Whether you’re making training contract, vacation scheme, law firm or pupillage applications, there are some common application pitfalls that you need to avoid. Doing thorough research, targeting your applications and ensuring that your applications are perfect will put you on the path to success.

It can be difficult to juggle your career research with everything else, but there are small things you can do to ensure that you stay up to date and make things easier for yourself along the way. Here are our tips on staying organised in your search for a training contract. 

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.

Here’s a brief introduction to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which replaces the Data Protection Directive from 25 May 2018. When making this video, I had in mind those of you who are applying for training contracts, attending interviews or trying to keep up with current events.

In this LawCareers.Net masterclass, sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard, Clyde & Co LLP and DWF Group Limited, we cover the basics of launching a legal career, including what you should do in the first year of university, how to research and apply to future employers, and practical advice for getting work experience.

Ten more Apply4Law firms have opened up their summer vacation scheme systems, eager to receive well thought-out submissions from would-be joiners.

The 2024 Student Law Society Awards will be launched in early Autumn. Follow LawCareers.Net for the latest information and updates.

Restructuring and insolvency lawyers are called in when a company, individual or other organisation is in financial difficulties and is facing possible liquidation, administration or bankruptcy.

The Apex Trust has worked in the Merseyside region since 1996, offering a tailored service to people whose actions or behaviours have led to negative consequences for themselves and others.

This firm is a wonderful place to train because of its open and friendly culture. It is common to know all of the partners in your department and even to have been for a drink with most of them in your first seat! Senior partners make sure that you are feeling supported even when it gets busy and the pressure is on.

Hephzibah is a newly qualified associate in the corporate transactions and advisory group. She joined the firm and started her training contract in 2019. Here she talks about some of the most motivating moments of her training contract, lessons she's learned along the way and gives her advice to future trainees.

Elizabeth Rimmer from legal charity LawCare discusses why it's so important for aspiring lawyers to think about their mental health, how you can manage your mental health in your search for a legal career, and what law firms are doing to support trainees and newly-qualified lawyers in this area. 

Another clutch of firms have opened their summer vacation scheme application forms up for business with Apply4Law.

Join me as I prepare for our final networking event of the year at university! I am discussing the tips that I have learned and picked up on across the years, and discussing what has worked for me! Networking is an extremely valuable skill and one that you should have plenty of opportunity to perfect throughout your time at university. 

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/

What really stood out for me was how well paired everyone was with their supervisors. You could tell the graduate recruitment team had spent a long time considering who will be the best fit and it really showed how the firm will go the extra mile to make sure your experience is the best it can be.

Ever wondered what it really means to be a dispute resolution lawyer? How do legal professionals resolve conflicts efficiently while keeping clients satisfied? Watch this exciting LawCareers.Net masterclass, sponsored by DWF Group Limited, Mills & Reeve LLP, Travers Smith LLP and Trowers & Hamlins LLP, where we dive deep into the world of dispute resolution.