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How important are my first-year exam results when applying for training contracts?
Posted on 23 September 2025

Could my first-year exam results affect my chances of securing a vacation scheme or training contract, even if they don’t count towards my final degree?
Will going travelling increase or decrease my chances of a training contract?
Posted on 22 April 2025

I’m planning to take some time out to travel before starting a Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation course next year – how might this affect my chances of securing a training contract in the future?

City firms announce partner promotions despite pandemic pressures
Posted on 21 April 2020

City firm Herbert Smith Freehills has elected 26 partners worldwide – its biggest partner promotions round since 2012 and four more than 2019 – despite coronavirus concerns.
Seven law firms secure top 10 spots in 2024 Social Mobility Employer Index
Posted on 30 October 2024

Browne Jacobson LLP (alongside PwC) tops the UK’s Social Mobility Employer Index for the third time, with magic circle law firms Slaughter and May, Linklaters LLP and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP also featuring in this year’s top 10. 
Matthew Biggerstaff - Key questions to ask at law mixer events
Posted on 23 October 2023

It's important to make the most out of these events – here are some key questions and topics of discussion that’ll help you do just that.
Anisa Rahman Choudhury - Legal films and TV shows I’d recommend for law students (part two)
Posted on 02 August 2024

This blog post follows on from a previous article I wrote in which I recommended five legal films/shows. Part two is here and we’re back with another five. 
Charlotte Lear - Online exams: my reflections so far
Posted on 31 March 2022

Dear reader, a few LCN blogs later, I have officially completed and received the results for my first exam season for law!

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