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Building Winston Taylor: The making of a transatlantic law firm
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Law fairs: How to prepare and make a good first impression
Kerry Smith, careers manager at ULaw’s Birmingham campus, shares tips on preparing for, attending and following up after careers fairs
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A career in commercial contracts: From retail expansion to partnership
RPC partner Eleanor Harley shares insights into her varied practice and the evolving needs of consumer brands and retail clients
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Life on the SQE in Newcastle: A future trainee’s experience
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From trainee to junior lawyer at a top US law firm in London
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When is a genetic mother not a parent? Apparently, the Irish passport office knows best
New mother Natasha Bassett shares how Ireland's IVF laws have left her son in a legal limbo
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Can private equity really own an airline it isn’t allowed to control?
Third-year law student Ananya Cartier explores the impact of EU regulations on the private equity takeover of EasyJet
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The hidden legacy of trauma-informed justice: From stereotypes to evidence
Mischa Choudhary, second year law student at Manchester University, explores how criminal law's approach to evidence is changin
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How the US-Iran war is reshaping commercial law for UK businesses
Harry Chester, Bristol law student, discusses how Iran is ripping up contracts
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‘I had to learn the law myself’: England’s special educational needs system has turned parents into lawyers
Future Cambridge Uni law student Alice Jackson dives deep into the problems with England's SEND system
