Chambers Student Podcast

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. ---------------------------------------- This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm [https://wwww.zencast.fm]

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 [https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms/getting-a-training-contract/partner-origin-stories-with-travers-smith] This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm [https://wwww.zencast.fm]

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... ----------------------------------------

For anyone interested in a career in law, the steps you need to take can feel pretty convoluted, and it can sometimes feel like your options are fairly limited. But while there are a host of resources available to you that will help simplify the process, it’s also worth knowing that the traditional training contract route is one option of several. In this podcast, we chat to Amy Armitage and Tom Evans at Norton Rose Fulbright to hear more about two alternative career pathways available at the firm. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm [https://wwww.zencast.fm]

If you’re just coming out of university, it will probably feel pretty daunting to make the transition to a truly global workplace. But it’s a challenge that brings with it a near endless supply of upsides, from a more varied firm culture and a broader range of practices to secondment opportunities. In this episode, we sit down with trainees at international firm White & Case to hear more about the first steps of building a career in a global workplace. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm [https://wwww.zencast.fm]