You’ve decided to apply to corporate law firms this year, whether for first-, penultimate- or other- year programmes. You’ll attend the virtual networking, make a conscious effort to read the Financial Times and research firms. But if you’re honest, you
Before starting work in a law firm, I’d never heard of professional support lawyers (PSLs). From day 1 of my training contract, it was clear that these founts of knowledge were interesting, interested, incredibly helpful and all-round golden individuals. PSLs
We’re generally slow to talk about setbacks. When we do, so often they’re framed in inspirational setback-to-success tales which, whilst admirable, can be hard to relate to and glean any tangible application or advice from. It’s now July – vacation
Clad in jeans, a jumper, and slippers I made the 15 second commute to my dining room table, my new office for the foreseeable future. Working from home (wfh) was not the introduction to working life I’d expected but day
Probably the juiciest piece of commercial awareness to get to grips with in a long time is the German Federal Constitutional Court’s (FCC) judgment that Weiss, a CJEU case, is ultra vires. Now I realise this doesn’t sound like a
How should you start a blog about mental health? A statistic seems a cold, detached opening for such a deeply personally and emotive subject, yet an anecdote fails to convey the weight, scope and depth of the issue. Forget writing
How should you start a blog about mental health? A statistic seems a cold, detached opening for such a deeply personally and emotive subject, yet an anecdote fails to convey the weight, scope and depth of the issue. Forget writing
As we (hopefully) begin the thaw out of lockdown, one thing is increasingly prevalent, whether we recognise it or not – data. As governments begin to allow citizens to circulate, tracking their movements is at the forefront of many policymakers’
As we (hopefully) begin the thaw out of lockdown, one thing is increasingly prevalent, whether we recognise it or not – data. As governments begin to allow citizens to circulate, tracking their movements is at the forefront of many policymakers’
“What do you do?” – this question has been subtly and not-so-subtly posed several times since I started my job as a trainee solicitor last month. I remember awkwardly trying to rephrase it at networking events, having no meaningful idea