The applications side

Careers Guidance

Everything on the route into a law firm: written applications, online tests, interviews and assessment centres, plus how to research firms, understand practice areas and behave well on an internship.

Successful Applications

The four stages of a law firm application, and what firms are actually assessing at each one.

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Researching Firms

How to work out what a firm actually does, who its clients are, and how to say so in an application.

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Key Practice Areas in Firms

Plain-English explanations of the main practice areas, what trainees actually do in each, and who the clients are.

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The Etiquette of Interning

How to behave on a vacation scheme or internship so that people remember you for the right reasons.

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Building Commercial Awareness

Where to find good material, how much to read, and how to turn what you read into an interview answer.

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