How can I get legal work experience when every application form asks for prior legal work experience?

The Free Representation Unit is a charity that provides individuals with representation that they could not afford otherwise and gives junior lawyers a valuable opportunity to get practical advocacy experience. 

The Free Representation Unit (FRU) is a charity that provides individuals with representation that they couldn’t otherwise afford and gives junior lawyers a valuable opportunity to get practical advocacy experience.

Will Brexit blow UK renewables off course?

Meet Hebe Thorne, associate in the family law team at Burges Salmon LLP.

The phrase ‘smart contract’ evokes futuristic images of autonomous robots conducting agreements with each other.

Should I use my Gmail or an academic email address when giving contact details? How strictly are deadlines enforced? Are there any ways to save myself some time on training contract or vacation scheme applications? What’s MyLocker and how can I use it? The team at AllHires has the answers.

What’s debt refinancing and why do businesses use it?

Is it true that US-style class action litigation is being introduced into the European Union?

How important is online advertising and how is it governed in the United Kingdom?

Chelsea Thompson discusses her journey into law and experience transitioning to a career in the UK. She outlines the key skills needed as a solicitor, what makes her firm stand out and her area of expertise. She also describes how technology is changing the way lawyers work. 

How have the capital markets been affected by the current economic downturn?

What are the practical elements of selling a business?

As my Legal Practice Course draws to a close, I thought now would be the perfect time to reflect back on my experience and consider what I wish I knew earlier.

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.

To what extent was Tesco Bank at fault in its response to a major cyber attack?

Ravi Pattani, partner at Reed Smith, explains what makes a successful application, the work of a corporate lawyer and how sector agnostics his matters are, and his advice for budding solicitors.  

Find out about DLA Piper’s insight programme and summer internship with Petra Smith, the firm’s graduate recruitment manager.

Apprenticeships are also perfect for people who aren’t keen on more full-time study after finishing their A levels and want to kickstart their careers.