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If you’re just starting to think about a career in law, it’s important to think about whether the contentious or transactional route best suits you. This week, we sit down with Hayley Lund – a disputes and investigations partner at US firm Weil - to hear more about what the contentious side looks like in practice.

Having trouble working out which firm to apply to? We sit down with a trainee and a member of graduate recruitment to hear more about how to work out what your priorities are and how to find a law firm that suits them.

At the recent ‘The Times 2TG Moot’, we took the chance to sit down with Paige Mason-Thom – a barrister at 2 Temple Gardens - to hear more about her journey; the wins, the challenges, and what she has learned along the way. Joining Chambers Student is Rohan Mapara – head of DE&I at Chambers – to share his thoughts on access and social mobility into the profession.

There’s a common misconception among aspiring lawyers that client contact is something left to older, wiser, more experienced hands. Not so at American import Fried Frank. In this episode, we sit down with a partner and an associate at the firm to find out more about how trainees should approach their early interactions with clients, and how to get the best out of them.

We sit down with NQs at employment specialists Lewis Silkin to hear more about what their work day involves, the skills that make the difference, and some pearls of wisdom from their own paths in the profession.

In this episode, we sit down with Lowri Mumford and Finlay Lam-Gall, two associates in Addleshaw Goddard’s Leeds and Manchester offices, to hear more about the legal markets on offer in the North of England. We find out everything from what Leeds and Manchester are like as legal hubs, right through to the opportunities and training environments on offer.

This week, we sat down with Edinburgh training principal Lynsey Walker and trainees Suzie Wilson and Rijul Shah to hear more about their career journeys so far, all in an effort to demystify the process and find out more about what it takes to make it as a solicitor in Scotland.

Artificial Intelligence has its uses in a number of different industries, and the law is no different. There are, after all, a great many lawyers discussing and using AI and generative AI in their daily work. In this episode, we sat down with three lawyers at international law firm Ashurst, to discuss how AI is impacting the legal landscape, how the firm is adapting to it, and what it means for the day to day of legal professionals. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, we sit down with Hardeep Plahe, a partner at the rapidly expanding Addleshaw Goddard, to hear more about why law firms expand, their key regions of interest, and why prospective applicants should take an interest. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, we sat down with trainee Melanie Yu, supervisor Martin Weatherston-Wilson and training principal James Harvey to get their top tips on how to step into the space with focus, their sources for improving your commercial awareness, and insider knowledge on how to spruce up your application. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

In this episode, we sit down with Clifford Chance NQ Lucy Johnson to discuss the realities of a training contract at the firm, and we hear what advice Lucy would give her younger self as she started out. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

As a trainee, or prospective trainee, partners can often seem pretty far removed from your day to day. But as any partner will tell you, they were you once. No matter how daunting it feels, they sat in your shoes and chances are, they remember it well. Recently, we sat down with Asma, Hannah and James, three lawyers at City law firm Travers Smith, to find out more. For more insights from Asma, Hannah and James, we’ve put together an accompanying article with additional comments from all three interviewees, available here: https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms/getting-a-training-contract/partner-origin-stories-with-travers-smith This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

In this podcast we speak with trainee, Charlotte Gill and partner, Viran Ram of Clyde & Co., one of the premier law firms in insurance, to speak about just that - insurance law, what it's all about, and why you should be interested in the space...

For anyone interested in a career in law, the steps you need to take can feel pretty convoluted, and it can sometimes feel like your options are fairly limited. But while there are a host of resources available to you that will help simplify the process, it’s also worth knowing that the traditional training contract route is one option of several. In this podcast, we chat to Amy Armitage and Tom Evans at Norton Rose Fulbright to hear more about two alternative career pathways available at the firm. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

If you’re just coming out of university, it will probably feel pretty daunting to make the transition to a truly global workplace. But it’s a challenge that brings with it a near endless supply of upsides, from a more varied firm culture and a broader range of practices to secondment opportunities. In this episode, we sit down with trainees at international firm White & Case to hear more about the first steps of building a career in a global workplace. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm