What is the Digital Copyright Directive and what does it mean for digital content creators, publishers, users and platforms?

What legal dilemmas could future genetic advances pose?

George McNeilly outlines the importance of DWF’s early careers programmes, the skills the firm wants to see from candidates in their applications, the assessment centre structure and more!

The common law Bar remains an attractive option for those who believe that variety is the spice of life.

What is second-screen technology and how should it be regulated?

Why do online businesses need to get up to speed with data protection laws?

Ransomware is the most prominent cyber threat in the UK – what should you know about it?

Jasmine Hepple, early talent senior advisor at Taylor Wessing, sets out how the firm runs a vacation scheme and its recruitment timelines, the sort of work involved in the firm’s programmes and how applicants can show themselves off in the best light.

My name is Colin Hornby. I’ve recently passed the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) – SQE1 and SQE2. I’m now a consultant solicitor at national firm Taylor Rose MW.

What is the B-corp movement and how do the social and environmental considerations of companies influence the work of lawyers?

A law career can take you into a variety of sectors. Four years ago, I moved into the complex, everchanging world of defence technology and the transition to this world of futuristic concepts has been an eye opener. The defence industry is about so much more than bullets and guns.

Find out what early careers officer Lizzy Ferguson is looking for in your applications to Birketts LLP, the importance of the firm’s vacation scheme to the training contract application process and the firm’s stance on the use of AI in applications. 

What role do pensions have to play for the younger generation and how will they operate?

How does blockchain interact with law and business?

I didn’t go to a selective school, but have good A-levels and my ambition is to be a City lawyer – what does this mean for my chances? What are law firms doing to improve the representation of people from low socioeconomic backgrounds?

How is the gig economy impacting employment status?

The complexities and challenges associated with decommissioning offshore oil and gas assets have dampened M&A activity in the past, but change is coming – so what form will it take?

Civil law involves relations between persons, and between persons and organisations.

How do English courts decide the award of damages for loss of chance?

Having worked in legal education and training for many years, and starting my career as a non-law graduate, I can confidently say that non-law graduates bring a wealth of valuable, transferable skills that law firms actively seek.