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With COP26 underway Gowling WLG partner Ben Stansfield reflects on his career journey to date and considers some of the developments at the forefront of planning and environmental law

Ropes & Gray senior counsel Lisa Kaltenbrunner discusses upcoming regulatory changes and how she came to specialise in this exciting area of law

Lauren Vallender discusses her route into White & Case’s energy, infrastructure and project finance team, ahead of her appearance at this afternoon's virtual student event

Pinsent Masons partner Sonal Shah contemplates her career journey to date and comments on how the infrastructure sector has fared throughout Covid-19

What do you think the law firm of the future will look like?

Squire Patton Boggs partner Michelle Adams didn’t get the A-Level grades she’d hoped for and started training at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis; here she talks to Legal Cheek Careers about navigating choppy waters to get to where she is today

Hogan Lovells associate Ellie Thwaites discusses her route into the firm’s infrastructure, energy, resources and projects team, and why a year out both before and after university helped on her way

Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Jennifer Tait traces her career from the financial crisis to the ‘new normal’

CMS’ Kirsty Nurse reflects on her career journey as representing environmental interests becomes increasingly appealing to law students

RPC associate Jaleela Johnson reflects on her career journey so far and considers the latest developments in the retail sector

Being a team player and an ‘all-rounder’ will put you in good stead, says Osborne Clarke partner and head of environment Matthew Germain

Will Holmes hears from three of the magic circle firm’s lawyers and the global director of inclusion

Weil partner James Harvey gives insights into the realities of work at a US outfit and demystifies the complex phenomenon of SPACs

Lawyers from the London offices of Baker McKenzie, BCLP and Norton Rose Fulbright join a magic circle lawyer turned legal education specialist to discuss the key themes so far this year

Lawyers based in Manchester and Newcastle joined an expert in legal education from Leeds for an evening of careers advice

ULaw senior tutor Mike Butler on the impact technology is having on legal education

Lawyers, legal education and tech experts explain what students should focus on as they apply for training contracts this year

'The key is preparedness', writes Durham undergrad Adam Jordan, as he offers up his top tips to first year success

Richard Youle, co-head of private equity at Skadden, reveals how he staged one of the best career progressions of his time

Courtesy of experts from Baker McKenzie, BCLP, Ropes & Gray and ULaw

A pair of Simmons & Simmons lawyers give an insight into the opportunities and challenges presented by legal technology