Jonathan Wood, partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, gives his advice on developing a commercial outlook and understanding the law firm as a business.

LCN talks to Mark Deem, commercial litigation and TMT partner at Cooley, about the big issues in his practice - cyber security and big data.

Sarah Warnes, trainee recruitment manager at Cooley LLP, discusses how best to tailor applications when targeting commercial law firms for a training contract.

Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has introduced a "CV blind policy" in the final recruitment stage of its trainee selection process.

In this webinar lawyers from TLT explore the legal and commercial implications of the P&O Ferries sacking scandal, and explain and why it's such an interesting case.

When applying for our London opportunities, the SWOT and PEST analysis can be really helpful when thinking about how best to approach breaking down and understanding large amounts of commercial knowledge.

Recent research suggests that nearly half of the top 200 UK law firms have won business directly through social media engagement, though fewer than a quarter of these have so far integrated social media into their marketing strategies.

Leading commercial lawyers give advice on application and interview technique.

Mark Deem, a commercial litigation partner specialising in technology and media at Cooley (UK) LLP, talks about the challenge of using old laws to regulate new technological advances and what motivated him to go into law.

Aviation lawyers provide commercial, regulatory and insurance advice and litigation services to the world's airlines, manufacturers and financiers.

Competition and regulatory work involves a mixture of commercial, public and (at least for now) EU law.

Insurance is one of the UK's most well-established and valuable industries and much of the litigation going though the courts will involve an insurer.

In collaboration with student-led commercial awareness site LittleLaw, LawCareers.Net has announced an essay competition for law students and aspiring lawyers.

When parties from different legal jurisdictions come into conflict over commercial relationships, or two nation states disagree over issues of sovereignty, they may decide that arbitration in a neutral context is the best method of resolution.

A recent survey of partners and senior decision-makers at legal practices nationwide has concluded that the recession has run its course for the majority of firms.

Exclusively UK-based firms typically offer a broad commercial training, emphasising one or two specialist areas; some will also have a private client practice, reflecting longstanding relationships with wealthy individuals and trusts. 

The Law Society has warned that various proposals under consideration by the SRA that would change the way in which solicitors qualify could serve to damage the perception of the United Kingdom as a “global centre of legal excellence”.

Members of the Public and Commercial Services are urging the government to rethink its plans to digitalise the courts through the launch of its Common Platform.