The Cooley UK Diversity Fellowship is a unique opportunity for students who demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion to gain valuable insights about a career in law with Cooley, with the opportunity to participate in Cooley’s summer programme a year sooner than students are typically eligible to participate.

In this insightful and engaging masterclass, sponsored by Ropes & Gray International LLP, an experienced private equity associate and trainee guide you through the intricate world of private equity. This session provides a comprehensive overview of Ropes & Gray, a leading international law firm, and delves into the fundamentals of private equity.

Commercial awareness is a term often used by law firms and recruiters, but what does it actually mean? In this video Matt breaks down what commercial awareness, why it's so important, and offers a couple of examples of case studies to think about in a commercial context. 

In this Practice Area Profile, solicitor Indhu Birdy shares what life's like working in mergers & acquisitions at Baker McKenzie. Watch to find out more about key deals Indhu's worked on, how the sector is developing and her advice for aspiring M&A lawyers.

It’s coming up to that time of year where exams are looming. I have picked up some tips along the way which proved to be a massive help to me. In this video, I share these tips in the hope that it helps at least one law student out there!

Manchester-headquartered firm DWF has acquired BT’s legal services business.

This masterclass, sponsored by DLA Piper UK LLP, explores the exciting path to entering law as a legal apprentice. You'll hear from solicitor apprentices Bridget Walton and Evan Lord about their journey, how they secured an apprenticeship and the advice they have for aspiring apprentices.

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.

We asked our trainee solicitors to tell us about their experience of applying for, and securing a training contract at national law firm, Shoosmiths. Plus, we asked them to describe the firm, and think about where they could see their future careers taking them. We are Shoosmiths. We are ourselves.

Whether you are a school leaver or a graduate, we offer a range of training programmes for you to choose from to start your career in law. Our aim is to recruit the best early careers talent and encourage diversity in an environment built upon different skills and backgrounds, to represent our global firm.

This webinar, sponsored by Travers Smith, White & Case and Weil Gotshal & Manges discusses what it’s really like to work in private equity and investment funds. From negotiation to dealing with investors, find out the kinds of work lawyers in this area undertake and the types of client you will be instructing.

In this insightful and engaging masterclass, sponsored by Ropes & Gray International LLP, two experienced private equity associates guide you through the intricate world of private equity. This session provides a comprehensive overview of Ropes & Gray, a leading international law firm, and delves into the fundamentals of private equity.

In this webinar, sponsored by Travers Smith, Bird & Bird and Osborne Clarke, discusses what it’s really like to work in intellectual property (IP). From patents to trademarks, find out what IP means, the kinds of work lawyers in this area undertake and the types of client you will be dealing with.