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If you’re looking for your next paralegal role or wondering how paralegal work can help you qualify as a solicitor, this newsletter is for you.

Discover how AI might impact paralegal work in the LCN Says. Read our guide to paralegal work via the Feature and find out how working as a paralegal can help you become a solicitor in The Oracle.

PS – First-year law students, don’t miss out on our virtual Bootcamp event happening on Thursday 2 May. Register today to secure your spot!

Meet the Lawyer

William Jay – Morrison Foerster (UK) LLP


“The interesting context of the work, together with the skills I’d find myself using every day, meant I was convinced that a career in law, working on international transactions, would suit me.”

Commercial Question

Influencer marketing – the regulatory framework

What’s the regulatory landscape surrounding influencer marketing and why should businesses be aware of it? Sponsored by Womble Bond Dickinson

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Solicitors' practice areas

Private client – Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Orrie Hamilton

“It’s really difficult to explain what we do in a nutshell because it covers so many different areas and touches on so many sectors."

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Meet the Recruiter

Iffat Hussain – DWF Group Limited


“To support their research, I’d suggest candidates attend one of the firm’s insight days in advance of writing their application (whether for the training contract or the vacation scheme).”

Law School Focus

BPP University Law School


With over 25 years’ experience in delivering professional legal qualifications, we are proud to be one of the UK’s leading law schools.

LCN Says

AI: not the end of paralegals

Iain Brown

There’s no denying AI will certainly transform the legal profession, and it’s creating huge efficiencies for many already.

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Masterclass | PRIVATE WEALTH | LawCareers.Net

Brochure Focus

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP


Trainees at Kirkland & Ellis thrive on high-quality work, early responsibility and exposure to real deals and cases thanks to the firm’s famous focus on close-knit teams.

Features

Paralegal work: a guide for future solicitors

Paralegal work is a good entry point into the legal profession for many university graduates and school leavers.

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The Oracle

How could working as a paralegal help me become a solicitor?

Would becoming a paralegal be a more certain way of pursuing a career as a solicitor?

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LCN Podcast

Practice Area Profile: private client – with Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

In this Practice Area Profile episode, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP associate Orrie Hamilton discusses his career in tax work for private clients so far, the kinds of issues he works on and what skills aspiring private client solicitors should develop.

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Vacation Scheme Insiders

Birketts LLP

Millie Smith

“I attended Birketts’ Norwich vacation scheme, covering four seats over two weeks. In each seat, I was assigned to a trainee and partner who provided insights into their respective areas of practice.”

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Meet the Barrister

One Crown Office Row

Jasper Gold

“My work spans clinical negligence, personal injury, inquests, tax, data protection, public law and quite a bit more too…”

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Jobs

Clyde & Co LLP – Solicitor: catastrophic injury and large loss team

Our catastrophic injury and large loss team is seeking a two to five years qualified solicitor to run their own caseload and assist on high value, complex cases.

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LCN Blogs

The aspiring solicitor's question bank

The Rookie Lawyer

In this article, I've listed a bunch of questions that act as starting points for your research.

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Latest news

Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling announce first partner promotions for merged firm

Bar Conference 2024 to discuss international courts, AI and private prosecutions

Your commercial news round-up: TikTok, nature and economy, Suez Canal, Cardiff City Football Club

Google invests in start-up developing ‘AI paralegal’

Recent survey raises questions about whether legal needs are being met

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Upcoming events

Online / Thursday 2 May 2024

First-year Bootcamp | LawCareers.Net x The University of Law

Online / Wednesday 8 May 2024

LawCareers.Net and Shoosmiths masterclass: AI in the legal profession

Online / Tuesday 14 May 2024

LawCareers.Net and BARBRI masterclass: SQE1 & SQE2 exams explained

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What is LCN Weekly?

LCN Weekly is our free weekly newsletter designed to keep you up-to-date with all the issues relating to finding a career in the legal profession. Each week we analyse firms, write features, seek out the most important legal news stories and much, much more - all sent straight to your inbox. Over 50,000 already receive the newsletter; why not join them?

Each week you will receive

News

We provide an ongoing news service for you, highlighting key stories from the legal press and elsewhere. The emphasis is, of course, on training and recruitment issues, but we cover all the big law stories too.

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Meet the Recruiter

Every fortnight we delve into the mind of a recruiter to find out what they do, what makes them tick and what they are looking for in a candidate. And of course we get them to answer the all-important favourite biscuit question!

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Commercial Question

All law firms want their lawyers and their trainees to have commercial awareness. This means that you need to know what's going on in the business world. Each week we pose a burning question and ask a real lawyer or trainee to write a short answer.

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The Oracle

We often receive requests for help and advice from future trainees and pupils. We've now formalised this process in a 'problem page' format. The Oracle will help you solve all those tricky problems relating to the recruitment process. Letters of particular interest, or letters that serve to illustrate common issues, are published in the newsletters and on the site. Whether published or not, every letter that we receive gets an answer.

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Features

Every fortnight we publish a new feature article designed to increase your knowledge of the recruitment process or the legal profession as a whole. Some are produced in-house, others by experts from firms, chambers, universities and bodies within the legal community.

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LCN Diary

Many firms are travelling the country to meet candidates and raise their own profiles. By consulting our diary you'll know what events are happening near you (ie, who will be there, and when and where the events take place).

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