What are the duties and liabilities of a NED?

To secure a training contract, you must familiarise yourself with four areas of knowledge. This will help you to understand the profession and the job you hope to do, effectively research a law firm and identify the skills and strengths to demonstrate in your applications.

The aim of this article is to explore the different categories of legal AI software, outline their functions and better understand the role of AI in law firms. If you’re researching firms this application cycle and new to the realm of legal AI, read on!

Associate Alasdair Johnston discusses why he was drawn to working at international law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP, the rewarding cases he’s worked on and the importance of work experience for aspiring lawyers. Plus, he highlights his time on secondment in Dubai.

What are the implications of the Bribery Act 2010 for corporates with a presence in the United Kingdom?

What’s ‘PI’ and what’s the buzz around the Building Safety Act 2022? 

In this Meet the Lawyer, Edward Mort provides fantastic insights into life at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, from the qualification process to his day-to-day work in M&A and private equity. 

Isabella Gartside, early careers assistant at Ashfords LLP, highlights how crucial thorough research is prior to making an application, the importance of being genuine and how you can make yourself stand out. 

How are the positions of construction industry clients, contractors and subcontractors secured?

What do a Russian cellist, the prime minister's father and the perpetrators of the 1983 Brink's Mat gold bullion robbery all have in common? 

Corporate partner Jayne McGlynn shares the early-career lesson that shaped her leadership style – owning mistakes – and how thinking like a partner long before promotion accelerated her journey. She lifts the lid on how tech is transforming M&A work and highlights the strategic, direct and curious mindset needed to thrive at partnership level.

Barristers involved in this field deal with claims against professionals such as architects, accountants, solicitors and financial advisers who’ve allegedly failed to provide services with the level of care and skill which a member of that profession would be expected to demonstrate.

Achieving an inbox zero sounds too good to be true, especially for trainee solicitors.

Are AdWords reducing the value of trademarks online?

How effective has the Bribery Act 2010 been?

What are derivatives and why are they used by investors?

How will the OECD two-pillar base erosion and profit-shifting measures affect multinational businesses? 

What rights do airline carriers have to refuse the refund of fees paid for ancillaries purchased as an accompaniment to a flight booking that has been cancelled?

Sarah Walker, a barrister at Selborne Chambers, talks about the importance of mini-pupillages, the type of work she gets involved with as a commercial chancery disputes barrister, work/life balance and more in this Meet the Lawyer interview. 

By the end of the 12th Century, a framework for dispute resolution had arisen which involved principle, equity and a quasi-adversarial system. This blog will examine how much Anglo-Saxon law has contributed towards it. Anglo-Saxon law will be confined to Aethelbert’s code of the early seventh century, distinct from other early Germanic statements.