Our Black Lawyer Aligned in the Quest for Excellence (BLAQUE) affinity group recently hosted a webinar for aspiring black solicitors. You can view a recording of this webinar below. During this webinar, you will hear insights from our lawyers who are at various stages in their careers, on what a career in law means to them, how they bring their authentic self to work each day and tips for aspiring black solicitors. The panel was chaired by Maryam Usman, Associate & Chair of BLAQUE and consisted of insights from: Richard Quarshie, Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions Grace Otuonye ..read more

Are you finding that all your Training Contract applications are being rejected? In this LinkedIn post, Paul Gascoyne, our Senior Recruitment Manager, gives you some advice: Follow Paul on LinkedIn for more tips here. The post Rejected? But don’t know why… appeared first on Shearman & Sterling ..read more

In the next of our ??? ????? ??? ???????? series, we look at Project Finance. Project financing is the long-term financing of infrastructure and industrial projects. It differs from regular financing as it’s based on the future cash flows of the project rather than the finances of its sponsors. The projects involved are often infrastructure projects lasting decades which in many cases are helping countries drive economic growth. The post Project Finance – Key terms for students appeared first on Shearman & Sterling ..read more

When writing your Training Contract applications, do you ever wonder whether you should write about one of the key current news stories? Does this show your commercial awareness? Will a law firm expect it? In this LinkedIn post, Paul Gascoyne, our Senior Recruitment Manager, gives you some advice: Follow Paul on LinkedIn for more tips here. The post Applications Tips: Should you write about popular news topics? appeared first on Shearman & Sterling ..read more

With green energy and the energy transition being of critical importance to governments and companies, we have created a quick jargon-buster to help you to get up to speed on some of the key terms. We are advising on significant projects across the globe. To stay in the loop, head over to our microsite where you can learn more about what we do: https://energyinnovationinsights.shearman.com/ The post The Energy Transition – key terms for students appeared first on Shearman & Sterling ..read more

In recognition of Black History Month, a panel of our lawyers from BLAQUE, who are at various stages in their career, held a discussion on what Black History Month means to them and how they bring their authentic self to work each day. The panel was chaired by Mariyam Hassan, our Head of HR, Inclusion and Wellbeing (London), and consisted of insights from: Sam Ogunlaja, Counsel, Project Development & Finance, Abu Dhabi. Nate Crosby, Associate, Finance Group, London Tochi Israel-Bolarinwa, Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions, London Maryam Usman, Associate, Mergers & ..read more

Introduction Technology fundamentally aimed at the legal environment, or “legal technology” as it is usually referred, is commonplace in 2022 in the majority of firms, albeit at varying levels. But what do we actually mean by “commonplace”? What are the sorts of technology we are talking about, to what level of usage or adoption do we see said technologies and fundamentally, why is it even important? In the past 10 years we have seen an expediential growth in the amount of technologies aimed at law firms, driven by a perceived lack of efficiency and transparency in general lawyering practices ..read more

Whilst applying to law firms, most vacation scheme candidates have listened to (or these days virtually met) law firms’ trainee representatives. Indeed, at panels, sponsored lectures and networking events, various second, third and fourth seaters, emerge from their respective offices to answer the gathered applicants’ questions. Inevitably, as the evening progresses, the assembled future solicitors enthusiastically recall their best TC stories to date. Of course, the warnings, hints and tips provided by trainees are valuable to applicants, particularly for written applications. After all, six ..read more

What University did you attend? University of Cambridge What subject are you studying? I am currently studying the GDL at the University of Law, having previously graduated from Land Economy at Cambridge. When do you join as a trainee? September 2023. How did you hear about Shearman & Sterling? I first came across Shearman & Sterling at an on-campus presentation. Then, when researching more about the legal sector and training contracts I found the firm’s extensive resources on their UK Graduates website incredibly useful. Having so much practical advice on the application process, as ..read more

Additional resources Whiteboard Wednesday videos Blogs Vacation Schemes The post A four-step process for writing training contract applications appeared first on Shearman & Sterling ..read more