City or regional, it’s the question every law student must face. Whether it’s at university or a question in interviews, you will no doubt have to choose (and justify) what type of law firm you want to work at. But how do you choose? There are some important things that you need to know in making your decision.
Can't get away from those pesky commercial awareness questions? We've got you covered the most common ones out there!
So we all know that we have to demonstrate commercial awareness. But have you ever thought why it's even important?
This is the winning entry from LittleLaw’s essay competition in collaboration with LawCareers.Net.
Commercial awareness... What does it actually mean? Well, we are here to tell you!
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm by number of lawyers and 6th largest in terms of revenue, has announced it will be closing two of its UK offices in favour of remote working.
Reed Smith has furloughed staff, cut jobs and lowered salaries across all of its offices.
According to a recent study, law firms feel that the undergraduate law degree does not equip students with the skills required to be a lawyer in today’s legal profession, namely attention to detail, resilience and commercial awareness.
Having reported profit drops, staff at international UK-based law firm Simmons & Simmons were asked in early June to cut their pay by 20% and transition to a 4-day week for up to six months. This follows other measures taken by the firm to withstand the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
Due to the impact of COVID-19, DLA Piper is attempting to stagger their 2020 intake by offering various deferral grants for new trainees.