Thomas Stables, associate at Osborne Clarke offers valuable insights into his journey at Osborne Clarke LLP.

Mooting is one of the best activities you can do to get a sense of what it's like to be a legal advocate, giving you the opportunity to think on your feet and argue your case. It is also an impressive addition to any CV, whether you’re pursuing a career as a barrister or solicitor.

International law firm White & Case is the latest to launch a ‘virtual work experience’ initiative.

Following a successful live session in October, LawCareers.Net's Oracle will be back online to answer all your questions.

Budding advocates take note: Herbert Smith and The Times have announced their annual student advocacy competition.

Kaplan Law School and Field Fisher Waterhouse have joined together to launch a scheme that will help students from under-represented backgrounds get ahead.

There are many different ways to volunteer with Advocate.

First-year students are increasingly being targeted by top 20 law firms eager to reach the best candidates before their rivals.

Clifford Chance is again running its Intelligent Aid essay competition, offering students the chance to demonstrate intellect, creativity and understanding of this year's topic – growth economies.

Macfarlanes has become the third firm to adopt a "CV-blind" policy to combat unconscious bias and elitism in its recruitment.

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has announced that it is working with Rare, the specialist diversity recruitment company, to establish a scholarship for exceptional black and minority ethnic (BAME) students.

Dentons has made a donation of £48,000 to support three undergraduate bursaries at Queen Mary University of London’s (QMUL) School of Law.

Applications are now open for the LawCareersNetLIVE careers conferences taking place in November and December later this year across three locations in the UK.

City Disabilities is a new charity which has been established to help students and professionals with disabilities, as well as those who assist disabled professionals.

In 2024, Middle Temple awarded scholarships worth around £1.4 million, with more than £1.2 million of that going to Bar course students and £211,750 to GDL students. 

The 17^th annual Student Volunteering Week is this week (19-25 February). 

Ropes & Gray has launched a new social mobility scholarship programme designed for first-year university students from diverse and underserved low socioeconomic backgrounds in the UK.