Author: anuja-venkataramani

My journey to qualification without a training contract

Chloe Hayes, a trainee solicitor in BPP’s Social Impact Team, discusses her pioneering QWE route to becoming a solicitor

3 days ago

A&O launches in Saudi Arabia ahead of Shearman mega-merger

Follows similar moves by Kirkland & Ellis, HSF and Clifford Chance

Mar 27 2024 8:48am
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A global career with flexibility and high-calibre work from the comfort of home

A sneak peek into the world of legal consulting at Allen & Overy’s Peerpoint

Mar 21 2024 9:45am

‘The best training contract interviews are like conversations’

Lachlan Low, White & Case counsel, talks cross-border work, ESG and how to demonstrate commercial awareness

Mar 11 2024 8:52am

Trainee solicitor’s dual qualification dream boosted by SQE scholarship award

Lauren White secures a 50% discount on BARBRI’s SQE1 Prep Course

Mar 6 2024 7:40am

What legal disputes and puzzles have in common 

Travers Smith partner Stephanie Lee talks billion-dollar disputes, careers advice and life at the firm

Jan 8 2024 11:01am

Ex-Linklaters associate sells CrowdJustice for undisclosed fee

Julia Salasky living the dream as she turns focus to her second business, a $25 million legal tech start-up

Dec 15 2023 1:41pm

How one engineer is helping lawyers build robots

Pinsent Masons technical lead talks all things AI

Dec 12 2023 10:16am

Rookie error doesn’t have to cost barrister his career

Bar disciplinary shows mercy

Dec 8 2023 9:40am
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A cautionary email tale for trainees

Law firm’s dismissal of trainee solicitor who forwarded client comms to private email address upheld

Dec 6 2023 9:26am
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The best law firms to do your training contract with — 2024 edition

Firms Most List ranks firms on training, work quality, support and more

Dec 4 2023 4:03pm
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Nigeria-qualified lawyer clinches SQE scholarship for his vision of the 21st century solicitor

Noble Iheanacho secures a 50% discount on BARBRI’s SQE1 Prep course

Nov 27 2023 9:45am

Junior lawyers: ‘know your priorities and non-negotiables’

HSF corporate associate Yusra Jafar discusses cross-border work, staying balanced and applications advice

Nov 22 2023 10:19am
careers SQE Hub

‘I studied for the SQE while training at AstraZeneca – here’s what it was like’

AstraZeneca graduate solicitor apprentice talks SQE1&2, balancing work and study and revision tips

Nov 14 2023 9:41am

The many moving cogs in a real estate transaction

TLT senior associate Jayne Adair talks financing deals, renewables and the key skills required to work in the real estate sector

Nov 10 2023 11:02am

How the 2008 crash led to my career in financial services regulation

Gowling WLG principle associate Sushil Kuner discusses cross-border work, ESG and her unique value add for clients

Nov 6 2023 10:19am

Why ‘people awareness’ is just as important as commercial awareness when it comes to being an employment lawyer

Irwin Mitchell's Padma Tadi-Booth talks key skills and flexible working

Nov 3 2023 9:33am

Fast-paced work, lots of responsibility and unwavering support — one global law firm’s approach to solicitor training

Mayer Brown associate Charlotte Tarr on how she trained and qualified while managing a cancer diagnosis 

Oct 31 2023 10:06am

From chemistry graduate to IP lawyer

Bristows’ Ellen Lambrix talks life sciences, STEM skills and secondments

Oct 11 2023 9:56am

A newly qualified lawyer on six-seat training contracts and why communication is key

Burges Salmon’s Liam Edwards discusses his varied work in the firm’s projects department

Oct 4 2023 8:39am