We sit down with NQs at employment specialists Lewis Silkin to hear more about what their work day involves, the skills that make the difference, and some pearls of wisdom from their own paths in the profession. 

In this episode, we sit down with Lowri Mumford and Finlay Lam-Gall, two associates in Addleshaw Goddard’s Leeds and Manchester offices, to hear more about the legal markets on offer in the North of England. We find out everything from what Leeds and Manchester are like as legal hubs, right through to the opportunities and training environments on offer.

This week, we sat down with Edinburgh training principal Lynsey Walker and trainees Suzie Wilson and Rijul Shah to hear more about their career journeys so far, all in an effort to demystify the process and find out more about what it takes to make it as a solicitor in Scotland.

Artificial Intelligence has its uses in a number of different industries, and the law is no different. There are, after all, a great many lawyers discussing and using AI and generative AI in their daily work. In this episode, we sat down with three lawyers at international law firm Ashurst, to discuss how AI is impacting the legal landscape, how the firm is adapting to it, and what it means for the day to day of legal professionals.

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This week, we sit down with Hardeep Plahe, a partner at the rapidly expanding Addleshaw Goddard, to hear more about why law firms expand, their key regions of interest, and why prospective applicants should take an interest.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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As a trainee, or prospective trainee, partners can often seem pretty far removed from your day to day. But as any partner will tell you, they were you once. No matter how daunting it feels, they sat in your shoes and chances are, they remember it well. Recently, we sat down with Asma, Hannah and James, three lawyers at City law firm Travers Smith, to find out more.

For more insights from Asma, Hannah and James, we’ve put together an accompanying article with additional comments from all three interviewees, available here: https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms/getting-a-training-contract/partner-origin-stories-with-travers-smith

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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...