The One With the ‘More From Law’ Podcast

In early March, I recorded a podcast hosted by Harry Clark for his very brilliant and useful 'More From Law' series. The episode (#13 in the series - lucky for some...) is now out, and you can listen to it below, on Spotify, on iTunes or on Cast. We cover self-confidence, my route to law, …

‘Tis the season: coping with January exams

'Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la...LIE. For thousands of students, me included this year, the festive period can bring with it the looming spectre of January exams rather than peace and merriment. I thought this year  (my fourth and final one in further education) was a good opportunity to write up some tips …

The One With The Podcast

Recently, I recorded a podcast for 'Trainee Talk' with Jaysen Sutton, the founder of The Corporate Law Academy. The episode (#18 in their series) has just gone live, and I'm really pleased with the result, and hope that it provides help in a rather different medium to my norm. We cover topics ranging from self-criticism …

How To: Convert a Vacation Scheme into a Training Contract Offer

CONGRATULATIONS! You've got through the long process and secured yourself a much-coveted vacation scheme, but how do you convert it to a training contract offer? I get this question a lot, and want to highlight a few key things that might help you in your couple of weeks at the law firm of your choice. …

What Happens When: Life Throws You A Curve-ball

I want to start a new series called "What Happens When..." which will be a set of articles targeted at life's hiccups and how to sit with them and overcome them. On the list to cover first are: 'What Happens When Life Throws You A Curve-ball', 'What Happens When Your Motivation Disappears', 'What Happens When …

How To: make a good impression in your pursuit of a training contract

The question, "How do I get a vacation scheme and a training contract?" often comes up. So I thought I'd write answers to a few of the most asked questions - all within the realm of making a good impression when pursuing that coveted training contract offer. I have a series on how to proceed …

Advice to first year students

Recently I have received a slew of questions about advice for first years – and this has prompted me to think carefully about what I would have advised my younger self, armed with the knowledge I now have. To make this a more comprehensive, and representative article – I asked friends and connections on both …

How To: choose your university (and my personal story)

This post expands on some brief words I contributed to a wider piece on choosing universities on The Lawyer Portal here. I am well aware that many prospective students will be furiously perfecting and submitting their UCAS applications during these colder months, so I felt it was important to write a more comprehensive piece. This …

Video interviews: Six suggestions for success

As part of my series attempting to help with applications, this post addresses one of the most disconcerting and odd parts of the process – if you are lucky/unlucky enough to come across the phenomenon that are video interviews. A very different beast to that of in-person interviews. These online, automated exercises have become more …

How To: approach a job application

With the cooler weather and the trees shedding their leaves, come the heated brows and shedding of tears from students as they turn their minds to the future and those two dreaded little words: job hunting. I'm here to give you a quick run-through of how to approach job applications, and why they shouldn't be …