Meet William Moore, associate in the privacy and data team at Shoosmiths. He offers a first-hand insight into his legal career journey, including his move from Parliament to law. Plus, William shares his tips for future trainees.

Identifying the lasting effects of changes occurring within the business and legal worlds is crucial to demonstrating good commercial acumen. Think about the impact that such changes might have on a particular industry, your target firm’s clients and the firm itself. Read this week’s commercial news round-up for insight into some of the news stories from the past week.

It’s a big week for LawCareers.Net as we head off to Manchester for LawCareersNetLIVE. As we’re fully immersing ourselves in event organisation mode, this week’s round-up is a short one. But don’t worry, we’re still covering all the top stories.  

At Mills & Reeve LLP our values shape how we work with our clients, communities and each other every day.

Did you listen to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget speech earlier this week? What key takeaways did you identify? 

Skills for Justice has launched the Career Pathways portal, a resource designed to help job seekers, including wannabe lawyers, better understand the range of roles and progression routes in their respective work sectors.

Leaked data reveals that top government lawyers have been offered an average 16% pay increase but a third of the Government Legal Department’s workforce have been excluded from the deal.  

At our LawCareersNetLIVE Manchester event on 29 November 2024, the panel of top law firm partners addressed the key issues affecting law firms in 2025. The session helped delegates understand how firms operate as businesses and the role they will play as trainees.

Since the financial meltdown of 2008, and given the ongoing fluctuations in stock markets across the globe, financial services specialists must surely be some of the busiest lawyers in town.

The government has dubbed two of the City’s biggest law firms, Baker & McKenzie and Linklaters, “social mobility champions”.

The Bar Council is this week celebrating a decade of its flagship social mobility initiative, Bar Placement Week, as well as launching a related online campaign, entitled ‘I am the Bar’.

City firms have revealed plans to reduce office space, as lawyers forecast remote working to become the new norm.

Summer’s over, it’s back to law school. What better way to begin the autumn term than LCN’s latest commercial news round-up. 

The government is considering whether to appeal a High Court judgment that controversial cuts to criminal legal aid are unlawful.

How is the Financial Services Authority changing its approach to regulation?

Read our top 10 tips for making a great impression when on a vacation scheme and getting the most out of the experience.

Watch our video to hear from Louis Foscolo, who started with us as a trainee and is now a partner at Kennedys. Louis works in our property, energy and contract team and talks about the type of work he is involved with.