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.  

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

Reinsurance: who insures the insurers?

What forms the basis of UK energy policy?

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. 

Commonhold ‘reformation’ – is this a holistic fix for a broken and outdated leasehold system, as formulated by the government in its recent Commonhold White Paper?

Attending a law firm’s open day, insight scheme or presentation is a great way to meet lawyers and recruiters, and gain valuable insights that’ll improve your applications. Read our five tips to help you prepare and make a good impression on the day.

Are you looking to qualify as a solicitor in Ireland? This Feature guides you through each step of the qualification process – from exams to in-office experience and final admission to the Roll of Solicitors.

Is open banking positively disruptive?

Attending a law firm’s open day, insight scheme or presentation is a great way to meet lawyers and recruiters, and gain valuable insights that’ll improve your applications. Read our five tips to help you prepare and make a good impression on the day.

Attending a law firm’s open day, insight scheme or presentation is a great way to meet lawyers and recruiters, and gain valuable insights that’ll improve your applications. Read our five tips to help you prepare and make a good impression on the day.

This summer I applied to 30 law firms for training contracts and had two interviews, but wasn’t offered a training contract – what do I do now?

The transition from sixth form to university, especially at the height of the pandemic, was quite challenging (for context, I attended an international school outside the UK).

Prior to the introduction of the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) regime for nationally significant infrastructure projects in November 2025, does a developer need to be considering BNG in relation to an application for a Development Consent Order made in the next 12 months?

In July 2017 the CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that LIBOR would be phased out by 2021. How will this impact on lending arrangements going forward?

Corporate fraud in the UK has seemingly been running wild, but the government is now challenging this issue with greater severity. As of 1 September 2025, a brand-new corporate offence is now live, ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’. For any individual running or working for a large organisation, you should be asking yourself right now: are we ready for this? Because if you're not, the consequences just got a lot heavier.

Shadowing a judge, often referred to as judge marshalling, is a beneficial form of work experience for both aspiring solicitors and barristers. While both groups can benefit, it’s aspiring barristers who usually endeavour to secure the scheme, as it gives a huge insight into their future career (ie attending court, practising advocacy). As part of the experience, some students even get the chance to sit on the judge’s bench.

As Boris Johnson enters Downing Street, The Law Society has called on him to prioritise fixing our justice system and ensure that the legal services sector remains diverse and globally competitive. In this blog, I have fleshed out five things that the legal sector expects from the new Tory prime minister.