Are client secondments for trainee solicitors and junior lawyers becoming more popular?

A range of law firms have announced plans to give their staff bonus payments due to the ongoing cost of living crisis.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2023, we spoke to trainees and recruiters from Brabners LLP, Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP, Shoosmiths, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Addleshaw Goddard and Gateley Legal about their advice for applying to law firms. Find out more about LawCareersNetLIVE, our immersive legal careers conferences, here: https://live.lawcareers.net/

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2024, we asked trainees and recruiters, from Addleshaw Goddard, Brabners LLP, Bristows LLP, DWF Group Limited, Gateley Legal, Hill Dickinson LLP, Shoosmiths and Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP, for their advice about making law firm applications. Find out more about LawCareersNetLIVE, our immersive legal careers conferences, here: https://live.lawcareers.net/

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2024, we spoke to lawyers and recruiters, from Bristows LLP, DWF Group Limited, Gateley Legal, Hill Dickinson LLP, Shoosmiths, Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP and Trowers & Hamlins LLP about their advice for non-law students interested in a career as a lawyer.

In this masterclass sponsored by Arnold & Porter LLP, Osborne Clarke LLP and Shoosmiths, find out what it means to start a career in law as a non-law student, including how to research firms, what to include in your application, and how to make the transition into law. 

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2024, we spoke to delegates, lawyers and recruiters, from Shoosmiths, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP, Hill Dickinson LLP, Gateley Legal and Addleshaw Goddard about the benefits of attending the conference.

Sam Hope, graduate recruitment manager at Shoosmiths and member of the “Key advice for applicants” panel at NLL16, offers her top tips for online application forms.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2022, we spoke to trainees from Addleshaw Goddard, Shoosmiths and Watson Farley & Williams LLP about how students should go about researching a law firm and its culture before applying.

Graduate Recruitment Manager Sam Hope of Shoosmiths describes why you shouldn’t be terrified of law firm assessment days and why using social media is a great way to network with graduate recruiters.

Barbara Rollin, partner at Shoosmiths and keynote speaker at NLL16, talks about the gender imbalance in the legal profession, the need for greater flexible working, some of the characteristics of the lawyers of the future, and why resilience is so important.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2022, we spoke to recruiters and lawyers from DWF Group LLP, Shoosmiths and Clyde & Co LLP about the importance of commercial awareness and how candidates can demonstrate this skill in their applications.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2022, we spoke to recruiters and lawyers from DWF Group LLP, Shoosmiths and Clyde & Co LLP about the importance of commercial awareness and how candidates can demonstrate this skill in their applications.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2022, we spoke to recruiters and trainees from Addleshaw Goddard, Cooley (UK) LLP, Shoosmiths and Watson Farley & Williams about what key skills firms look for in candidates.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2022, we spoke to trainees from Addleshaw Goddard, Shoosmiths and Watson Farley & Williams LLP about what they think made their applications stand out from the rest.

In this webinar, sponsored by Shoosmiths, we run through what you need to know as a non-law student, how to demonstrate transferable skills and application tips.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2023, we spoke to trainees, from Brabners LLP, Shoosmiths and Gateley Legal, about how they think AI will change the legal profession in the future.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2019, we asked partners and recruiters from Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths and Trowers & Hamlins for their top tips for aspiring solicitors. 

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2024, we spoke to representatives from DWF Group Limited, Shoosmiths and Trowers & Hamlins LLP about the future of the legal profession.