means keeping up with the latest commercial news stories affecting law firms and businesses, then there can be no more timely news than that of the Brexit mayhem currently taking place.

Officials have announced plans to remove a recent Banksy mural from the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice, according to Law.com.

The RCJ Advice Bureau is part of the Citizens Advice Bureau and also provides free legal advice to those who cannot afford it.

General counsel attendees discussed the benefits of hiring an in-house trainee solicitor at a recent roundtable discussion hosted at the Law Society.

Ropes & Gray announced it will be retaining all its newly qualified (NQ) London-based trainees this month.

Ropes & Gray’s newly-qualified solicitors will continue to earn a minimum of £130,000 this autumn, including the five trainees being retained who are qualifying in September 2020.

Maya Shah, senior 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 Meet the Lawyer, finance associate Hoey Lee outlines the different stages of a finance deal, cross-team collaboration and the benefits of being part of a small trainee cohort.

Ropes & Gray International LLP has confirmed that its deadline for training contact applications is now 22 August 2014.

International firm Ropes & Gray has launched a new contextual, CV-blind trainee recruitment process aimed at reducing unconscious bias to ensure that all applicants are assessed on their merits, not their backgrounds.