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Confused about the stages of becoming a lawyer? With the simple career timetable below, there's no need to be! Just hover over the map to reveal an outline of each stage in the process.For the most up-to-date version of this diagram, check out The Beginner's Guide to a Career in Law.

A popular misconception is that this area of law is just about employment contracts.

Gareth Saynor, partner at Nabarro and member of the “Law firm as a business” panel at NLL16, discusses the importance of putting legal advice into the context of clients’ needs and why the desire to learn is crucial to success as a trainee.

This helpline is a low cost service providing advice and guidance to families about child, education and family law.

At LawCareersNetLIVE 2019, we spoke to partners and trainee solicitors from Baker McKenzie, BLM and Osborne Clarke about how lawyers can juggle work-life balance, and what firms are doing to support employees.

At our LawCareersNetLIVE Manchester event on 25 November 2022, the panel of trainee solicitors provided insights into their experiences of the law firm application process, what being a trainee is really like and their advice for prospective candidates.

At our LawCareersNetLIVE London event on 2 December 2022, the panel of trainee solicitors provided insights into their experiences of the law firm application process, what being a trainee is really like and their advice for prospective candidates. 

Ping. The noise of your email inbox notifying you about a specific training contract application that’s just opened. It looks interesting, so you read about the firm and its opportunities and decide you’ll make an application.

What's on the horizon in employment law?

Déjà vu. I think it’s safe to say we all felt an element of déjà vu watching Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s press conference yesterday. How will these new restrictions impact the world in which law firms’ clients and law firms themselves operate? These are questions you should be considering as we head into the New Year. 

What impact has the Dubai debt problem had on the UK economy as a whole and the work of UK law firms?

Are UK lawyers prepared for the changes and new possibilities promised by artificial intelligence?

What does the Bribery Act 2010, in its current incarnation, mean for UK businesses?

Why is EU data protection law back in the spotlight?

Who pays for earthquakes and oil spills - why is insurance law important?

What is blockchain technology and what is its relevance to both the legal profession and the mining industry?

I’ve actively worked in the disability inclusion space since I joined The Law Society’s Lawyers with Disabilities Division in September 2019. However, this year has taken me by surprise as I've learnt something new… July is Disability Pride Month.

It seems there’s never a dull moment in IP law as singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran reaches a milestone in his ‘Shape of You’ court case, plus inflation continues to rise, Primark moves online (kind of), Kellogg's breaks up and 5G is on the move. Find out more in this week’s commercial news round-up – what’s been on your radar this week?

Commercial awareness can be difficult to understand and develop as an aspiring lawyer. Here’s our list of small and easy ways to understand the business world and how law firms and their clients operate within it.