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 ..read more

This week, we sat down with trainee Melanie, supervisor Martin and training principal James 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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Wherever you wind up doing your training contract, understanding the way what’s happening around the world relates to the law is important. So important, in fact, that the phrase ‘commercial awareness’ is probably something you’ll grow pretty sick of hearing. But wrapping your head around the legal aspects of current events is something that every aspiring lawyer will need to learn how to do, and at international firms like White & Case, it’s more important than ever. In this podcast, we sit down with trainees at the firm to find out more about how to broaden your perspective, and, most im ..read more

In a Chambers Student podcast special for International Women’s Day, barrister Abimbola Johnson shares her experiences of life at the Bar with Chambers Student’s Chelsey Stanborough. They discuss the ups and downs of barrister life, her experiences as a working mother, and what has motivated her throughout her professional life (including her move from criminal law to public inquiry and inquest work). Chelsey and Abimbola also delve into the importance of diversity within the courtroom and how the conversation around representation has changed in Abimbola’s decade at the Bar. And finally, Abim ..read more

In the 2020-21 season, the RFU reported that there was an average of 22.2 concussions per 1,000 hours of game play in professional rugby, the highest since records started in 2002. While rugby organisations have taken steps to reduce the risk of head injuries, research suggests that players are at a high risk of sustaining multiple sub concussive impacts, and the long term health implications that come as a result. Now, 225 former professional rugby union players have launched legal proceedings against World Rugby, the WRU and the RFU for failing to adequately protect players from these risks ..read more

This week, Chambers Student's Taiwo Oshodi looks into Exxon Mobil's challenge to the EU's windfall tax on energy firms, and the implications of the case for energy lawyers ..read more

Chambers Student's Chelsey Stanborough speaks with trainees from Womble Bond Dickinson up and down the country about what’s it like training to be a lawyer outside of London. The full-service firm has seven offices nationwide (plus ties in the US). Chelsey speaks to Kiera Dodds in Newcastle, George Laidlaw in Southampton, Olivia Matano in Bristol and Josh Coleman in Leeds. This trainee-led discussion focuses on their experiences working in regional offices, firm culture, and lifestyle in the different cities. This podcast is part of the Exploring the Regions article series on our website ..read more